The Illusion of Control
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Cody R.
| Shawnee, Kansas
He’d had three chances to stop drinking—and now, on a snowy highway, he faced his fourth
A Big Book is born
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Timeline written by Bill S.
| Fairfield, Conn.
It All Began at a Meeting
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gina
| Florida
No matter where she goes in her far-flung travels, AA—that is, you—is always with her
Ride share
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Eliza D.
| West Hollywood, California
How an uncomfortable trip across L.A. became a wonderful chance to reach out
The Privilege and Honor of Service
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Lilly H.
| Boulder, Colo.
She’d never been to jail, so how could she possibly identify with the incarcerated women she brought meetings to?
The False Promise of Alcohol
November 2018
By:
Katie N.
| Harrogate
One alcoholic enumerates the promises that kept her captive to alcohol, and the Promises that resulted when she was set free
Flying spaghetti monster
September 2018
By:
Jen L.
| Sullivan, New Hampshire
At 16, she crashed hard. But her sponsor helped her find some hope and even a Higher Power
Nothing held back
May 2018
By:
Steve M
| Joliet, Illinois
An old-timer shares about the freedom the Steps have given him and how he gets to pass them on.
Spirituality. Serenity. Sobriety
April 2018
By:
Jen H.
| Tampa, Fla.
She thought she was a “happy” drunk, but it was only after getting sober that she found spirituality and, ultimately, real happiness
Kid u not
October 2017
By:
Deb A.
| Santa Cruz, Calif.
Coffee on, toys out, literature open. How a child-friendly meeting grew up
Waking up
September 2017
By:
Nellis F.
| Drumheller, Alberta
Broken and angry, he was confused about God. Luckily, Ebby’s words to Bill helped him find his way
You should have seen me before
July 2017
By:
Dave B.
| Glenville, West Virgina
One night at dinner, he was asked a question that made him recall how bad things used to be
The Walls
June 2017
By:
Robert A.
| Vernon, British Columbia
He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all
Swimming with Mom
February 2017
By:
Romee D.
| New York, New York
Drenched in memories, she dove into the past to make amends to the woman who never gave up on her
Close call in Botswana
February 2017
By:
Loran H.
After a big move and a lot of traveling, she let AA slip away. Then one evening in Africa, an old visitor arrived
No Fanfare, No Foofaraw
August 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films
Attraction vs. Promotion
May 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Our job is to make the AA way of life so highly attractive that others will want it
Give Me Liberty!
October 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA we demand - But that doesn't give us the right to push others around
The Ninth Concept
July 1972
<emphasis type="italic">Bill W.'s</emphasis> Twelve Concepts for World Service
A Power Beyond the Mind
April 1972
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
The Steps were translated into terms that I, an atheist, could understand
The Hidden Assassin
January 1972
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Beware the enemy that lurks beneath the surface of our conscious selves
6th Tradition
August 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
I Got Out of the God Business
January 1970
By:
R. S.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
This self-proclaimed unbeliever has a three-point program that works for him and, he hopes, might help others - The Search for Spiritual Experience