Is “Attraction” Spelled With Four Letters?
October 2016
Does profanity at meetings unite us or divide us? And what does the outside world think? One AA gives his opinion
Defects, What Defects?
June 2016
By:
Anonymous
Step Six doesn’t make us into robots. It helps us get the willingness to change
Outside the Circle
November 2015
A member feels uncomfortable as he learns more about one of the prayers we use
What a Concept
September 2015
Our Concepts aren’t only for service geeks. A member in New Jersey explains why
Listen Sonny
September 2014
By:
Robert B.
| Fremont, California
Desperate to not pick up one morning, a 60-year-old newcomer meets his match
Finding Bottom
August 2014
By:
Jackie H.
After she had to move out of the motels and onto friends' couches, she reached for the phone book to look up AA
Why I Stayed
July 2014
By:
Snow P.
| Lake Worth, Florida
An AA talks about how she stayed married for over 30 years through the good and the bad
A Different Ending
July 2014
By:
Charlie C.
| Cliffwood, New Jersey
In AA, we get the chance to write the rest of the story without alcohol
Shoveling the Snow
March 2014
By:
Teri H.
| Bloomfield, Connecticut
A woman comes to understand the Fourth Step through winter's responsibilities
In His Back Pocket
January 2014
By:
Ed M.
| Louisville, Kentuckyy
Once he got ready, he knew just the sponsor who'd be the right fit
Spiritual Experiences
August 2012
By:
Bill W.
Our co-founder explains why we should question no one's transformation
The Simple Pleasures
March 2012
By:
Kelly F.
After the turbulence of a drinking life, he appreciates the small things like writing on an April morning
Web Exclusive: Game Over
November 2011
By:
Mary Lou
| Buffalo, New York
When she realized that doing the Steps was not a competition, she was able to move forward
Coming Home
July 2011
By:
Larry H.
| Puyallup, Washington
He was adrift from himself and the promise of his early life until he found the safe harbor of AA
Dances With Defects
July 1999
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
Step 7 - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
AA Is Not for Sale
August 1998
By:
B.L.
| New York, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober. - Tradition Eight - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
AA Around the World
March 1995
How It All Began: AA in South Africa"--From the October 1993 Regmaker, the bimonthly magazine of AA in South Africa
Acceptance Is Easy When You Don't Have a Choice
March 1994
By:
Daniel M.
| Walworth, New York
blinded in a car accident, he learned the hard way
An Endangered Species
April 1981
By:
P. M.
| Manchester, Missouri
A lighthearted look at an executive's attempt to get away with social drinking
Living the Steps
December 1978
By:
S. M.
| Joliet, Illinois
Self-acceptance was only one of many rewards he found in working and reworking the Steps
AA Is Not for Sale
February 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober