A Beef from Australia
July 1970
By:
A. K.
| Adelaide
Or maybe just another alcoholic with a resentment
Climate!
June 1970
By:
J. G. T
| Negaunee, Michigan
Why alcoholism? What causes it? - This highly nonscientific theorist believes he's found the answer--
My Spiritual Brothers
June 1970
By:
G. Y.
| Lafayette, Tennessee
Some "cuss" and some don't--the important thing is to live and let live
Honest, Open and Willing
The spiritual journey may start in many places, but the destination is always the same
I've Never Quit Being Active.
November 1968
By:
C. H. S.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
This is a life-changing program and the growth process never ends - Big Book stories--Updated
First Steps Out of Agnosticism
April 1968
By:
D. B.
| Texas
He had failed himself as his own god; now where should he look for meaning?
I Needed Psychiatry Before and After AA
November 1966
By:
M. W.
| Norwalk, Connecticut
An AA member says<lb A doctor sent him to AA in the first place; and another helped him work the program
I Was a Perpetual Private
May 1966
By:
T. C. F.
A soldier, now in Vietnam, and no longer a private, tells how he found AA
Preen Like a Peacock
January 2013
By:
T.W.
| Fairfield, California
He learned the hard way that being right is not the way to fly
Sweet Goodbye at the Farm
January 2013
By:
Mary Carol R.
| Baltimore, Maryland
A sponsor learns the power of letting go by showing up for her sponsee
Strike Out
April 2012
By:
Megan B.
| Naperville, Illinois
We often don't plan our last drink. She had hers at a baseball game.
The Metamorphosis of a Firefly
February 2012
By:
Diane W.
| Oceanside, California
Alcohol transformed her into a wild child but AA transformed her into a loving, mature person
Web Exclusive: The Lowest Bottom
January 2012
By:
John L.
He had quit drinking many times until one night in a motel turned into a 3-month bender
Starting Over
December 2011
By:
Kate K.
| Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live
Web Exclusive: Toys and Resentments
October 2011
By:
Greg P.
| Charlottesville, Virginia
A feud over Mr. Potato Head brewed at work until he realized that his sobriety came first
Web Exclusive: A Coffee Pot and a Resentment
October 2011
By:
Mike S.
| Morgantown, Indiana
A group splinters over debates about singleness of purpose
Hello? White Light?
September 2011
By:
Charlie S.
| West Sacramento, California
Spiritual awakenings come in many forms and endless varieties
Living Rough on the Riverbank
July 2011
By:
Riverbank John
| South Yorkshire
A homeless alcoholic, he didn't believe in God until one morning when he heard from his higher power
It’s not a gimmick if it works
January 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
A First Step emerges from an indexed history
FOOTBALL FANTASY
December 2010
By:
ERIC J.
| Grand Forks, N.D.
Every die-hard fan needs a sober buddy riding shotgun
I stole the wallet
August 2010
By:
LEE C.J.
| Fargo, N.D.
Awkward and painful as it was, this amends had to be made
Okay for this day
April 2010
By:
KATE K.
| Lakewood, Wash.
The cravings for booze seemed unending, and now there was a baby on the way