AA Behind the Walls: A Volunteer's Perspective
December 2003
By:
Liz D.
| Woodside, New York
What could a young, middle-class girl have in common with an inmate at Rikers?
The Fire Has Gone Out
September 1997
By:
Jamie C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Just Give Me Something to Stop the Pain
May 1995
By:
Pattie B.
| Lake Oswego, Oregon
This "pure" alcoholic found herself drinking cough syrup and hooked on pills
Ready, Set, Let Go!
June 1989
By:
Anonymous
| Spokane, Washington
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
How Autonomous Can You Be?
November 1988
By:
J. P. L.
| Paterson, New Jersey
From the August 1960 Grapevine
Let's Not Flaunt It!
September 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities
Super Meeting
October 1980
By:
J. G.
| Manhattan, N.Y.
Forty-Fifth Anniversary AA International Convention
Doctor, Why Can't I Stop Drinking?
August 1970
By:
G. E. Deering, MD
For guilt and remorse, substitute a worthwhile experience, suggests this doctor friend of AA
The Only Day I Have
August 1970
By:
J. C.
| Topeka, Kansas
Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow will soon be today
Freedom in Day-tight Compartments
August 1970
By:
M. E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
The 24-hour plan doesn't shut you in; rather, it shuts out that which is wasteful and destructive
Freedom Began in Prison
February 1970
By:
R. R.
| Universal City, California
The Fourth and Fifth Steps help make beautiful music
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
January 1970
World Service Delegates Widen AA Unity
The Ghosts of My Youth
It wasn't until she faced her past that she could move forward into the present
The Long Voyage Home. . .to Finland
October 1969
By:
Sailor
| Jakobstad
Tempest-tossed on a sea of alcohol, this sailor finally found a peaceful harbor in AA - This Is AA Around the World. . .
Just Plain Sober
January 1967
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contented with Sobriety?--<emphasis type="bold">Yes</emphasis> Contented with Everything Else?--<emphasis type="bold">Not Necessarily</emphasis>
The Responsibility Lies in Ourselves
April 1966
By:
V. W.
| Boulder Creek, California
An AA reflects on a long-remembered line from Shakespeare, which points a moral
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?