What We Were Like
May 1995
By:
Ron R.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
Rowland H. - A vital link in the chain leading up to the formulation of Alcoholics Anonymous
Everywhere He Goes
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Chuck H.
| Laguna Woods, Caifornia
His love for meetings and sober connection has taken this longtimer places he never dreamed of
Thoughts Come & Go
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Paul W.
| Boulder, Colorado
At 30 years he was coasting, so he stepped up his game and jumped into AA. And this time he focused on meditation
25-lb. turkey, 500-lb. phone
November 2014
By:
John W.
| Wayne, Pennsylvania
How a newcomer gets through his first stressful sober Thanksgiving
Layers of his Life
April 2013
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
The Big Book helped him peel back memories that were sweeter than he had remembered
A life exploded
April 2011
By:
Bea S.
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Cancer, a gambling addiction, a heart attack, a husband’s affair … and she still didn’t drink.
A LETTER FROM MY UNCLE
August 2010
By:
JENNA H.
| Austin, Texas
A beloved relative carries the AA message to a young alcoholic
A Head Full Of AA And A Belly Full Of Beer
March 2006
By:
Dan G.
| Waukesha, Wisconsin
Jobless, hopeless, and too proud to return to AA
An Equal-opportunity Deplorer
March 1983
By:
R. M.
| Temple, Texas
He learned to share with all sorts of people--and to learn from them
Honest Perspective
June 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition Twelve reminds us that our principles come first. They reflect eternal spiritual values
My Child Needs Me
November 1966
By:
D.N.G.
| Los Angeles
An infant is dependent. Is an adult otherwise?
Drinking Lady. . .
June 1953
By:
FCY
| Delaware
tells the facts of her life to her incredulous friends
Short Takes
August 1979
Don't Rush Love
February 2012
By:
Carla S.
| East Providence, Rhode Island
After a first sober relationship turned into disaster, she learned to listen to others
Meeting In A Foreign Country
September 2016
Pregnant and far from home, a woman finds a meeting after four months of white-knuckling it, and discovers that experience, strength and hope transcend gender and language
Cowboy Boots and First Names
August 2014
By:
Cynthia M.
| Davis, California
An AA considers the tradition of anonymity