Bus Ride to Sobriety
July 1979
By:
P. B.
| Brooklyn, New York
A happy example of how it works: one alcoholic talking to another
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1978
By:
William Stockton
Cause of Synergism Discovered
Frantic Improvement
April 1974
By:
John H.
| Boston, Massachusetts
We exchange one poison for another when our search for perfection becomes an obsession
Reel Truths
She found herself glamorizing drinking and had to remember to watch the movie all the way to the end
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1968
By:
Leff's Wife
A Man Can Make Good . . .
Laughter is Recovery
October 2018
By:
Joni V.
| Burlingame, CA
The comforting sound of laughter echoing down a hallway meant that the AA room she was about to enter for the first time was a safe place
Just Maybe
June 2018
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Okla.
It was the most difficult amends he would ever have to make in his life, but he found that an ounce of willingness carried him a long way
Maybe I Can Help You?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Annie E.
| Cleveland, Ohio
What to say when a newcomer asks for your advice? One woman discovers that sobriety has given her the ability to find just the right healing words
Pass it On
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
First his grand-sponsor carried it, then his sponsor, and finally him—the continuity of AA, all in one twenty-five year medallion
To break or not to break
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Scott D.
| Hope Mills, North Carolina
When it comes to telling others that he’s in AA, whether in person or through his computer, he looks to our Twelve Traditions
My Pen, Excalibur
June 2014
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
When she was ready and willing, her Fourth Step inventory proved much easier to do
Unacceptable
September 2013
By:
Anonymous
What to do when someone preys on a newcomer? Home group to the rescue
Whole Lot of Ready
March 2013
By:
Tim P.
| Saint Paul, Minnesota
Diagnosed with cancer, a member embraces the program as he puts himself in God’s hands
A Falling Leaf
January 2013
A Beginner's Story
May 2012
By:
Elmo
| Hollister, California
He learned he no longer needed to drink over his fears, doubts, anger, and confusion
Glory is fleeting
March 2010
By:
David R.
| Columbus, Ohio
A businessman finds recovery a higher reward than money or recognition