The Open Hand of Friendship
November 2013
Shaking and scared, a newcomer is taken under the wing of an AA at a meeting
The Motion Fails
January 2013
By:
Linda H.
| Cutler, Ontario
With the guidance of the group conscience, this member gets some well-earned experience on unity
Blessed with the Memory of My Pain
August 2012
By:
Dan R.
| Kenner, Louisiana
He hit bottom hard and didn't want to forget
The Incandescent Ego
February 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
He felt he'd been a nobody long enough. Now he needed to shine
An Ex-Monk Picks Up the Pieces
October 2008
By:
L.H.
| Reno, Nevada
Alcoholism destroyed everything he believed in; the program gave it back
East of the Red River
March 2014
By:
L.L.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
An alcoholic discovers you can sink a lot lower than living under a bridge
Dr. Bob: The Man and The Physician
September 1978
By:
J. G.
| Ohio
An appreciation of our co-founder, written soon after his death in 1950 and published here for the first time
The Challenge to Ego in Tradition Five
November 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Squabbling ceased when the newcomer's needs turned the group to its primary purpose
My friend in the outback
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Terrie S.
| Alexandria, Va.
The new virtual meeting she found wouldn’t interfere with the COVID “date nights” with her husband, would it? Guess again
Despite the Pain
January 2003
By:
Stephen F.
| Rockland, Massachusetts
He never forgot that he was an alcoholic, even when the demons of his mind took hold
Never Too Late for a Miracle
November 1997
By:
Herb R.
| Fresno, California
This alcoholic finally got sober after bouncing in and out of AA for thirty-nine years
The Hole in the Soul
May 2005
By:
Jeff M.
| El Paso, Texas
Realizing that sobriety isn't a solo affair
Hints On Avoiding the First Drink
November 1959
The eighth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
No Time for Self-pity
March 1974
By:
E. H.
| Eugene, Oregon
Turning her emotional problems over to Other Hands, she gets on with the job of living
Hunting the enemy
September 2016
This old-timer saw battles all over the world, but his real foe was always within
The July 2012 Issue Has Arrived
In this month's special section, we feature stories from prisoners who found AA.