Make the Connection
June 2011
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
Even halfway around the world in Australia, the program is there if you seek it
Accepting the Road Ahead
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Helen C.
| Rockwood, Tennessee
A couple reaches for every tool AA has to find grace, peace and closure after a cancer diagnosis
The Boy in the Light Blue Truck
April 2014
By:
Katie K.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
How a boy, a crab and sweet summer rain gave her the courage to let go
Filling in the Blanks
May 1985
By:
R. F.
| Missouri City, Texas
Steps Four and Five - These vital Steps help us understand our own patterns of behavior
The Hard Days
August 1970
By:
E. M. K.
| South Pasadena, California
After sobriety, we may still have problems to work through. But somehow, we are given the power to cope
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
October 1947
By:
S.M.
| Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Sends Greetings
The Right Thing to Do
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
With partners, employers, neighbors and friends, amends made his life so much better in entirely unexpected ways
Safeguards for Survival
October 1982
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
AA's Twelve Traditions are a powerful protection for the future
A Prescription for Sobriety
June 1945
Adding Up the Days
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Sue G.
| Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Afraid and confused, this newcomer didn’t want what we have at first. But luckily, she stuck with it
The High Cost of Sanity
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By:
Lori M.
| Houston, Texas
Her third DUI in six weeks put her in a Texas prison for 20 years. Which is where she said: “I need help.”
Hanging with the Girls
March 2012
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
She learned how to make and keep friends in AA
The Spiritual Side?
April 1983
By:
R. P.
| Bellevue, Nebraska
For this AA, the whole program is spiritual
Don't Be Afraid of the Steps
September 1977
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
According to the Big Book, they are the program
The Best Group
July 1970
By:
W. B.
| Lexington, Kentucky
With AA groups, as with everything else, home is where the heart is