The Magic Pill
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Colin Q.
| Fort Collins, Colo.
Years ago he came in looking for something to fix him. Before he knew it, the answer was in his hand
Zooming Into the Fourth Dimension
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Scottie B.
| New Market, Md.
When she and her husband returned from their cruise, oh my, how their AA world had changed
A day at the museum
May 2018
By:
Diane D.
| Chicago, Illinois
A few days after doing her Fifth Step, a mother takes her kids on a field trip
The Professional
August 2011
By:
W.H.
| New York, New York
A sober "expert" takes on Tradition Eight with the bluster of a politician
Staying Sober in the Sand
May 2005
By:
Bill S.
| Kingston, Ontario
Around the world, without picking up the first drink
On the Move
April 1994
By:
Tim T.
| Beaver, Pennsylvania
The god of my understanding is with me now wherever I go
The Choice
June 1991
By:
Isabelle H.
| New York, New York
Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
It's the first car
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Sean N.
| Chicago, Illinois
Fresh off the out-of-control liquor train, he learned a valuable lesson: It’s not the caboose that flattens you
The Ebb and Flow of Faith
October 2013
A member discusses a commonly heard AA expression about faith and fear
Web Exclusive: On the Rat Wheel
October 2011
By:
Molly H.
| Fresno, California
Obsessive thinking nearly led her to a drink until she turned it over to a Higher Power
To Travel the Road Together
March 1970
By:
Mrs. D. B.
| Wheeling, Illinois
Al-Anon <emphasis type="italic">When one partner finds sobriety in AA a marriage can still suffer from lack of understanding. Following are two personal-experience stories in which Al-Anon was of great help. . .</emphasis>
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
September 1947
By:
H.H
| Detroit, Michigan
Publicity Seekers
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
January 1947
By:
Julian J.
| Detroit, Michigan
I Saw Myself
The Pleasures of Reading
June 1944
The Only Woman in Town
June 2014
By:
Diane W.
| Williams Lake, British Columbia
In the 1960s, the small-town meetings in Canada were a man’s game
Out of the Wasteland
January 2014
By:
Mary B.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
She was ready to take the First Step at her very first meeting
The worst meeting ever
February 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
There was a reason he was stuck in this room full of odor and noise
You and Me Against the World
August 1996
By:
Abbie P.
| Greenwood, Indiana
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AA MEMBERS HAVE ENDURED--AND STAYED SOBER THROUGHOUT