The Thinker
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Martin W.
| Rio Ranch, N.M.
I read all the works of the great philosophers—and I do mean all. I did not have an epiphany.
Keep the Change
May 2017
By:
Lena D.
| Moorpark, Calif.
A woman with 2 years sober finds herself the beneficiary of change she can count on
All the proof I needed
September 2016
The Woman in the Mirror
November 2013
By:
Michelle V.
| Mandan, North Dakota
Broke, pregnant and newly single, a young mother leans on AA and makes it through a tough first year
We Keep the Lights On
November 2011
By:
Vera T.
| Montana
There's nothing like the warmth and love of a small-town home group
The Blessings of an "S" Curve
June 2005
By:
Matt A.
| Tucson, Arizona
A drunk driver has a lot to be grateful for
Read the Label!
September 1953
By:
K.D.
| Bloomfield, New Jersey
The Twelfth-Stepper's Handy Guide (for feminine cases only)
The Little Loophole
May 1952
By:
M.K.
| South Salem, New York
Barely five feet two but not a "little alcoholic." A high bottom lady drunk finds that there are no alcoholic degrees. . .
The Waves
March 2011
By:
Callie S.
| Seattle, Washington
She came to see that there was something more powerful than her
Just the Right Moment
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
David P.
| Prescott, Ariz.
How soon do you tell your date you’re an alcoholic? Do you tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors? One member has some thoughts
The Traditions Come Alive
April 2011
By:
Chet P.
| Orlando, Florida
These three questions might prevent you from bailing on the next Tradition meeting you stumble into
Your Misery Back on the Empty Bottle
November 1969
By:
R. L. Y.
| Steilacoom, Washington
It took a number of "refunds" from AA before he came to believe that he was an alcoholic