We Seek Glimpses of the Absolute
April 1978
By:
M. B.
| Coronado, California
Spiritual awareness comes in many forms. In the pages that follow, six AAs tell how it came to them
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 3
July 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as <emphasis type="italic">we understood Him</emphasis>
The Best Medicine
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
John K.
| Clearfield, Kentucky
A patient’s confession of a relapse after 24 years turned out to be a perfect prescription for her and her doctor
The Bottom
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By:
Tom F.
| Fort Bragg, Calif.
After searching for a “drinking solution,” he found a sober one
Icing on the Cake
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By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, AZ
She has spent her sobriety working tirelessly to bring the word of AA inside prisons. Then, one day, she received an unexpected gift
The intersection
March 2014
By:
Jo P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
Drink/no drink, God/no God—the light was turning and it was decision time
The Young-timer
February 2005
By:
Darren F.
| New York, New York
The oldest young person at the meeting
Voting for God's Will?
September 2000
By:
Ernest S.
| York Harbor, Maine
AA's Twelve Traditions: A Pattern of Practical Experience
To The Grapevine:
October 1957
By:
Thomas T. Jones, M.D.
| Durham, North Carolina
A Physician Looks at Alcoholism
The Healing Island
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By:
Vivian R.H.
| Queens, N.Y.
Recovering from the devastation of a hurricane, no AA is an island
We’ve Been Praying for You
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Regan B.
| Chicago, Ill.
Way before she got in the door, family, friends and fellowship had her back
The answer to my prayer
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Thomas G.
| Silver Springs, Maryland
He was constantly searching for this Higher Power thing. Then one day in a meeting he found it
The Retreat
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Anonymous
AA helped him with his drinking, but after he took his older sister to a retreat for cancer patients, he found that the program helped him with a great deal more
Worth the wait
March 2017
By:
Jeannine B.
| Birmingham, Alabama
Stressed and lonely, she needed a meeting and almost gave up. Good thing she listened to her feet
Walking the Walk
October 2017
By:
Jen S.
| San Antonio, Texas
Stationed far from home and with drinking all around her, a newcomer calls up her AA tools to stay sober another day
The False Sea
November 2015
He had to concede that his drinking wasn't just part of the fisherman lifestyle
After the Crash
July 2011
By:
Sheila B.
| Taycheedah, Wisconsin
She confronted her disease head-on after a devastating collision
The Bottle on the Counter
July 2011
By:
Laurie H.
| Flint, Michigan
It beckoned, seductively trying to woo her back
The Great Reality Within
April 2003
By:
Guy H.
| Los Angeles, California
For a would-be suicide, the search for peace began with despair
The Secret of "Easy Does It
July 1963
By:
Smiley Blanton M.D.
How can a "don't try" philosophy deal with seemingly insurmountable obstacles?