Diamond in the Rough
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Tim B.
| Citrus Heights, California
Early sobriety can be a bumpy ride, but some days it’s like a smooth ride in a shiny new car
Outsmarting the Jersey Devil
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary
At Home in the World
October 2013
A woman from the American South travels to Beijing and celebrates her AA birthday
The Little Group on Hapalmach Street
April 2012
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, an old meeting room disappears, but not the years of love
Echoes Around the World
March 1982
By:
S. R.
| Daytona Beach, Florida
Every hour of the day someone, somewhere, is reading our Preamble
Gratitude for a Life
February 1978
By:
W. S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
The death of a friend taught this AA
Where Have All the Tappers Gone?
December 1977
By:
J. R. C.
| Manhattan, New York
It's funny how AA cures other people's neuroses
Two Items for Our Inventory
March 1973
By:
Beverly T.
| Sunnyvale, California
An AA doctor points out areas in which we could be faulted
P.S. From the Editor
September 1961
The Vagrant, The Professor, and The Laureate of Bohemia
February 1955
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
Some Thoughts on the First Step
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
October 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
The Best We Could
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Michael S.
| Boca Raton, Fla.
After years of resentment, a gay member reunites with his dad, and AA helps heal the pain
The Steps at Sea
July 2011
By:
Ron. W
A dispute on an isolated, ocean-going ship led him to turn to the Fourth Step for a spiritual solution
Swimming the channel
August 2009
By:
GEORGE H.
| Milford, Conn
An athlete fulfils a dream one stroke at a time
What's the Big Deal?
August 2005
By:
Bill S.
| Hopkins, Minnesota
A longtimer reflects on his first celebration
Watch What You Pray For!
June 1978
By:
T. McG.
| Lincoln Park, Michigan
There was one thing he wanted more than anything else
The Newcomer
April 1978
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
His was more than an ordinary, run-of-the-mill dual problem