Welcome to the club
February 2017
By:
Peter C.
| Oyster Bay, New York
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
The Room
January 2017
By:
Jerry L.
| Davis, California
For years, he felt sorry for those people behind that door. Then one day, he asked to go in
Pray for land!
December 2016
By:
Jim B.
| Richardson, Texas
Stuck on a crazy boat for 10 days with no money and a dangerous captain—and no meetings in sight
Under the stars
November 2016
No worshipping for me
October 2016
The light of the stars
October 2016
Standing there waiting for his ride to work, a beginner looks up at the dawn sky—and discovers in the morning stars a gift of light, awareness, and self-knowledge.
Chasing The Monsters Away
September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.
One for Mom and one for Harv
July 2016
A family passes down the gratitude for all Alcoholics Anonymous has given them.
Hope is the Thing With Feathers
July 2016
Newly sober and feeling like she couldn’t go on anymore, she found an isolated cabin, a beautiful lake, and a gift of hope from the sky
Taking the Right Step
July 2016
She struggled with accepting a Higher Power, until a crisis from her drinking days came back to haunt her, and she truly took Step Three
Letter from the Editor
April 2016
Beyond the Badge
March 2016
After years of stress and alcohol abuse, she left the force, but not her dedication to service
A Beautiful Day for a Ride
February 2016
Letter from the Editor
February 2016
Letter from the Editor
January 2016
On the Road to WACYPAA
January 2013
By:
Niamh E.
| Dublin
An Irish visitor and her newcomer friend take off on a sober West Coast adventure
Letter from the Editor
November 2012
The Tedium and Terror
November 2012
By:
Michele C.
| Davis, California
She finds a way to connect with her Higher Power—even on Mondays
Changing the Channel
August 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Fort Worth, Texas
A Texas man finds a power greater than TV
The Need to Go Deeper
August 2012
By:
Richard D.
| Shreveport, Louisiana
Uncovering all the harm he caused in his drinking days restored his compassion for others
Hope in the Yard
July 2012
By:
—Chris K.
| New Port Richey, Florida
How a little magazine connected two men who really needed AA
The Missing Puzzle Piece
July 2012
By:
Lisa D.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Her search to complete the picture led to something a whole lot better
Putting Down the Gloves
May 2012
By:
Marlene S.
| Toronto, Ontario
She discovered much-needed peace in her first year of sobriety
Sunset on the Ferris Wheel
April 2012
By:
Bill K.
| Acworth, Georgia
The ups and downs of the drinking life finally came to an end
The Heartbeat of AA
April 2012
By:
Heidi
| New Hampshire
Asking for help and helping others was her lifeline in the program
