Turnaround
January 2003
By:
Tom M.
| Fennville, Michigan
Once sober, this big shot began to strive for values he used to disdain
Sharing my truth
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Pam
| Anaheim, California
Being honest about her mental illness in sobriety gives others hope and lets them know they’re not alone
Stranger In My Head
October 2016
Coming into AA in his 70s, it took him a while to get used to the sober “stranger” who now inhabits him and helps guide the way
Bar Buddies
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Bob H.
| North Providence, Rhode Island
Who knew that the guys he once served beer to would one day help him find a sponsor?
My way out
March 2018
By:
Karen A.
| New York, New York
On a sad hike through the English woods, she found the path back to gratitude
Tradition 12: A Spiritual Attitude
December 2008
By:
Ross D.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
An AA strives to put principles before his personality
We Are Not a Bunch of Religious Fanatics!
April 1972
By:
A priest
| Boston, Massachusetts
A priest of the church contrasts AA's program of spiritual recovery with our all-too-often distorted public image
Trusted Servant
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He found his Higher Power through others and discovered a world of service that gave him a love of giving back
I Might Have Missed It All
He and his partner have been sober for many years and now have been blessed with a grandson
Thoughts of a Premier
June 1960
The Honorable Ernest Charles Manning, Premier of Alberta, Canada, reflects that the misconceptions, stigma and concealment of alcoholism are being swept away through a rapidly-growing awareness of the problem and its time-tested treatment
An Unfamiliar Inner Peace
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
T.T.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
One day he tried what his sponsor had been telling him about Step Seven. Boy, did that feel good
At Wit’s End
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
At Wit's End
August 2011
Let's Be Friendly With Our Friends... Press, Radio, Television
October 1957
By:
Bill W.
Fourth in a Series
Comfort in Action
July 1971
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
The winners are those who do things because it makes them feel better
Alley Cat
August 2012
By:
R.H.
| Nashville, Tennessee
He and his furry buddy went through early sobriety together
Our Right to Be Responsible
December 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 4 - Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole
Tradition 8: Paper Jam
August 2008
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
A Tradition that keeps us in the clear
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
May 1946
Gold hoops & silver spirals
November 2016