Room 202
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Harry M.
| Oakland, California
At six months sober, he joined his sponsor on a Twelfth Step call that neither will soon forget
Under her nose
October 2017
By:
Dawn S.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
I got sober when I was 24, and I often state that you don’t stop drinking when you’re 24 unless it was really bad.
Sober over Sixty
October 2004
By:
Marion B.
| Holualoa, Hawaii
They were invisible until they found AA
Single and happy
August 2013
By:
Angela M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
She turned 40 and her date stood her up. That's just fine with her.
Women of Kiev
July 2015
Determined to stay sober and work the program, some women in Ukraine make their way
Cups of love
August 2017
By:
Forrest P.
| Pacifica, California
When it was time to do dishes, he was first in line. Who knew it would calm his crazy mind?
Loud & Clear
May 2017
By:
Angela W.
| Hurst, Texas
A lesbian with extreme hearing loss learns that no matter how different she feels, if she wants to get sober, she belongs
Are We Fulfilling Our Primary Purpose?
September 1986
By:
H. M.
| Bellaire, Texas
The following three articles were originally presentations at the 1986 General Service Conference
It's a Wonderful Life
November 2012
By:
Oliver P./D.M.
| Mondovi, Wisconsin
A World War II vet remembers the woman who saved his life 54 years ago
A Moment of Reflection
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
George B.
| Brooklyn, New York
A morning meeting share inspires a member to write about childhood, loss, awareness and emotions
How to Drink With Impunity (or Anyone Else)
March 1961
By:
K. V.
| Glenview, Illinois
3. THE TRANSCONTINENTAL CAPRICE
One AA's Answer to Dr. Taylor
November 1953
By:
G. Aiken Taylor, Ph.D.
| Burlington, North Carolina, Dr. Taylor is the a
Wherever We’re Needed
December 2016
By:
Jen K.
| Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
A delegate from the Yukon Territory shares what she’s learned about the challenges of some of our most remote communities
Group Inventory: A Privilege and a Duty
September 2018
By:
Mel C.
| Toronto, Ontario
Bringing your group together on a regular basis for formal reflection and inventory taking helps your group—and AA as a whole
What's On Your Mind? : Too Many Meetings?
November 2016
What if “meeting makers” don’t make it? An AA with over 30 years sober suggests that when meetings are substituted for working the Steps and seeking spiritual awakening, sobriety can be endangered.
Doctor, Why Can't I Stop Drinking?
August 1970
By:
G. E. Deering, MD
For guilt and remorse, substitute a worthwhile experience, suggests this doctor friend of AA