Making her meeting
September 2010
By:
DAWN G.
| Kenosha, Wis.
After a tragic accident in the Middle East, an officer finds her courage at a base camp group
Why AA in Prison?
June 1950
By:
D.T.
| Columbus, Ohio
See for yourself. . .come to one of our meetings some time!
What a Concept
September 2015
Our Concepts aren’t only for service geeks. A member in New Jersey explains why
Special Forum In Rimouski, Quebec
October 2007
Meeting fosters unity in a remote area of North America
Doctors in AA
January 1962
By:
B. L.
| New York City, New York
Another in the series of articles about special meetings
Virtual Newcomer
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Barnegat, N.J.
I don’t know what would have become of me if not for these online AA meetings. I want to thank the members who had the foresight and did the hard work.
Finally Free
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Andrea N.
| Lakewood, Colorado
Once deemed a “menace to society,” she got sober in jail, did her time and is now going back in to help others
12 Steps Later
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
O.C.
| Satellite Beach, Fla
On a journey of healing with Alcoholics Anonymous
Are We Letting Others Do Our Work?
December 1978
By:
H. R.
| Miami, Florida
A question raised at the 1978 General Service Conference is a vital one for all of us
Working Steps Six and Seven—All Over Again
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori C.
| Michigan Center, MI
When she and her partner moved in together, her character defects surfaced again
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Bruce T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
Pearls of Wisdom
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Anonymous
A member in Southeast Asia is grateful to reconnect with the hope he finds in a little AA magazine
Right Here Inside
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ruth P.
| Seattle, Washington
Like many others, she began searching to find a Higher Power. Then one day a tragedy made it clear
When Self-pity Comes Sneaking Back
June 1975
By:
Sue C.
| Los Angeles, California
We have to remember where we've been and where we are now
Anonymity: Giver of Life
November 1990
By:
B. P.
| Contoocook, New Hampshire
Eleventh Tradition - Our public relations policy is based on the attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
Take Four. . .
March 1957