Changing Attitudes
April 1980
By:
W. S.
| Toledo, Ohio
In their search for spiritual awareness, AAs take many routes. Six of them share the rewards of their travels with us
Make me a Channel
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Michael J.
| Omaha, Neb.
How a sponsor’s suggestion to meditate on a prayer led him on a path to peace, love and a sense of belonging
At Home in AA History
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Heidi G.
| Port Colborne, Ontario
She wondered why her new apartment had such an aura of serenity. It turned out to be the birthplace of AA in her hometown
From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
Child's Play
November 2011
By:
Regan G.
| Mesa, Arizona
How service saved the day at a holiday family affair
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
April 1968
By:
The Editors
GSO Conference Theme: Unity
One Year And Counting
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Fred M.
| Allen, Texas
A newcomer joyfully enumerates the way the program has changed his life
Trouble at Three and a Half
January 1984
By:
J. A.
| Durham, North Carolina
Having problems in sobriety? - Try honest sharing and more work on the Steps
Balance
May 1976
By:
D. B.
| Gulfport, Florida
When egoism becomes the motivation for hyperactivity in AA, it's time to take an inventory
Hidden Surprises
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Cecilia D.S.R.
| Ajax, Ontario
Using the word “allergy” to explain my needs to people has worked very well for me over the years. I immediately get a server’s attention when I use that word.
Our Greatest Christmas Gift
December 1960
By:
Bill O.
| Charleston, South Carolina
How better can we thank God for our sobriety than by bringing the light and hope of AA to others
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
August 1945
3000 Sober Sisters
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Jen R.
| Chicago, Ill.
She used to drink at women. Now she’s trading numbers, doing service and making lifelong friends
Through her letters
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
A woman with 20 years gets her gratitude back from a member who’s lost her freedom
My new Big Book
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Justin "Gio" G.
| Cross City, Florida
STILL AGNOSTIC AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
April 2009
By:
Ann M.
| Phoenix, Ariz
Steps, service and fellowship keep a long-timer sober
Various Tests Given
January 1958
OUTSIDE AA <lbActivities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .a news report
Please Take One!
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Scott S.
| Mooresville, North Carolina
He had no idea that coming across a well-placed pamphlet rack one day would change his life so much
A Place I Call Home
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Sandra H.
| Hooper Bay, Alaska
Staying sober in her tiny Alaska village was tough, until one day the remote community folks’ plane came to town
Enter My Lonely Heart
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Maggie H.
| Rockaway Beach, New York
Her first prayers were uttered in despair and desperation, but the best one of all was said sober
Soft landing
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Nanci V.
| Dallas, Texas
A one-chip wonder says she’s grateful she made it here and that her sweet sober life makes her stay
Write Your Sobriety Date in Pencil
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Lisa B.
Changing her sobriety date after a relapse, a woman discovers genuine humility