Collective Conscience
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Ariz.
We cooperate to help the alcoholic. Our Twelve Concepts show us the way
Lifesaver
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
In a chilly meeting room, a still-new AA helps two first-timers
Drifting
January 2006
By:
William S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
After fourteen years of sobriety, an AA gets a wake-up call
One Doctor--an AA--TO Another
November 1973
By:
A. S. T., MD
| Seminole, Texas
This letter was published by special permission of Dr. A. S. T. It was written to a doctor in Abilene, Tex., in response to his inquiry concerning the approach to and the treatment of two alcoholic patients under his care. - From the July 1947 Grapevine
Sharp Decline
June 2015
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
International success won't help when you can't get out of the bar
It’s not a gimmick if it works
January 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
A First Step emerges from an indexed history
BY CHANCE
November 2009
By:
MARLENE F.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
A couple of former drinking buddies lose touch, then reunite in AA
Ed, We Think You Have a Problem
September 2012
By:
Ed P.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action
Get a Commitment
March 2011
By:
Roxanne R.
| Valley Center, California
Her sponsor said she’d better start doing service if she wanted to stay sober
Tradition Eight: A Clear Distinction
August 2006
By:
Anonymous
A counselor celebrates the difference between work and recovery
Remembering When
May 2005
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
A lost cause gets a second chance during the holiday season
My Spiritual Toolkit
August 2004
By:
Frank C.
| Hawthorne, California
Pick it up and even the damage of alcoholism and racial resentment can be repaired
Experiments In Psychedelic Sobriety and Other Open Secrets Of AA's Past
January 2003
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, California
Trust funds
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
A sober accountant gets into General Service and sees how his area spends its money in a totally new light
He snoozes, she rages
October 2015
For weeks, she went out of her way to drive this guy to meetings, only to watch him doze!
Meetings, dances and late night coffee
May 2015
By:
B.N.
| Spring Lake, New Jersey
A General Service trustee remembers how much Young Peoples’ Conferences helped him get sober
Lesson Learned
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Christian S.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
On a sober career path across the world, a teacher asks for help and gets it
That’s not iced tea!
March 2016
The night a newcomer made a decision to leave her friends at the bar and go home with HP
Staying Afloat
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
Taking action and meeting her HP halfway keeps her on top of the water