Ashamed, Afraid, Nervous--And Sober
December 1982
By:
C. B.
| Winter Park, Florida
It's never too late to get back to the program
ENGLISH
October 1961
By:
Anonymous
| Transvaal
In the language of the Bantu, drink is a tyrant, compelling its slaves to do its bidding
Growing Pains Here and Abroad
June 1946
A Way of Life
December 1999
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
And she waits...
December 2016
By:
Kirie P.
| Brinnon, Washington
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads
AA News
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
This Sober Life
December 2011
In "Get With the Program," an old-timer exhorts newcomers to work the Steps and not just "go to meetings."
Once Over Lightly
January 1980
Group Membership
July 2005
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
February 1975
Latest Survey Reveals New Facts About AA Members
How to Stay Married Though Sober
July 1970
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
Sobriety is important in terms of what I can do with it.
What About Skid Row As a Start?
January 1950
By:
Agnostic Who Accepted AA on the Poi
| Bellerose, L.I., New York
A suggestion for old-timers who want something more
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
October 2009
By:
RAY A.
| West Palm Beach, Fla.
Struggling for identity, a Puerto Rican-born radical loses himself in the bottle
Family Storm
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Philip B.
| Camarillo, California
When they all got to drinking, the house became a roaring tornado. Luckily, heading for the cellar meant AA
Flying Free
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Kathy L.
| Portland, Ore.
On a dream trip to her parents’ homeland, she used every tool she learned to ensure a safe return