1st Step - Here Are Two Trains of Thought
May 1973
By:
Gil
| Queens, N.Y.
One deals with alcohol. . .but the second opens the door to a new way of life
Sex Takes a Holiday
March 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Another cure for alcoholism that probably won't work
You Told My Story. . .
March 1969
By:
John F.
| Cleveland, Ohio
Can we live through each other's experiences? See through each other's eyes? Yes, says this report from Cleveland--and we can deepen our AA experience by so doing
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
January 1967
By:
B. S. H.
| Monara, California
The Deacon's Bench - II. Bring back Drunk-a-logs
Small World
May 1965
By:
L. H.
| Malaga
A New York AA finds himself conducting meetings in a hospital in Spain
The Pleasures of Reading
September 1947
By:
R.E.B.
| Greenwich Village, New York City
<emphasis type="italic">People in Quandaries</emphasis>, by Wendell Johnson (Harper & Bros., $3.75)
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
January 1947
By:
J.F.
| Linda Vista, California
Let's Face the Disease
How It Feels to Make One's First Beginnings in A. A.
November 1944
By:
Elliot B.
The First Time. . .at 60
A Surprise in the Cemetery
June 2011
By:
Sandra K.
| Alma, Arkansas
A uncanny visit to Doctor Bob’s grave site helps this member stay sober many years later
My Name is Gerald and I’m...
May 2018
By:
Gerald B.
| Danbury, Conn.
Scarred by multiple traumas, he turned to AA and found hope—for a new beginning, for life without fear, for happiness
Out of bounds
January 2011
By:
Eric M.-E
Imprisoned for a violent crime, a tirade on a handball court changes his life
Step Seven and the 'Older' Member
November 2001
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
CLASSIC GRAPEVINE--August 1955
A New Group of One
October 1977
By:
D. P.
| Bristol, Virginia
We usually say it takes a minimum of two to start a group, but for a long while Jim belonged to
My Name Is..." Rex
April 1962
By:
R. C.
| Inglewood
I tried to determine whom I hated most--God or people
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
August 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings
How to Make It On the Street
July 2003
By:
Don P.
| Aurora, Colorado
For this AA, it was clear: if he wanted to stop serving time, he had to serve others
If It Works, Don’t Fix It
Web Exclusives
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By:
Kim S.
| St. Paul, MN
“One Day at a Time” takes on new meaning when you are awaiting brain surgery