Unity at the music festival
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
Twice a year, a bunch of fun-loving AAs hit the road for a great sober time in the High Sierra
From the Heart
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By:
Steven S.
| Jacksonville, Fla.
He was about to “compare” himself out of the rooms—when he found just the right home group
Humility Takes Center Stage
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
His chance to impress everyone at the big event instead became a starring role for Step Seven
Staying Sober Through Adversity
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Pam C.
| Vali, Ariz.
“No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.”
The Magic Jug
March 2017
Alcohol used to provide all the magic she needed, but a sudden, profound spiritual experience showed her the magic to be found in home, family and AA
Safe in the Storm
April 2012
By:
Ed C.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
How the Fourth Tradition helps us find our way
Angel in the Liquor Store
October 2011
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D.s don't matter if you can't get enough box wine
Web Exclusive: Unity at the Music Festival
July 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
By practicing the First Tradition, members are able to stay sober at an bi-annual music festival in Yosemite
The hoop gets bigger
June 2010
By:
PATRICK H.
| Bellevue, Wash.
A beginner feels doomed by his lack of faith
Cake packs a punch
August 2009
By:
TOMMY O.
| Anchorage, Alaska
A member gets a real taste of the power of alcoholism
A Textbook Case
October 2003
By:
Evie G.
| Topeka, Kansas
When the alcoholic was ready, the teachers appeared
The Traditions Checklist
April 2011
The Bill W.--Carl Jung Letters
January 1963
A Miracle at Christmas----A Man Re-born
December 1946
I’ve Had Enough—Again!
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By:
Erica N.
| Spruce Grove, Alberta
She’s no longer berating the woman in the mirror
My Rock Bottom
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By:
Luiza M.
| Fargo, N.D
A rough life and a hard recovery checkered with relapses—but she hung in there and has found the Promises coming true
Ghosts of Meetings Past
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By:
Bosco B.
| Midvale, Idaho
His program is peopled by those who are no longer with us, but live on in memory
From Fear to Freedom
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Nancy O.
| Sammamish, Wash.
Her panic attacks were so profound she couldn’t even speak at meetings. Until she learned that fear itself can be a gift of sobriety
A Psychic Change
March 2017
Waking up in a hospital bed, diagnosed with alcoholic dementia, he found his way out of the fog with the help of his Higher Power
Who's In Charge?
August 2015
Luckily, in his quest to save AA, he ran across one of our special workers
The Hand of AA
December 2014
By:
Jessica A.
| Margate, Florida
A group of women helped her get one day sober and now she in turn reaches out to the newcomer
A Place to Belong
September 2013
From his very first meeting to international conventions, AA was always the right place
Going Against the Crowd
March 2012
By:
Paul M.
| Oak Lawn, Illinois
An AA questions the pressure to conform to certain widespread meeting practices
Coming Home
July 2011
By:
Larry H.
| Puyallup, Washington
He was adrift from himself and the promise of his early life until he found the safe harbor of AA
LEAVING SOBER!
December 2010
By:
CARLA D.
| Phoenix, Ariz.
A mile-high meeting ensures a winning weekend in 'Sin City'