Going to Any Lengths
February 2005
By:
Ron B.
| Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
One AA can do a lot to carry the message to elders
I Can't Wear Two Hats'
October 1974
By:
S. M.
| Safford, Arizona
Trying to run the show for another alcoholic is too much of an ego trip
Gossip
May 1974
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
Our primary purpose is not enhanced by loose talk about each other
Challenge in Jamaica
February 1968
By:
D. P. R.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The lush resort life was making her restless until she remembered to be grateful for A A
Encounter With Old Age
November 1962
By:
Reverend Mounir Sa'adah
Facing ahead makes the past seem richer and the future more welcome
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 4
September 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Happy Birthday to Me
January 1961
By:
H.W.
| Pleasantville, New York
An AA mother appraises the results of her six years of sobriety on her son--and finds it good
The sun rises with no help from me
December 2013
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
As long as she takes the action, her Higher Power will do the rest
On the Right Track
July 2013
By:
Peter B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A man who lost his job finds something much more important on his way home
Lending the AA name?
June 2013
By:
K.K.
| Manassas, Virginia
Tradition Six reminds us to be careful not to endorse
Happy Calls
April 2013
By:
Bill L.
| Roselle, New Jersey
He hating using the phone until it started saving lives
Payback
March 2013
By:
C.B.
| Bristol, Pennsylvania
An old-timer remembers the best bargain he ever made
The Next Right Step
May 2012
By:
Keith H.
| McMinnville, Oregon
He got a little help from his higher power in trying to figure out what to do
Facing Our Fears
September 2011
By:
Chris L.
| Missoula, Montana
Getting sober was only the first spiritual challenge she was able to face with the help of AA
Notes from the 61st General Service Conference
August 2011
By:
C.B., Past-Trustee
| Redfield, Arkansas
A past General Service Board Trustee shares his experience
In the County Workhouse
July 2011
By:
Scott S.
A sober man makes amends for his DUIs by taking meetings to imprisoned drunk drivers
The Twelve and Twelve at Noon
May 2011
By:
Tom G.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
At lunchtime meetings, a member learns through the Twelve Steps to experience a sober circle of life
I NEED A MIRACLE
April 2010
By:
EDDIE G.
| Louisville, Ky.
Praying he won't lose his computer job, a doubter gets immediate help
Just one drink away
July 2009
By:
Tony P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Doing the work and remembering the past reminds an AA not to pick up
In My Own Time
April 2007
By:
Donnie M.
| Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Members of his family had been sober for decades. Why couldn't he get it?
The Resentment With No Name
April 2007
By:
Steve E.
| Paso Robles, California
A vet puts an old anger to rest
Along Spiritual Lines: Honoring One's Faith
May 2006
By:
David M.
| Los Angeles, California
An Orthodox Jew talks about faith, recovery, and the Steps of AA