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
Less Is More
May 2003
By:
Kris W.
| Kensington, California
A GSR seconds the motion: "Keep it simple
My Broken Planner
July 2002
By:
Steven R.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
He changed his actions to get different results
. . .Who Has Thoroughly Followed Our Path
December 1975
By:
A. C.
| Elmira, New York
A glimpse into the mystical workings of our very simple program
Please Be Kinder to Animals
August 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
It's unfair and downright cruel to attribute our character defects to them
Let This Faith Be Ours
August 1973
By:
Sam S.
| Richmond, Virginia
Loners all over the world bring new dimensions to our own understanding
You've Got to Go Somewhere
September 1972
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Professor Winkley wonders why they keep coming back
New Year's Eve I Startled Myself. . .
January 1969
By:
J. A. H.
| Dallas, Texas
This woman member had nothing to say to an all-male audience. Then she remembered a cold, wet night when. . .
Oh, Lonesome Me!
May 1968
By:
Janet V.
| Blantyre
An AA Loner in Africa finds there are lots of pretty nice people around
Go Forth Without Fear
September 1965
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
An argument against the "give-'em-hell" approach