Holy Order of Doorknobs
September 2012
By:
J.H.
| Redondo Beach, California
A newcomer gets a handle on the HP thing
The Little Group on Hapalmach Street
April 2012
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, an old meeting room disappears, but not the years of love
Radiant Child
December 2011
By:
Kizzie P.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
Her son's despair over her alcoholism became the cornerstone of her sobriety
Like Learning to Ride a Bike
December 2011
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
A sponsor discovers how to help new guys up on two wheels and then let go
Web Exclusive: A St. Patrick's Day Business Trip
July 2011
By:
Dana M.
| Lebanon, New Hampshire
An AA uses the tools of the program to stay sober while traveling with work colleagues
Garden variety
October 2010
By:
SARA S.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Addicted to alcohol, a waitress keeps hoping that someday something will change
Strawberry pie ambush
May 2010
By:
MARY S.
| Overland Park, Kan.
A home group and two 'mother hens' keep a new AA on track and active
Step Two: I Didn't Drink And I Didn't Run
February 2007
By:
Nancy C.
| Coral Gables, Florida
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Wednesday, About 4:00 A.M.
March 2004
By:
Brian McP.
| Elliot Lake, Ontario
How had it happened? How had he gotten drunk again?
Chill Wind Of the Soul
July 2003
By:
Hank M.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
He thought he was the only one who felt so empty and alone
The Doctor Who Switched Hang-ups
May 1970
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Hollywood, California
After thirteen years of sobriety, he found himself hooked by another kind of addiction
Fitting In
She realized that she wasn't that different from everyone else and that she was at home in any AA meeting
Get Busy!
Without the AA program, she would not have been able to handle some of the lessons life has handed down to her.
The Wonder Still Lives
April 1969
By:
B.G.
| Nutley, New Jersey
B.G. still looks upon the benefits of sobriety with the fresh approach of a newcomer. It works!<lb Big Book Stories--Updated
Rejoice! Rejoice!
June 1968
By:
E. M. K.
| New York
If you've never sung God's praises on a July afternoon because you found you could actually put in a day's work, read this
P.S. From the Editor
September 1961
Across the Editor's Desk
May 1961