Blessings Then and Now
September 1987
By:
V. R.
| Utah State Prison
A prisoner reflects on AA inside
Which End of the Telescope?
January 1986
By:
D. W.
| Vallejo, California
We look at ourselves in different ways
Echoes Around the World
March 1982
By:
S. R.
| Daytona Beach, Florida
Every hour of the day someone, somewhere, is reading our Preamble
To Improve Our Conscious Contact
January 1979
By:
N. P.
| Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Four words gave her a key to meditation and opened up a whole new understanding of the Eleventh Step
Where Have All the Tappers Gone?
December 1977
By:
J. R. C.
| Manhattan, New York
It's funny how AA cures other people's neuroses
We Care
September 1977
By:
C. C.
| North Hollywood, California
A chance encounter brings home the true message of AA. . .
From Chaos to Tranquillity
October 1976
By:
R. H. D.
| Waterloo, Ontario
Each night for 7,900 nights he has thanked his Higher Power for the blessings of sobriety
Me? the Best Pal I Ever Had?
January 1974
By:
L. E. L.
| Sonoma, California
She was scared of that Fourth Step inventory--it might mean making some changes
The great fact is
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
David R.
| Garwood, New Jersey
A member shares a firsthand account of the ceremony to celebrate the first Navajo Big Book
You’ll Never Be Alone
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Steve H.
| Erie, Colo.
Getting sober after a stormy drinking career, he discovered the power of unconditional love
This Is The Beginning Of The Rest of My Life…Right?
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Melanie P.
| Lachute, Québec
A newcomer wants to hide at her first AA meeting, until she is surrounded by welcoming women who make sure that she is okay
From The Hills Of Arkansas
August 2017
By:
Charles G.
| Evans, Ga.
He clawed his way out of a hardscrabble childhood, but alcohol followed him relentlessly. When he couldn’t drink, yet couldn’t die, he finally surrendered
You should have seen me before
July 2017
By:
Dave B.
| Glenville, West Virgina
One night at dinner, he was asked a question that made him recall how bad things used to be
A Learning Journey
April 2017
In and out of prisons and institutions, with time spent on the streets, he never knew he was on a journey that would lead to hope, sobriety, and a fulfilling life
Late Night Shopping Spree
December 2016
By:
Gary R.
| Ventura, California
He just wanted a few things to go with his booze—and hey, why pay? Oh, he paid alright
They Wait For Us
July 2016
An old-timer discovers the joy of taking meetings to the women at her local prison
Better Than a Pink Cloud
November 2015
The one she had in early sobriety floated away, but now she has so much more
The Angriest Newcomer
September 2015
She was desperate to take the edge off, but afraid to go back to her vodka martinis
A Hardboiled Egghead
May 2015
By:
Ed C.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
An AA member talks about what it was like getting sober at 60
It Was Hard to Believe
January 2015
By:
P. B.
| Carson City, Nevada
How could people so much older understand
The Next Guy Up to Bat
December 2014
By:
Jack M.
| Kingston, New York
A desperate call to AA after his son's birthday led to a moment he'll never forget
Ready, Set, Go
October 2014
By:
Dee D.
| Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
At four years sober, she’s learned to apply the slogans that helped save her life to a sport that gives her joy
God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way