A Lifer's Story
July 2011
By:
Barry M.
| Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The only way to endure his prison sentence was to drink as much as possible
New Frontiers: Highlights Of AAWS' Year Abroad
September 2003
From a presentation by GSO staff member Bill A. to the 2003 General Service Conference in New York City.
Our Primary Purpose
November 1985
By:
Anonymous
A "group within a group" practices Tradition Five - From the November 1956 Grapevine
That Happy, Happy First Meeting
June 1968
By:
D. C.
| Los Angeles, California
She looked it up in the directory and took a bus, alone, not knowing what to expect
Around AA
August 1995
By:
Gerry F.
| Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Substantial Unanimity in the Conference Process - a presentation made to the 45th Conference by the Western Canada regional trustee
Priceless
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
David O.
| New York, N.Y.
A member in New York fondly recalls a sponsorship relationship that became a work of art
Living in a human world
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Linda B.
| Calif.
When loss and grief come, we pray and reach out for help. The beauty happens when we share it with others
The Master Drunk
May 1958
Let It Be Now
December 1953
By:
G. W.
| Bronx, New York
She held her breath and felt her heart quicken. . .
A Dad’s Love
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
P.M.
| La Mesa, California
After years of drinking and partying, a son reconnects with his father, a true gift of AA
The corner
August 2017
By:
Chuck B.
| Hillsboro, New Mexico
The comfort he gave a deathrow prisoner for a crime committed in a blackout changed his life forever
In the Rustle of the Leaves
August 2013
By:
Steve T.
| Burlington, Kansas
His sponsor is gone, but he can still be heard on a crisp fall day
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
September 2011
By:
Jerry P.
| Hastings, Nebraska
From Section 2, Living History
How Welcome Are Newcomers?
November 1964
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich Village, New York
Has your group been tested for friendliness lately? Maybe you are reported on here
Another One Bites the Dust
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Clark W.
| New York, N.Y.
Another journey through Step Four helped him let go of old resentments—and the first one began with Mom