A word in edgewise
February 2018
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By:
Chris W.
| Virginia
When we’re taking a group conscience, Tradition Two helps us remember to take the time and let God in
Where Have The Years Gone?
October 2017
By:
Jeanne R.
| Monaca, Pa.
She may be an “amateur at life,” but she’s a veteran at sobriety, and she finds that doing the best she can works out well in both
Better Than a Pink Cloud
November 2015
The one she had in early sobriety floated away, but now she has so much more
The Big Stare Down
May 2014
By:
Juls M.
| Enumclaw, Washington
She couldn’t fool her furry BFF. When she got sloshed, it was the doghouse for her
Party Time
January 2013
By:
Shannon D.
| Anchorage, Alaska
How a sober teen got through graduations, dances, weddings and deaths
Keeping Our Focus
May 2012
By:
Jon C.
| Sacramento, California
Tradition Five reminds him that he's uniquely qualified to do one thing well
Seven Miles High
April 2012
By:
Tom F.
| Fort Bragg, California
Daily drinking on a dangerous road got him a DUI and an introduction to AA
Designated Driver
November 2011
By:
Nathalie H.
| Sacramento, California
The concert was all in good fun—until their car went off the cliff
God's Confetti
July 2011
By:
John M.
| Monroe, Connecticut
A sudden flutter of butterflies provides this AA with a glimpse of the presence of his higher power
A mother's nightmare
November 2010
By:
JENNIFER S.
| Huntley, Ill.
She never wanted a drink more than when doctors said her son might have a brain tumor
Third Time's a Charm
February 2009
By:
Lynn K.
| Minnetonka, Minnesota
After three marriages and decades of drinking, this AA finally surrenders
A Letter to My Son
February 2004
By:
Gerald H.
| Fullerton, California
Sometimes it's a process of "slowbriety," rather than sobriety
We Seek Through Meditation
November 1996
By:
C.C.
| North Hollywood, California
Reprinted from the March 1985 Grapevine
From the Gates of Insanity and Death
October 1996
Living in the "now," he is beginning to taste the rewards of application to the program of recovery
Lust
October 1976
By:
Bill C.
| Hull, Massachusetts
Last in a series dealing with seven deadly character defects
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1971
By:
M. E. S.
Book Review - 'Escape From Addiction'
The Shingle Nail
December 1969
By:
Anonymous
| Brighton, Colorado
An old fable with a message for AAs today
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
February 1968
By:
V. M.
| California
Salute to Kingman
No Past No Future
August 1964
By:
Don-McF.
| Beverly Hills
How seeming paradoxes in the 24-hour plan resolve themselves
The Untouchable Pigeon Fancier
June 1963
By:
B. T.
| Evanston
Or, how to succeed in sporting circles by using code words