From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
The Floes of February
January 2016
In the chaos of grief and tragedy, he found himself with a bottle in his hand
Big Books & Cheesecake
November 2015
A man in Nova Scotia writes about his home group and the great fun he has doing service
Flight from Omaha
December 2013
By:
Carleen L.
| Helena, Montana
Most Twelfth-Step calls are down in the trenches, but sometimes they’re up in the air
Doc Talk
November 2013
By:
Terry L.
| Minnesota
Hoping to educate doctors about AA is one man’s medicine
Everyone on the Bus
July 2013
By:
Cecilia R.
| Titusville, Florida
Once her fun idea took off, her love for service got rolling
Keeping Spiritually Fit
March 2012
By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Washington
An AA reflects on some of the teachings of the Big Book
Family Postcards
March 2012
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
It took a long time for her to realize that she belonged in the picture too
Web Exclusive: A Christmas Story
December 2011
By:
Greg H.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
An oldtimer helps out a newcomer who relasped during the holidays
GOOD, BAD, or Indifferent
July 2008
By:
Margaret R.
| Stephenville, Texas
How "the deal" works for newcomers, old-timers, and everyone in between
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
Open-minded
December 2013
By:
B.C.
| New Market, Maryland
A member gets a morning reminder to appreciate our spiritual diversity
A New Kind of Love
April 2012
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
In sobriety, she learned how to love herself and others
Legacy of the Sisters
September 2011
By:
Anne C.
| Plymouth, Minnesota
Three sisters, each with the disease ... one remains to carry on their message
No monopoly
May 2010
By:
STEVE F.
| Highland, N.Y.
'Sound bites' claiming AA as the only path misrepresent the program, a member writes
AA Around the World
April 1997
Adapted from the Final Report of the 14th World Service Meeting, held in New York City, October 1996