Not Afraid to Be Judged
May 2015
By:
Patrick M.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
How a sober lawyer walked through his fear to reach out and do more service
Office Confidential
January 2015
By:
Patty G
| Naples, Florida
Her first day on a new job and she needed a meeting bad. Not a good day to be “outed”
Legendary Old-Timers
November 2014
By:
Sue C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
A woman who got sober in the 1960s lovingly remembers those who paved the path before her
Drunk in Church
April 2014
By:
Anonymous
Her search for faith upstairs on Sundays found a home in the rooms below
Scared to be seen
December 2013
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer gets assured right away about anonymity in AA
Game Over
September 2011
By:
Debbie M.
| Florence, Oregon
The blame game ended when her husband took his life
EMBRACED BY LOVE
February 2010
By:
CASEY K.
| Sacramento, Calif.
A need for fellowship overrides a newcomer's fear of rejection
JUST SAY YES
January 2009
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Taking the Friday night commitment kept this newcomer out of the bars
A Sacred Safari
April 2004
By:
Rick P.
| Vernon, Connecticut
His mind was a jungle. Would meditation really be able to tame it?
The Open Door
September 2003
A presentation by Joe O., panel 52 delegate from Area 45, to the 2003 General Service Conference in New York City.
Why So Rigid?
January 2013
By:
Robert F.
| Sequim, Washington
Are we hearing too many “musts” in AA? One member thinks we might be
The Secret Life of Alcoholism
August 2011
By:
Ann B.
| Greenwood, South Carolina
The understanding and acceptance allowed her to open up
Web Exclusive: Going to Yellowstone this summer? Check out a meeting!
May 2011
By:
Paul W.
| Yellowstone
A member looks to start a meeting in Yellowstone National Park
FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING
February 2010
By:
JENN H.
| Wildwood Crest, N.J.
A teen, barely sober and struggling, attends a YPAA and is hooked
A Resentment and a Coffee Pot
January 2005
By:
Jim S.
| Westland, Michigan
It doesn't take much to start a meeting
Sober over Sixty
October 2004
By:
Marion B.
| Holualoa, Hawaii
They were invisible until they found AA
Never Too Old to Dream
August 2004
By:
Romey P.
| Jeffersonville, Indiana
With hope, you can always reconsider your options
Whom Do You Tell?
January 2004
By:
Debbie R.
| Kennesaw, Georgia
This time, she claimed her alcoholism for her own