BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
May 1995
What would happen to the Fellowship when Bill and Dr. Bob were no longer around to guide us? AA's answer: The General Service Conference
This Beautiful Planet
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Steve N.
| Simi Valley, California
Honesty And Willingness
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By:
Don W.
| Franklinville, N.Y.
A full life lived through the grace of AA
It’s Not Like I Drank All Day
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By:
Jenny C.
| Nevada City, Calif.
Admitting she was an alcoholic would doom her for life. Or so she thought
An Awakening With No Ending
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By:
Mistydawn L.
| Gulfport, Miss.
Online meetings or in-person? Both sustain the sobriety of this AA
My Home Group
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By:
Rob. C.
| Birdsboro, PA
The perfect home group? This AA discovered it the first time he stepped into a meeting
Gratitude, Acceptance, Service
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By:
Pat R.
| Santana, KS
Praying for an answer—but in the meantime, putting one foot in front of the other
Unacceptable
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Allen B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
I stood there in line growing more and more impatient. After all, I had important things to do. I didn’t have the time to stand in line waiting for their social hour to end.
Strong Voice of the Eagle
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Joe S.
| Toronto, Ontario
I’ve been sober more than 30 years. It has been a great journey. Being in AA and being Anishinabe, I believe, go hand in hand, for my culture is very spiritual and giving.
Something had changed
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Andy G.
| Saanichton, British Columbia
I felt amazing. I went for a long walk on the sea wall in Vancouver, skipping over park benches and talking continuously with my Higher Power.
Distracted
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Don S.
| Alexandria, Va.
He was feeling disconnected and losing interest in his virtual meetings. That’s when he came up with a plan
Getting Active
August 1974
By:
Chuck L.
| Garrison, New York
It may mean more than you think at first
Frantic Improvement
April 1974
By:
John H.
| Boston, Massachusetts
We exchange one poison for another when our search for perfection becomes an obsession
I Still Had My Wristwatch
December 1972
By:
Joyce H.
| Burbank, California
She came to AA in a condition of spiritual--if not financial--poverty
Looking into Closets
June 1972
By:
M. U.
| Brighton, Colorado
The skeleton that rattles there may well be rattling in your own
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1968
By:
Leff's Wife
A Man Can Make Good . . .
On Making Your Group Smaller and Smaller. . .
January 1966
By:
M. S.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
7 STEPS BACKWARD THAT <emphasis type="italic">(just may happen to)</emphasis> DESCRIBE SOME REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS
AA the Symbol of a Fresh Start
January 1965
By:
M. S.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
The year, the day, and hope begin each morning
Toper's Tale of the Month
April 1961
By:
D. D. as told to C. W.
EPISOT No. 3 Softening up the purchasing agent
Diogenes Never Attended an AA Meeting
March 1961
By:
G. P. H.
| Kaneohe
Throw the word "Honesty" into a discussion meeting and things will really start to jump and jive!