Tosspots Are Patsies. . .
September 1961
By:
L. G.
| North Dakota
But learning to be charitable toward chiselers pays dividends in serenity
The Problem and the Actress
June 1960
A Hollywood star warns it's time for AA when the gossip columnists coyly ask: "What actress has her friends worried?
YUKON TERRITORY
June 1993
The Power of Choice
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By:
Janet S.
| Lynnwood, Wash.
Making sobriety a choice, every day
A Love Affair with the Traditions
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Richard M.
| Littleton, Colorado
How a day of complaining turned into a 37-year journey of wonder with 12 gems about unity and love
Sober Sisters
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susan and Lynda C.
| New York, New York
Daughters of an AA mom share their long, wonderful stories
Hole in my soul
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Cindee S.
| Coos Bay, Oregon
As she struggled to identify, it was sharing about the emptiness inside that finally opened this mom’s heart
Shackled By This Disease
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By:
Justin C.
| Winnabow, N.C.
In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps
Letting mom in
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Wendy G.
| New Cumberland, Pa.
Sometimes we make tough choices when we get sober. But there’s always a chance for forgiveness when we try
Austin Citywide
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Lisa W.
| Austin, Texas
A festival of “fun, food, fellowship and recovery” changes one AA’s life forever
Following orders
July 2018
By:
Ernie L.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
For years, a drunken Navy man stayed out of trouble. But one day, his wife and boss called him in
Accountability
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Cheryl V.
We face complaints from the minute we make that first pot of coffee for our home group to the day we’re voted GSR. Responding with grace and dignity is what counts
Not From Here
May 2017
By:
Fobby N.
| Springfield, Virginia
The love in the rooms helps a young Pakistani alcoholic see that he’s not as unique as he thought
Big shoes to fill
August 2016
Her grandmother led her to Alcoholics Anonymous, but she followed her mom into the world of special workers
Recovery Begins at the End of the Road
March 2000
By:
Brad C.
| Homer, Alaska
A new opportunity beckoned
Loving the Unlovable
May 1997
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
Sobriety can set into motion a positive chain reaction
The Words Didn't Matter
May 1985
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
After a shattering loss, the healing love of AA friends brought peace
In the Heat of Anger
September 1983
By:
M. O.
| Manhattan, New York
An explosion of rage showed him that living sober is harder than existing drunk