Desperate on New Year’s Eve
December 2015
There he sat, all alone feeling sorry for himself ... would he drink? Or would he reach out?
My Safari Guide
April 2013
By:
Ken B.
| Macon, North Carolina
Jimmy led him through the wilds of early sobriety, then taught him how to hunt for sponsors
Love on the Rocks
May 2012
By:
Jason S.
| Westminster, Maryland
How the Steps helped a newly sober couple put their wedding rings back on their fingers
No More Dirty Dishes
February 2012
By:
Linda Jo D.
| New Carlisle, Indiana
One of the many gifts that AA has given her
What Does Your Daddy Do?
February 2006
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
(Mine goes to AA meetings)
In the Alaskan Bush
September 2003
By:
Israel N.
| Palmer, Alaska
A minister listens to a parishioner's Fifth Step and hears the message
Flag-wavers Anonymous?
October 1994
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Off-duty Conduct' and 'Sociability
January 1974
By:
C. M. D.
| Florida
Her military career was enhanced by her ability to tip the glass--until the "requirements" led her to alcoholism
How It Works in All Our Affairs
May 1973
By:
J. C. W.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
Practice the principles and make a great discovery
The Walls Came Tumbling down
July 1970
By:
D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
That which separated us faded away and we were fellowmen with a common problem
New Year's Eve I Startled Myself. . .
January 1969
By:
J. A. H.
| Dallas, Texas
This woman member had nothing to say to an all-male audience. Then she remembered a cold, wet night when. . .
Christmas Past
December 1965
By:
M. H.
| Miami, Florida
His recollection of the years in the shadows heightens the joy of this sober Christmas
From Press Agent to Mailman
November 1961
By:
J. G.
| Somewhere in California
This extrovert member joins in the lives of 483 of his fellowmen every working day
Toronto
May 1951
Nova Scotia
May 1951
Facing Up to a Problem
October 1950
By:
K.J. and R.G.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
A Community Attacks Alcohol
What of the Last Half?
October 1949
By:
R.G.M.
| New York, New York
. . .and practice these principles in all our affairs.