Elder Statesmen
November 1990
By:
Anonymous
| San Fernando, California
From the March 1960 Grapevine
The Only Help We Have to Offer
May 1990
By:
B. M.
| Eureka, California
Fifth Tradition - Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
After You Know It All, It's What You Learn That Counts
August 1986
By:
J. M.
| Staten Island, New York
A Thing Called Hope
July 1985
By:
W. H.
| Bedford Hills, New York
Four AAs write about the "inside," and a nonalcoholic trustee sounds a call to action
A Falling Leaf
January 2013
Heave Ho!
September 2012
By:
L.W.
| New York, New York
He made it through the doors of AA, but not the doors of the church
Confessions of a 13th Stepper
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
Ostracized and alone, a man with eight years finally finds help in the rooms
Don't Ask Dr. Mom
July 2011
By:
Jason H.
| Stayton, Oregon
She prescribed booze and weed for a twisted ankle, which triggered her son’s deadly disease
My Place of Hope
December 2009
By:
BRENDA M.
| Boise, Idaho
Near a favorite childhood refuge, a woman surrenders her will
MY ICED TEA FIT
September 2009
By:
NORM H.
| Cary, N.C.
Steeping in a self-centered brew, an old-timer's desire to control resurfaces
The Sweet Smell Of Hope
October 2007
By:
Michael K.,
| Carver, Massachusetts
Maybe it's something in the AA coffee
Find A Good Group, Sis
April 2006
By:
Yvonne Z.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
Surrender comes after more than thirty years
The Sanctuary Of The Moment
January 2006
By:
David I.
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Reflections on a sacred safety zone
Who Says You Can't Have Fun In Sobriety?
August 2003
By:
Claire S.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An alcoholic makes a shocking discovery: Life is a hoot
My Life and Times With Step Six
June 2003
By:
Daniel A. D.
| New York, New York
Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.