A Long Way to the Green Berets
August 2014
By:
Clark W.
| Leadville, Colorado
He was drunk and living in his truck. Then he sobered up and served his country
Pop that Top!
May 2014
By:
Becky G.,
| Greater Levittown, Pennsylvania
With her sponsor’s help, she opened her past and let it all spew out
Painting the City
January 2014
By:
Jason K.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
As a newcomer, he had AA and a backpack of spray paint. Now he’s a GSR and his life is full color
A Thousand Angels
January 2014
By:
Kathleen D.
| Shirley, New York
Her journey to learn about Tradition One opened her heart to hope
All the Love in the World
January 2014
By:
Lana B.
Nothing could fill the emptiness until she sought help to stop drinking
Surrender, Not Submission
November 2013
After a relapse, she changed the way she practiced the program
Crosstalk
November 2013
By:
Anonymous
When is it OK to refer to someone else’s share? One member has some thoughts
Off the Wall
October 2013
By:
T.W.
| Fairfield, California
One guy thinks there's a better way to remember our favorite members
Unacceptable
September 2013
By:
Anonymous
What to do when someone preys on a newcomer? Home group to the rescue
Father of the Bride
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
Once too drunk to walk down the aisle, a newly sober dad finds there's something amazing to cry about
The happiest boy in the world
June 2013
By:
J.S.
| Grand Marais, Michigan
It wasn't the baseball glove that gave him joy, it was his dad's first anniversary
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
Across the Editors Desk
October 1954
Family Circle
March 1954
By:
Ruth T.
| Alderwood Manor, Washington
A DAUGHTER THINKS <lb<emphasis type="italic">As non-alcoholic mates and families see the AA Program. . .</emphasis>
Lest We Forget
October 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 84-86
Lest We Forget
July 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 72-74
The Pleasures of Reading
October 1947
By:
M.N.
| New York City, New York
<emphasis type="italic">The Steeper Cliff</emphasis> by David Davidson (Random House, $3)