About Holding Hands
October 1978
By:
C. R.
| Falls Church, Virginia
Will newcomers be turned off by this common practice?
Chairman of the Group
May 1974
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Before the meeting he worried. Afterward, he picked up butts and swept the floor. He learned a lot
To Be Alive Again
August 1972
By:
M. U.
| Brighton, Colorado
To taste, savor, feel the pains and joys of reality
An Agnostic's Twelve Steps
April 1970
By:
M. W.
| Morrinsville
Unable to accept the "orthodox," this fellow AA gives a personal version of the Steps as they work for her
Bed Number Eleven
A boisterous, sleepless night in the detox was a good reminder of where a glass of wine could take him
That Fateful Phone Call
After years of trying to give up booze on her own, she finally reached out to someone in recovery
Where the Splendor Is
April 1968
By:
H. L.
| California
It's no easy thing to know ourselves and to know others, but the <emphasis type="underline">effort</emphasis> to know is the highroad to love
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
September 1967
By:
J. B.
| Rochester, New York
Tickets Now on Sale for Bill's 33rd in October
After Sobriety What?
October 1966
By:
J. S. C.
| New Hartford, New York
The fact is that we have what we need for joy. . .
To Have a Friend
November 1965
By:
Anon.
Does your idea of friendship include accepting a bit of well-timed criticism now and then?
AA and the Drug Addict
October 1965
By:
Rev. Kenneth R. Waldron, D. D.
Suggestion: How AA members have helped--and can help--the recovered drug addict
The Sober Critic
June 1960
A movie critic reveals some of the tactics Hollywood press agents employ to influence good notices for alcoholic performers
Christmas Trees I Remember. . . .My First and My Last
December 1951
Four More Explanations in "Slip" Clinic
April 1946
Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours
June 1976
By:
Bill W.
The first aspect of the Twelve Traditions is protection; the second aspect is progress." - From the November 1960 Grapevine
The End Of His Rope
June 2006
By:
David G
| Salem, New Hampshire
He didn't think anything could be worse than the pain of not drinking
How to Make It On the Street
July 2003
By:
Don P.
| Aurora, Colorado
For this AA, it was clear: if he wanted to stop serving time, he had to serve others
What We Were Like
October 1992
By:
Karl H.
| Eustis, Florida
Fragments of AA History - Sister Ignatia of Rosary Hall
How and Why AA Grows
August 1978
By:
R. P.
| Riverside, Connecticut
A presentation to the 28th General Service Conference of trends and developments in our ever-expanding Fellowship
Fourth Tradition Checklist
April 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.