Changing the Scenery
January 2012
By:
Michelle B.
| Florida
A newcomer learns that sobriety is an internal journey
Not Ready!
December 2011
By:
Marcy C.
| Grand Junction, Colorado
At her first holiday party, a newcomer finds it tough to be surrounded by booze
Service Pays in Many Ways
March 2011
By:
Tina H.
| Waukesha, Wisconsin
A young woman dives into service and learns the ropes from many old-timers
It's not the shoelace
May 2010
By:
JIM H.
| Largo, Fla.
An AA sees that time in the program doesn't make him immune to negative emotions
Tradition 1: The Head Drunk
January 2008
By:
W.H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A long-timer reflects on unity, recovery, and service
Prom Night
May 2007
By:
Carol O.
| Pensacola, Florida
A member recalls her teenage days with the old-timers
Step Twelve: Living the Result
December 2005
By:
John C.
| Douglas, Michigan
An AA wonders at his spiritual change
Out of the Gate
June 2005
By:
George N.
| Indianola, Iowa
Prison was the only home he knew. He didn't have a clue how to live without drinking outside.
How I Took Step Two
November 2002
By:
Bruce P.
| Chicago, Illinois
A scientist gives up being right and a spiritual awakening follows
Anonymity
September 1999
By:
Mickey H.
| Springville, Utah
Tradition Eleven: Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
Almost Beyond Hope
November 2008
By:
Jimmy Z.
| Torrington, Connecticut
Nothing was working except a sister's prayers
Traditions Twelve: Signs Of AA
December 2006
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An anonymous society, not a secret one
What Makes AA Work?. . .Or Shouldn't I Ask?
November 1997
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
(From the December 1956 Grapevine)
What Makes AA Work?
November 1990
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
From the December 1956 Grapevine
Real Men Don't Make Amends--Do They?
October 1984
By:
N. D.
| Omaha, Nebraska
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
