Christmas Joy Comes Home Again
December 1971
By:
N. G.
| Alvin, Texas
But she had to give in order to receive
More than Sobriety
July 1971
AA is a road to better living, with signs to guide us and friends to help us along the way - Essence of AA
Sobriety Pays!
July 1969
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
But can you sell it like detergents and shaving cream?
Happy Because I'm Sober
February 1969
By:
L. H.
| Cleaveland, Ohio
This AA looked at the people around him who were progressing most in the program. Here's what he found. . .
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
December 1968
By:
Sludgehead Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Highlights of the Congress
AA'S Steps Lead To--spiritual Awakening
May 1967
By:
T. P., Jr.
| Hankins, New York
<emphasis type="bold">Step discussion</emphasis><lb <emphasis type="italic">Step Twelve:</emphasis> Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our af
Not Under the Rug
January 1967
By:
T. P., Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
To Tell Or Not to Tell?
September 1965
By:
F. J. T.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
What happened when a professor told his biology class about his own experience with alcohol
How a Slippee Made the Program
April 1965
By:
Phil W.
| Sioux City, Iowa
What made the difference was a sufficient period of hospitalization
AN ANSWER
February 1964
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Web Exclusive: Someone to Watch Over Me
January 2012
By:
Christina N.
| Carlsbad, California
A member considers the vulnerability of young people in the rooms
Web Exclusive: I Fell to My Knees and Simply Prayed, ‘Help’
March 2011
By:
Kim B.
At 18 months, a member expresses her new-found joy in early recovery.
Web Exclusive: Learning to Give it Away
March 2011
By:
Bob T.
| Washington
After 10 years in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous, it was a sponsor who helped this AA member learn to help others in recovery.
Web Exclusive: What It’s Like Now
March 2011
By:
Ginger
| Evansdale, Iowa
An old-timer tells why it’s important to share what she’s going through today.
The Imperfectionist
January 2011
By:
A.L.
| Troy, Montana
Surrendering to the moment brings personal victory
Young, Drunk and Broke
January 2011
By:
Jamie L.
| Oceanside, California
Sleeping in a dumpster was just the beginning of the end
I can soar!
July 2010
By:
KATHY V.
| Queens, N.Y.
An infrequent flyer seeks God's help to travel without fear
SPIRITUALITY & 'GOD-TALK'
April 2010
By:
WARD EWING
Chair of AA's General Service Board asks if AAs are welcoming enough to all beliefs
A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE
January 2010
By:
JUDE H.
| Graton, Calif.
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem
Without a Higher Power
January 2010
By:
GREG H.
| San Diego, Calif.
One Size does not fit all for this atheist in recovery
FAMILIES FIRST
November 2009
By:
Polly A.W.F
| Clearwater, Fla.
A divorced alcoholic struggles to reconnect with her children
The spark that kept me going
November 2009
By:
BOB B.
| Redding, Calif.
A vet reunites with his son after 61 years
GETTING SPIRITUAL IN SPITE OF MYSELF
April 2009
By:
Brian M.
| Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Raised Catholic, a young man develops his own brand of spirituality in AA