Holding my breath
March 2018
By:
Elizabeth J.
| Shrewsbury,, New Jersey
The scene she witnessed at the checkout line was hard to swallow, but it made her grateful she was sober and free
AA Encounters of the Universal Kind
March 2005
By:
Murray M.
| Ironwood, Michigan
Four meetings, one heart
Only a Gimmick!
October 1964
By:
M. T.
| Miami
How a red poker chip helped this AA make a first anniversary
A Grateful Heart
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Midlothian, Va.
Nearly 30 years later, a grateful alcoholic reflects on the experience of getting sober young
My Friend Danny
November 2014
By:
Michael B.
| Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
A winner in AA might not always look like what we expect
The Idea of Co-sponsorship
October 1962
By:
W. L. G.
| New Rochelle, New York
Are some things so intimate we can't discuss them with our regular sponsor?
Web Exclusive: Let's Work Together
March 2011
By:
Dave B.
| Guelph, Ontario
An AA member suggests some helpful guidelines to keep in mind while doing service.
The best things in life Aren’t things
Magazine Issue
March 2020
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Topics
Emotional Sobriety
Gratitude
Homegroup/Meetings
Personal Stories
Relapse
Planting Seeds
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, Calif.
After years of hard work, a committee in Northern California starts a successful prison sponsorship program
Look at the record
August 1966
By:
W. B.
| Pennsylvania
An article for newcomers by a newcomer, with insights into the difficulties of ego-deflation
Knute and Me
April 2000
By:
Leila M.
| San Diego, California
Memories of a healed marriage and early AA from the wife of an AA member. Leila M. is now ninety years old.
Report On The 53rd General Service Conference
September 2003
LONERS
September 1954
By:
Ann M.
A REPORT ON AA ABROAD AS PRESENTED AT THE 4th GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE IN APRIL, 1954
A Work of Art!
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Pat S.
| Stanton, California
A 47-year-old debt over lost artwork became an unexpected gift just in the nick of time
A Textbook Case
October 2003
By:
Evie G.
| Topeka, Kansas
When the alcoholic was ready, the teachers appeared
Tradition Nine
January 1953
By:
Bill W.
The ninth of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions <lb<emphasis type="italic">"AA, AS SUCH, OUGHT NEVER BE ORGANIZED; BUT WE MAY CREATE SERVICE BOARDS OR COMMITTEES DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO THOSE THEY SERVE."</emphasis>
Ham on Wry
May 1996
My Ears Are Free
September 2015