A Pioneer in Paris
November 2017
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By:
Manuel of ParisBarcelona
| Barcelona
Now in his 90s, an old-timer in Europe recalls the early days of AA in France
About to blow
July 2017
By:
Becky G.
| Greater Levittown, Pennsylvania
A newcomer learns to keep the lid on and share to release her crazy thoughts
Here I Am
July 2017
By:
Ann W.
| Lusby, Md.
Broken, lost and scared, she found herself in the back of a police car—which, strangely, was the answer to her prayers
Free ride
January 2017
By:
Chris P.
| Reston, Virginia
What seemed like a simple good deed became a powerful reminder to keep giving back
When earth meets sky
January 2017
By:
Bob W.
| Cleveland, Ohio
Lonely, rattled and wanting a drink, a hiker gets a welcome surprise at 9,000 feet
Lending An Ear
December 2016
The reason he’s got 30 years of sobriety is became he listens as if his life depends on it. And it does
Pause button
October 2016
It was a vacation in paradise. So why was she getting into people’s faces at every turn? Step Ten to the rescue
12 steps to gate 7
August 2016
A newcomer learns it’s never too early to reach out and help a fellow frequent flyer
Hope is the Thing With Feathers
July 2016
Newly sober and feeling like she couldn’t go on anymore, she found an isolated cabin, a beautiful lake, and a gift of hope from the sky
Grey Gardens
March 2016
A bout of loneliness on a cold, rainy day is met with hot coffee, action and a little laughter
Stronger & Brighter
November 2015
Meditation and prayer has kept him connected and become an essential light in his life
Mary On the Go
August 2015
She used to hate traveling, but now that she's two years sober, she's hitting the road
Any Lengths in Ghana
July 2015
A member gets a firsthand look at the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous in a city in Africa
Rallying Cry
October 2014
By:
Steve A.
| San José, California
For more than 41 years, a California teacher has found the slogans to be some of his most powerful allies
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings?
January 1998
By:
Karen L.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
This AA has taken an alternate approach
What's the Point?
May 1992
By:
Mike A.
| Red Bank, New Jersey
Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
