This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
You are not done yet
March 2009
By:
PATRICK F.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Accepting life as it came his way was the key to a great adventure
Tradition 2: Our Way, Not My Way
February 2008
By:
Dan B.
| Rochester, New York
Giving group will a try
Self-support
July 2007
By:
Jessica C.
| Los Angeles, California
How AA's Seventh Tradition helped soothe a troubled soul
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
A Piece Of Cake
April 2006
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
To slip, or not to slip--that was the question
An Atheist Sticks Out His Neck
July 2005
By:
Kurt S.
| Port Angeles, Washington
An AA discovers you can't go forward if you stay in your shell
The Free Press Of AA
October 2003
What Do I like Best?
March 2003
By:
Joseph C.
| Port of Spain
Maybe it's freedom from fear. Or the fellowship. Or maybe it's just feeling I belong
A Judge's Thoughts On Sanity
February 2003
By:
Linda L. Chezem, J.D.
Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Sobriety at Sea
April 1999
By:
Kyle U.
| Ventura, California
Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
The Oldest Clubhouse in the World
After making the local news, this former son of a preacher found himself at a meeting in Ohio
Practice Makes Progress
December 1969
By:
R. A. S.
| Tucson, Arizona
An old-timer looks back and decides that time matter in AA--if that time is used well--because
Are You Powerless over Money?
August 1967
By:
M. U. and R. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
This couple was--and long after they sobered up they decided to do something about it
Professor Winkley Invents the Pill
July 1967
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Winkley's AA friend is supposed to be the first to try it, but he doesn't after all. . .
Self-indulgence vs. Self-destruction
March 1966
By:
Percy M. Sessions
A sociologist comments on self-love and self-condemnation in alcoholic behavior
The Reluctant Jackass
October 1964
By:
D. C.
| Miami, Florida
Life eased up for this one when he dropped his burden and picked up the message
The 110-yard Line
November 1963
By:
J. W.
| River Edge, New Jersey
What happened after a lush at a football game ran out of Old Mocus