Rude Awakening
July 2016
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
June 2016
Thoughts on the Traditions
July 2014
By:
Roy B.
| Monroe, Louisiana
An AA wonders if we are welcoming enough to newcomers
Aero AA
July 2005
By:
Shree J.
| Grand Cayman
It's about alcoholics talking with one another--no matter what language they speak
Despair Vanquished
October 1997
By:
Chris R.
| Sunbury, Pennsylvania
At a time of deep sadness, this AA didn't have to be alone
The Bar Across the Street
He moved in figuring he would just keep drinking. His Higher Power had other plans.
Arrange That First Contact!
October 1967
By:
Reverend James P. Collins
| Elmira, New York
For the AA coming out of prison:
Digging The Steps
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Anonymous
| Mason City, Iowa
Determined to do his Seventh Step, a member grabs his boots, bundles up and gives it his all
Back in the Game
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Carl S.
| Littleton, Colorado
His bottom literally began halfway up a mountain. With the love of AA and his family, he made it to the top
A Good Thing
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lucky to be back after six years, she was determined to get the help she needed, and this was her guy
A Much Better View
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Donna G.
| San Diego, Calif.
With a little action and meditation, she can see the love, the hope, the gratitude and the trees
Still Learning
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Mickey H.
| Northridge, Calif.
Through grief, relocation, illness and a pandemic, a senior AA member uses the tools to keep going strong
Ready to Handle it
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Philip C.
| Louisville, Ky.
Though he’d made amends to his wife the best he could, one day while cleaning, he lifted a lid and found forgiveness and truth
260 Breakfasts
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Anonymous
| Lafayette, Colo.
A trip to an old boss to make things right led to a long, wonderful friendship he never expected
One night in London
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rose M.
| Jersey, Channel Islands
After 50 years, she’s curious to find the man who kept the doors open so she could find us
A Cold December Night
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Joe G.
| Athens, Ohio
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget
To remember without anger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jersey Steve
| St. Augustine, Florida
The program helped him find compassion, love and a new definition of forgiveness
Sunday school
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Judy F.
| Chemainus, British Columbia
With an open heart, a member helps her pastor understand our Fellowship a little better
Touched by beautiful souls
September 2018
By:
Errol M.
| Virginia
A member with 60 years sober recalls the night it all began
Peace on the inside
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Travis K.
| Madison, Wisconsin
As the hospital helps him with his mental illness, the AA meetings give him hope until one day he can get out
Full sprectrum
May 2017
By:
Terry Bedient, Fache
| Albany, New York
A recent chair of the General Service Board shares his thoughts about diversity