Out of the Nest
March 2014
By:
A.W.
| Oregon City, Oregon
At 24 she was finally sober, but it took that extra shove to make her program soar
Story Archive: A Bunch of Phonies
April 2011
By:
R. R.
| Chicago Ridge, Illinois
He found hope and learned willingness
The Great Expanse
April 2004
By:
R. W.
| Bishop, California
It's the long stretch of freedom on the other side of fear
A Bunch of Phonies
March 1978
By:
R. R.
| Chicago Ridge, Illinois
He found hope and learned willingness from
All This Reading at AA Meetings--isn't It a Bad Trend?
July 1968
By:
Phill P.
| Stanton, California
More and more groups read more and more things at the start of meetings. Why use precious <emphasis type="underline">talking</i> time this way?
I Was Too Young
April 1962
By:
E. M. V.
| Manhattan, New York
fully to grasp the Program. Then, after 13 years of sobriety, there came a 12th Step call
Through the Looking Glass
August 1957
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Portions of a talk made last April at the Chicago Annual Meeting of the National Council on Alcoholism. The author, John P. L., recently joined the General Service Board of AA as an alcoholic Trustee.
A Deep Breath
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Stefania R.
| Pingree Grove, Illinois
Gratitude is a condition of the soul, she says, and the act of writing it down gives her peace
We Are All Welcome
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By:
Natalie V.
| Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
A former drinking friend turns into a guiding sponsor
Be Careful What We Say
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Sonny F.
| Mandaree, N.D.
A Native American member encourages us to watch our words when we speak to those who might need us
Wait! he’s your sponsor?
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Jerry R.
| Staten Island, N.Y.
I was told rather forcefully by my sponsor that I should celebrate for the newcomer—not myself. I finally agreed to go.
LOST IN TRANSLATION
July 2008
By:
Andy L.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A once desperate student celebrates his rich new life
Restored to Reality
October 2004
By:
Simon H.
| New York
When drinking, his life was a nightmare. When he got sober, it was real.
Lo-hoc-la
January 1969
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
The science-fiction editor rejected the story--it was too absurd--and then went out for a liquid lunch
The 12 Steps Revisited
March 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. --First in a series of searching articles
AA News - Virtual Regional AA Forums!
August 2021
| Seniors in AA