While I Was in Prison
April 2012
By:
C.T.
| North Carolina
Literature and letters helped this prisoner find AA and start a sober life
Safe in the Storm
April 2012
By:
Ed C.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
How the Fourth Tradition helps us find our way
Poison Arrow
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
A young woman describes her toxic nine-year love affair with booze
Web Exclusive: Look at Your Toes
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
His sponsor had a quick way of reminding him where he was in that moment
Surgery in Sobriety
January 2012
By:
Anna W.
| Oregon City, Oregon
An AA member uses the Twelve Steps to help her with surgery and recovery
The Beautiful Smell of Rain
November 2011
By:
Mike K.
| Dana Point, California
An impending storm at sea reminds a member why he's so lucky
Angel in the Liquor Store
October 2011
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D.s don't matter if you can't get enough box wine
A LETTER FROM MY UNCLE
August 2010
By:
JENNA H.
| Austin, Texas
A beloved relative carries the AA message to a young alcoholic
IT WAS ALL NEW TO ME
February 2010
By:
KANSAS C.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Involvement in the California young people's committees gives a former loner direction
Court-Ordered AA
October 2008
By:
Tim S.
| Indian Harbor Beach, Florida
A member expresses doubts about mandated meetings
The AA Mitten
July 2008
By:
Harry U.
| Cornville, Arizona
A fable about finding a shelter from the storm
Sober Necessities
January 2008
By:
Jeff M.
| El Paso, Texas
"Don't drink, and go to meetings.” Is that really enough?
Self-diagnosis: Drunk
October 2007
By:
Nicki J.
| Los Angeles, California
An experiment in controlled drinking
I Don't Want Any of That AA Stuff
February 1979
By:
S. A.
| Rockford, Illinois
Strictly for skid row, he thought--until he found what AAs are really like
Honest Perspective
June 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition Twelve reminds us that our principles come first. They reflect eternal spiritual values
What Ever Happened?
September 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Is our sophisticated search for "something else" leading us away from basic AA principles?
Helping Others to Recover
March 1976
By:
R. C. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
We have a responsibility to carry the message, whether to the newcomer or to the old-timer
Compassion
September 1975
By:
L. H.
| Gates Mills, Ohio
Love really can conquer all, if we will only let it
When Other People Came Alive
April 1974
By:
W. B.
| Monterey, California
After years of failure, he awakened suddenly to an awareness of fellowship
AA must change
March 1974
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
The growth of agencies working in the field of alcoholism presents new challenges to AAs. Here are three articles discussing the problems and the opportunities we face
Self-forgiveness
December 1973
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Look back and see how far you've come. You may be better than you think you are
Listen, Sponsor. . .
July 1973
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
This sponsor had to learn from his newcomer
The Treatment Center 'Graduate'
February 1973
By:
W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
He comes to AA sober, looking for a new way of life