Second Time Around
December 1969
By:
T. F.
| Quan-Loi
From Vietnam come some reflections on that other fellow he once was
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
December 1969
By:
Joseph A. St. Amant
| San Jose, California
How an Alcohol Information Center Operates
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
August 1969
By:
Associated Press
Post Office Alcoholics Receive Aid
Growing Pains
July 1969
By:
P. A. K.
| Amarillo, Texas
From "high" living in Thailand to a down-to-earth search for understanding back home, this youngster found maturity in AA
My Dream
November 1968
By:
Rev. G. P.
| Kansas City, Missouri
Can We share <emphasis type="underline">All</emphasis> We Have?
On Making Your Group Smaller and Smaller. . .
January 1966
By:
M. S.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
7 STEPS BACKWARD THAT <emphasis type="italic">(just may happen to)</emphasis> DESCRIBE SOME REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS
Ah, Sweet Order!
November 1965
By:
H. W.
| Philadelphia,, Pennsylvania
In praise of a modest accomplishment with a significance both commonplace and cosmic
The Washingtonians:
October 1962
How some basic AA ideas were tried out nearly a century and a quarter ago. . .
P.S. From the Editor
April 1962
Los Angeles
January 1952
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE "BIG BOOK" AND OPEN MINDED AS A BARN DOOR--THAT'S L.A.'s AA
It's Worth the Work
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Doug M.
| Long Island, New York
Through years of sober experience, good and bad, he learned about love, faith and sharing the fun
Making It Right
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
John O.
| Salem, South Carolina
Drinking kept him from saying goodbye to his dad. But the Steps gave him peace and helped take the pain away
Party Guy
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Many nights after the bar had closed, he’d still be downing whiskey shots. Oh yeah...the wife and kids
Close Call at the Wedding
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life
The Men’s table
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Aim C.
| Pa.
What’s it like to transition after being sober for years in a home group? One member lovingly shares his journey
No defense
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Dolly A.
| Old Orchard Beach, Maine
As her meetings slipped away, the wine started looking good. Then one day she reached for the glass
One Breeze at a time
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Peter F.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Quarantined in a plywood prison “fishbowl,” he made the decision to spread his wings and be free
Clear signal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Ed
| Lexena, Kan.
When times get hard and we’re hit by a storm, we can always make an adjustment to improve the connection
Rescue Mission
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Michael K.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
A sober book lover opens a new chapter of helping others as he hunts for lost treasures that give him joy
Sober at ground zero
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
T.Y.
| Olathe, Kan.
A courageous sober doctor fights the good fight in the COVID-19 wards of a hospital near Wuhan
Welcome to the big top
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Lawyers, pilots, young people and more—step right up! Tradition Four is in center ring
Why we give
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Brian C.
| New York, NY
A former Intergroup treasurer shares how AA changed the way he thinks about money and giving back
At Home in Bangalore
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Baxter J.
| Gainesville, Texas
Far away in India for work, this Texan discovers a powerful new meaning of language of the heart
Isolation? Are You Kidding?
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Ruth H.
| Slinger, Wis
Who said change is easy? Staying sober and sane through a health crisis requires all the Steps she’s got