A Faith That Works
December 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An oldtimer with over 60 years of sobriety shares his experience
East to Joshua Tree
May 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Web Exclusive: I Fell to My Knees and Simply Prayed, ‘Help’
March 2011
By:
Kim B.
At 18 months, a member expresses her new-found joy in early recovery.
MY DAUGHTER THE ALCOHOLIC
August 2010
By:
DAN H.
| Arlington Heights, Ill.
A young woman hits bottom and leads her father to recognize his own alcoholism
FAMILIES FIRST
November 2009
By:
Polly A.W.F
| Clearwater, Fla.
A divorced alcoholic struggles to reconnect with her children
Second chance at life
October 2009
By:
SUSAN B.
| Alexandria, Va.
Sober, she remembers the insanity of her past as she moves forward
Road to Belief
June 2008
By:
Carl R.
| Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
A simple prayer of thanks paves the way to peace
Is This AA?
January 2008
By:
M.P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
An AA member questions dress codes for speakers
Traditions Twelve: Signs Of AA
December 2006
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An anonymous society, not a secret one
God Didn't Follow Orders
July 1984
By:
V. P.
| Toledo, Ohio
Why a complacent old-timer got back to basics
One Giant Step
April 1983
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
Doing What We Do Best
February 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 6 - An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose
A New Day Bright With Hope
June 1981
By:
J. W.
| Huntsville, Alabama
And now you're the greatest mom in the world again
Changing Attitudes
April 1980
By:
W. S.
| Toledo, Ohio
In their search for spiritual awareness, AAs take many routes. Six of them share the rewards of their travels with us
Make It a Happy Day
April 1979
By:
J. R.
| Bucktown, New Jersey
He doesn't let twenty-four hours go by without trying to
Those Stupid Slogans!
November 1978
By:
R. D.
They may never win the annual Pulitzer Prize for literature, but every year our slogans help thousands of AAs to win sobriety - From the July 1969 Grapevine