Why I need the 24-hour plan
January 1968
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
A member devoted to day-at-a-time living inventories the idea--and stays convinced
The Will and the Way
February 1967
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
<i>The good or ill of man lies within his own will</i>."--Epictetus
Horror into Happiness
December 1965
By:
F. T.
| Manhattan, New York
AGE: 40 plus<lbSEX: Male<lbDIAGNOSIS: Alcoholic<lbPROGNOSIS: Return to effective life through AA
What Does "Surrender" Mean?
April 1963
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, M.D.
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out "the road beyond the miracle
Sponsoring the Ala-tot
December 1962
By:
M.D.B.
| Michigan
A new pop tells how sponsoring his firstborn is like a 12th Step Case
How to Drink With Impunity (Or Anyone Else)
February 1961
By:
J. B. P.
| Irvington, New York
2. THE CENTRIFUGAL DRUNK - The second in a series of satiric instructions on etiquette for the still active alcoholic
I Walked Alone
September 1952
By:
H. N. M.
| Sedalia, Missouri
A wife finds hope and comfort in experience shared
Tradition Two
May 1952
By:
BILL W.
The second of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions. . . <lbFor our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as he may express himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants--they do not go
Case History of Someone You Know
March 1951
The Unbeliever
September 1996
<emphasis type="italic">One of the original twenty-nine stories printed in the First Edition of the Big Book,</emphasis> Alcoholics Anonymous, <emphasis type="italic">published in 1935, this story was taken out when the Second Edition was published in 195
Cursing At God
February 2018
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By:
Becky G.
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania
With her husband dying, she expressed her pain and found a way to greater faith
Learning to trust
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Rhoni M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
Whether piloting a plane or adjusting the way she sponsors, she lets her Higher Power lead the way
Color my world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Wendy D.
| Oakland, California
How cobalt blue and fire engine red helped brighten her way through early sobriety
Maybe I Can Help You?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Annie E.
| Cleveland, Ohio
What to say when a newcomer asks for your advice? One woman discovers that sobriety has given her the ability to find just the right healing words
OK for this day
November 2017
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By:
Kate K.
| Lakewood, Washington
She got sober just in time to face a breakup and a new baby—and her sponsor’s words held true
Flying High
December 2016
Used to the skies, a pilot finds his particular low in a bottom that brings him into the rooms of AA
The Real Miracle
November 2016
For this recovering alcoholic Down Under, AA spells gratitude—to her home group, her Higher Power, her sponsor, and to all the people who have made the miracle of sobriety happen for her.
Ceased Fighting
October 2016
She connected to the power in the rooms, and with her sponsor’s help, she learned to take off the gloves
It Takes a Village
May 2016
Warm Shares Warm Hearts
December 2015
Two men do what we do when an AA meeting gets canceled on a snowy Christmas Eve
25 Years of Love
July 2015
By:
C.S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A member from Texas reminisces about two and a half decades of sober stadiums
Where the Trees Once Grew
June 2015
By:
Vikki R.
| Yuba City, California
Though the peaches gave way to concrete and steel, it remained a place to plant beautiful seeds
The No. 1 Disappearing Book
May 2015
By:
Sam H.
| Burlington, North Carolina
Distributing AA literature is part of his service. If only he could keep enough books on the shelf
Perfect timing
May 2015
By:
Bob D.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
An old-timer learns about God’s care through AA and the creatures in his garden