The Committee Committee
May 1972
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
A chance to take care of all the things the other committees overlook
1953--THE YEAR AHEAD
January 1953
A Grapevine Milestone Report <lba year of advances inside and outside AA
A Vital And Living History
December 2006
Ironies of Grace
December 1997
By:
Beverly A.
| Zagreb
Step 12 - PART 2. . .we tried to carry this message to alcoholics. . .
The Power of Our Common Bond
June 1995
Reprinted from the Fall/Winter 1994 "About AA" newsletter, published by AA's General Service Office
Fourth Tradition Checklist
April 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
The Pink Cloud and After
September 1955
By:
Harry M. TIEBOUT, M.D.
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out "the road beyond the miracle
Something to offer
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jack J.
| St. Louis
After warming up to the love of his group, a newcomer learns how good it feels to return the favor
Return to Jail
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Yvette T.
| Columbus, Ohio
Sober now, she speaks at the prison she was once locked up in—and finds it to be a transformative experience
Lots of opinions
October 2018
By:
D.T.
| Yakima, Washington
A member with strong views shares what she’s learned about tolerance, compassion and Tradition Ten
Break time
August 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Merrimack, New Hampshire
When you’re at a service meeting and about to tear your hair out, remember—don’t take yourself too seriously
Good to the last drop
August 2018
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
There’s no better air freshener at a morning meeting than the good, old-fashioned smell of coffee
Denial Got Me There
May 2018
By:
Peter G.
| San Antonio, Texas
It was a dark and stormy night…and he didn’t feel like going to a meeting. But somehow, his Higher Power led him to one
Personal Growth Through Telephone Answering
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Gary C.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sometimes that telephone weighs 300 pounds. But sometimes it is light as a feather...
A priceless cut
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol P.
| San Francisco, California
You never know when you might save a life between a shampoo and a blow-dry
Jump start
April 2017
By:
Corey F.
| Soledad, California
The information he got in treatment about the program started this young man’s AA engine and put his sobriety in high gear
Preacher in my truck
March 2017
By:
Frank L.
| Santee, California
Desperate for a drink, a newcomer reaches out to a stranger who ends up saving the day
Step work
February 2017
By:
Brian W.
| Hartsel, Colorado
A sponsee learns it’s not about winning, it’s about appreciating the road he’s on
Tom
February 2017
A message of gratitude to the selfless friend who made sure he got to treatment and started him on his way to a quarter-century of sobriety.
There Really Are No Coincidences
October 2016
By:
Mike B.
| Prescott, Ariz.
Stuck with his busted motorcycle by the side of the road, he says a prayer—and the “coincidences” come fast and furious
