This One Chance to Live
January 1979
By:
K. S.
| Atlanta, Georgia
A returned card brings memories of a man who could neither trust nor share
Too Young?
June 1976
By:
E.S.
| Manhattan, New York
AA can work for anyone who has an open mind and a desire to stop drinking
My Name Is..." Rex
April 1962
By:
R. C.
| Inglewood
I tried to determine whom I hated most--God or people
Friendly Yet Different
June 1990
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
Sixth Tradition - 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.
Fitting In
She realized that she wasn't that different from everyone else and that she was at home in any AA meeting
Life on Life’s Terms
Web Exclusives
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By:
Sherry H.
| Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Life is both beautiful and fragile, she discovers. So is recovery
Saying yes
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kenneth K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A sponsee he’ll never forget taught him something he’ll always remember
Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
Applying Spiritual Concepts
June 1977
By:
J. C.
| Dallas, Texas
He began a new life of service to others and in doing so, saved himself
Picture Perfect
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Kathleen L.
| Concord, California
A mysterious trip to the DMV drove her right into the hands of AA
Effects Produced By Alcoholics Anonymous
August 2018
By:
Julie B.
| Georgia & Alaska
The month of June is momentous for her, containing love and loss—and finally rebirth within the fellowship of AA
Anonymity
October 1979
By:
R. A.
| Kansas City, Montana
Anonymity at the general public level...our chief protection against ourselves
Living With Fear. . .And Without
February 1979
By:
S. M.
| Lake Worth, Florida
It was just as dangerous when it came disguised as anger or mere embarrassment
Better In Another Way
September 1975
By:
S. M.
| Lawrence, Massachusetts
The changes didn't come where she thought they would
Badge of Honor
November 1963
By:
M. C.
| Austin, Texas
I carried it proudly every night on the bus, hoping someone would ask
The Blessing of an Open Mind
August 1962
By:
B. K.
| Traverse City, Michigan
Accepting the fact that we are powerless often calls for some doing--first we learn to listen and then we listen to learn