The Monk, The Banker, and The Pharisee
May 1952
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
some thoughts on humility
The Maritimes
May 1951
Eastward to Price Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Islands of great harbors...and harbor now for fifty-one AA groups. AA jutting out into the storms of the sea...
Alcoholism--A Challenge to the Medical Profession
April 1949
By:
MILTON G. POTTER, M.D
| Buffalo, New York
LIFE IS FULLER
August 1947
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
July 1945
Jack Alexander Of Saturday Evening Post Fame Thought A.A.s Were Pulling His Leg
May 1945
By:
Jack Alexander
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bill Cunningham, Top-flight Columnist, Likes Being an A.A. "Side-line Rooter
January 1945
By:
Bill Cunningham
| Boston, Massachusetts
Romancing The Holiday Drink
December 2007
By:
Valerie C.
| Oviedo, Florida
Among the beautiful people
Always With Me
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
John L.
| Washington, D.C.
A member recalls getting sober in D.C. in the 1970s and how he got there with God’s grace
Trudging in Korea
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
James M.
| Hanover, Maryland
Going to any lengths sometimes means waiting. And this time it was his turn to wait. Boy, did that pay off
An Easier, Softer Way
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By:
Kevin P.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Walking into his first AA meeting turned out to be a lot easier than a lifetime of drinking
Be Sure To Pack AA
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By:
Kurt S.
On one vacation trip, his suitcase didn’t contain quite enough AA
Shackled By This Disease
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By:
Justin C.
| Winnabow, N.C.
In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps
Only A Symptom
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By:
Gregory S.
| Windsor, Calif.
“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear
Getting connected
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Paula D.
| Peconic, N.Y.
Helping members plug in remotely during COVID-19 gave her valuable lessons she’ll never forget
Lost in Jackson Heights
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Shimmy Y.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A smart New York City kid discovers alcohol and loses all the things he loves most
Now Is My Time
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By:
Chandler L.
| Altus, Okla.
Sobriety was a long time coming—but now he wants to give back
Keeping busy
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
V.T.
| Vista, Calif.
As Twelfth Step calls got more difficult during COVID-19, she just kept thinking outside the box. It was a perfect recipe to cure isolation
The Persistence of Delusion
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By:
Tom F.
| Fort Bragg, Calif.
He was certain he could control his drinking through willpower alone. Fifty years passed before he got sober….
Icing on the Cake
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By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, AZ
She has spent her sobriety working tirelessly to bring the word of AA inside prisons. Then, one day, she received an unexpected gift
Keys, Title & a Hug
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John M.
| Burlington, Vt.
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up
Time to Pray
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jonathan H.
| Nashville, Tenn.
How a powerless moment in a forest one day helped define his instinct for prayer
Somebody Might See Me
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By:
Bob K.
| San Diego, Calif.
A newcomer’s story reminds this old-timer of his fear that someone might “catch” him at an AA meeting