A Piece Of Cake
April 2006
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
To slip, or not to slip--that was the question
An Atheist Sticks Out His Neck
July 2005
By:
Kurt S.
| Port Angeles, Washington
An AA discovers you can't go forward if you stay in your shell
The Free Press Of AA
October 2003
What Do I like Best?
March 2003
By:
Joseph C.
| Port of Spain
Maybe it's freedom from fear. Or the fellowship. Or maybe it's just feeling I belong
A Judge's Thoughts On Sanity
February 2003
By:
Linda L. Chezem, J.D.
Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Sobriety at Sea
April 1999
By:
Kyle U.
| Ventura, California
Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Some Never Make It
April 1996
By:
L.S.
| Bowie, Maryland
A child lives with the pain of a father who couldn't stop drinking
Around AA
August 1995
By:
Gerry F.
| Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Substantial Unanimity in the Conference Process - a presentation made to the 45th Conference by the Western Canada regional trustee
Inside Out
June 1995
By:
Fred H.
| St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
The Oldest Clubhouse in the World
After making the local news, this former son of a preacher found himself at a meeting in Ohio
Practice Makes Progress
December 1969
By:
R. A. S.
| Tucson, Arizona
An old-timer looks back and decides that time matter in AA--if that time is used well--because
Are You Powerless over Money?
August 1967
By:
M. U. and R. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
This couple was--and long after they sobered up they decided to do something about it
Professor Winkley Invents the Pill
July 1967
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Winkley's AA friend is supposed to be the first to try it, but he doesn't after all. . .
Self-indulgence vs. Self-destruction
March 1966
By:
Percy M. Sessions
A sociologist comments on self-love and self-condemnation in alcoholic behavior
The Reluctant Jackass
October 1964
By:
D. C.
| Miami, Florida
Life eased up for this one when he dropped his burden and picked up the message
The 110-yard Line
November 1963
By:
J. W.
| River Edge, New Jersey
What happened after a lush at a football game ran out of Old Mocus
The Parole Violator
September 1963
By:
S. S.
| Colorado
The story of a man with great courage--and hope
Formula for an AA Meeting in Southern California
September 1961
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
Some warm and friendly AA customs have spread from the Golden State
The Periodical Souse, the Never-again Feeling and the Ride on the Sprinkling Cart
August 1961
George Ade, one of America's great humorists, wrote this Fable in Slang sixty years ago, but the subject is as timeless as man and alcohol. You will undoubtedly recognize . . .
Omar Hits Bottom
July 1961
By:
R. Z.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
A loaf of bread, A jug of wine--And WOW!
People Are like People
January 1961
By:
Anon.
| New York City
We continue to take a personal inventory because all we can really change is OURSELVES