The Sanest I've Ever Been
July 2008
By:
Erin H.
| Concord, California
An alcoholic's daughter finds her own program
It Works For Me
September 2007
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
Sober sixty years, a member reflects on AA's principles
The Fugitives
May 2004
By:
Dennis W.
| Tucson, Arizona
They just kept running until they came to the end of their long, painful rope
Doctors On Call
September 2003
By:
Omar M.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
This time, the patient emergency was the doctor on call
Some Thoughts Regarding Our Relationship to Alcoholics Anonymous
April 1999
By:
Narcotics Anonymous World Service B
A Psychiatrist's Appreciation of Alcoholics Anonymous
November 1998
By:
Adele E. Streeseman, M.D.
The AA program enables the withdrawn alcoholic to trust the mental therapist, thus hastening a return to sobriety--and sanity.
Anonymity: Giver of Life
November 1990
By:
B. P.
| Contoocook, New Hampshire
Eleventh Tradition - Our public relations policy is based on the attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
Like Unraveling Yarn
July 1947
By:
Ned A.
(Second of a series of articles presenting an intimate and detailed discussion of 12th Step work from the newcomer's viewpoint).
Sky High
November 2011
By:
Eileen G.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
An alcoholic's mad search for thrills in sobriety sent her back to the bottle
A Way in the World
March 2011
By:
Bette-B B.
| Omaha, Nebraska
Listening to her Higher Power and other alcoholics led her on a wonderful 26-year journey
Web Exclusive: Dark Clouds, Silver Lining
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
A long marriage of fear, mental ward stints, and a terrible car wreck didn’t stop her from finding AA.
Under the Broadway Bridge: Part One
November 2005
By:
Hugh J.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Part Two will appear in the December 2005 issue
A Sometimes Painful Concoction
July 1988
By:
J. C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Mixing belief and unbelief in a search for a faith that works
How and Why AA Grows
August 1978
By:
R. P.
| Riverside, Connecticut
A presentation to the 28th General Service Conference of trends and developments in our ever-expanding Fellowship
Is Public Controversy Ever Justified?
January 1977
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
What should we do when outside theories conflict with AA experience?
Quote Your Way to Fame
December 1972
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
An allegory in which some fictional characters act out certain truths about our human experience
Seventh Tradition Checklist
October 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Every AA group ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
The Trouble Was, I Wasn't Ornamental
September 1965
By:
G. N. G.
| Manhattan,, New York
An AA comments on a recent sociological study of the different social and personal motives people have for drinking