A Long Way From Home
September 1994
By:
D.M.
| Moratuwa
This AA traveled to Sri Lanka on a spiritual journey and found the Fellowship there, too.
Generalizations Can Be Dangerous
September 1984
By:
N. D.
| New Providence, New Jersey
AA is about alcohol and sobriety. Yet when prescribed or over-the-counter medications might lead directly to a drink; they become a serious issue for many AAs. What to do when the need to take, or refuse, medication arises? How to help others? On these pages, two members do all that any AA can do: share their own experiences with facing those questions and staying sober.
Don't Tell Us What to Do!
June 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 9 - AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve
A New Group of One
October 1977
By:
D. P.
| Bristol, Virginia
We usually say it takes a minimum of two to start a group, but for a long while Jim belonged to
Responsible Sponsorship
January 1973
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
As AA grows, let's not lose that joyous one-to-one relationship
How It Goes with AA in Calcutta
November 1967
By:
Reginald Maher
A nonalcoholic newspaperman reports on his firsthand experience of the Fellowship
How to Act at a Party
June 1960
Not even your glassy-eyed hostess cares when you tell her that you and Gin Barleycorn aren't on speaking terms
What We Were Like
May 1995
By:
Ron R.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
Rowland H. - A vital link in the chain leading up to the formulation of Alcoholics Anonymous
Stone by Stone
January 2016
Drinking weakened his home’s foundation but sobriety made it tall and strong
A Treasure To Be Shared
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Cynthia F.
| Rancho Murieta, California
For 28 years, sharing her experience with another alcoholic never stops reminding her how blessed she is
Time to Redecorate
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
H.B.
| Durham, N.C.
That picture needed to come down, but what could she do? Why, bring it to the group for a vote, of course!
A Redirected Life
August 2015
By:
Emmitt P.
| McDonough, Ga.
Unable to work because of an alcohol-related illness when he came to AA, sobriety enabled him to build a new career
A Star Is Reborn
July 2013
By:
Terry P.
| Tucson, Arizona
She gave up the stage for booze; then AA turned the lights back on
Spiritual Experiences
August 2012
By:
Bill W.
Our co-founder explains why we should question no one's transformation
Life Without The Fall
October 2006
By:
Karen K.
| Soldiers Grove, Louisiana
She changed her thinking and changed her life
The Courage to Come Back
July 2000
By:
Randy K.
| Dallas, Texas
This AA found himself at Dr. Bob's doorstep.