Sounds of Silence
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Jean C.
| Eugene, Ore.
No need to wait for the “right” time or place. There are many ways to pause for quiet
Trains, Dogs & Drums
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
A nice marriage, a beautiful new three bedroom house and a good sober life. Why was he so annoyed?
Old-timer? Nah!
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.
The Desperate Wife
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill W.
| Montreal, Quebec
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.
Where my life began
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Chad P.
| Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Young and terrified, he left his rough, drunken world and walked through a door that said “Welcome Home”
Someone's gotta do it
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Alabama
Who pays the bills? Who opens the door? Who buys the coffee? A member shares a few things she knows about how some groups work
Our troublesome friend
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
A group in Georgia struggles with how to handle a most unruly member
You're under arrest
April 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Non-approved literature? Raffles? Religious talk? Who monitors what we say and do at our AA meetings? The Traditions make it clear
Work in Progress
September 2017
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes quickly, but often slowly, an old-timer expresses gratitude as he celebrates 60 years in AA
Serial dater
June 2017
By:
Brian C.
| New York, New York
If you wanted to know how to have a three-month relationship, this was your guy
A Long Overdue Amends
April 2015
By:
Anonymous
A member learns to take care of her body so she can pass on the AA message
A Trip to the Bakery
April 2015
By:
K.F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Desperate to not drink on day one, a newcomer gets on her bicycle and takes her first suggestion
20 Golden Years
September 2014
By:
Pete J.
| Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Some men get a gold watch when they retire. He got a whole new life
Here in My Funk
September 2013
By:
Renee J.
| Stockton, California
Some days are down, but we have the tools to get back up
Sobriety Calling
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
A member shares how he feels about texting and calls during meetings
A few 24s
October 2009
By:
MORIA B.
| Pomona, N.Y.
When the voice says she no longer needs meetings, a long-timer holds onto her seat
At my age
March 2009
By:
JIM L.
| Newton, Kansas
Sober twenty-seven years, an AA hits some bumps in the road
Dr. Bob's Last Major Talk: An Excerpt
November 2003
In the summer of 1948, Dr. Bob was stricken with the malady that was to take him from us two years later. This is an excerpt from his last major talk, as transcribed from a recording made at Detroit in December 1948. - Excerpted from the June 1973 Grapevi
Within AA:
February 2000
By:
Tore H.
Two presentations from the World Service Meeting, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in October of 1998
Autonomy Is Not an Excuse
April 1998
By:
Mickey H.
| Springville, Utah
Tradition Four - Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
The View from Here: - Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
July 1996
By:
Alf S.
| St. Cloud, Minnesota
An Offer We Could Refuse