Back in the Groove
January 2013
A man at a mountain retreat helps a songwriter change his tune—just in time
Moment in the Mirror
January 2012
By:
John E.
| Seattle, Washington
Sweating and shaking in front of the bathroom cabinet, he looked at himself finally surrendered
Sign Language
December 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Public information begins at home for this alcoholic
The Year I Needed Santa
December 2011
By:
P.S.
| Phoenix, Arizona
An unexpected encounter in a neighbor's yard helps a woman get her gratitude game back
Web Exclusive: Finding God in AA
November 2011
By:
Stacy G.
| Evanston, Illinois
She came into AA as an atheist. Or so she thought.
Web Exclusive: Pass It Down
March 2011
By:
Bob M.
| South Euclid, Ohio
An AA shares how he learned about district service from good service sponsors.
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
ON THE SHORES OF THE AEGEAN
May 2009
By:
RODNEY N.
| Mountain Home, Idaho
A beacon of hope is lit in Turkey
This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home
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
Second Chance
March 1969
By:
Leo
An AA just can't share the benefits of the program without increasing his own
How It Goes with AA in Calcutta
November 1967
By:
Reginald Maher
A nonalcoholic newspaperman reports on his firsthand experience of the Fellowship
That Was the Life That Was
December 1966
By:
T. M.
| Kew Gardens, New York
He couldn't find the $27,000 he won at the track but the search led to AA
One Day Twenty-six Years Ago. . .
October 1966
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
THE OLD 24TH STREET CLUBHOUSE
Some Advice I Don't Take
March 1966
By:
Anonymous
A cool appraisal of a few old AA saws by a gal member who stays sober anyway
The Parole Violator
September 1963
By:
S. S.
| Colorado
The story of a man with great courage--and hope
Each One Teach One
December 1961
By:
L. M.
| Washington, D. C.
In gratitude for her sobriety she is helping to bring literacy to millions
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
Sobriety 1-2-3
April 1960
One of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.