Are We Letting Others Do Our Work?
December 1978
By:
H. R.
| Miami, Florida
A question raised at the 1978 General Service Conference is a vital one for all of us
A Gripe: How Many Do We Drive Away?
February 1965
By:
K. F.
| Port Jervis, New York
Another in the Grapevine Sponsorship Series--This one decries a few fond shibboleths
Short Takes
May 1952
A Wonderful, Strange Twist
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Skip O.
| Anderson, Indiana
A firefighter shares his remarkable journey involving a sponsee, a DNA test and many family secrets
Lost in the Outer Banks
May 2015
By:
Elise F.
| South Lake Tahoe, California
A married couple crossed the country to follow a dream—but the bottle led the way.
Under the Banyan Tree
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
His journey to forgive his mother ended one sunny day as he sipped on pineapple juice
Short Snorts
July 1960
A Horse Named Zachary
February 2004
By:
Amy G.
| West Hartford, Connecticut
He was nonjudgmental and deeply sympathetic
People
March 1971
. . . many streams of influence and many people, some of them nonalcoholics, had helped, by the Grace of God, to achieve AA's purpose." Bill in <emphasis type="italic">AA Comes of Age</emphasis>
The Worst Enemy
December 1976
By:
Teet C.
| North Hollywood, California
It's our own choice whether to be proud and happy or degraded and miserable
Who Was That Masked Man?
November 1994
By:
C. S.
| New York, New York
Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
Who Was That Masked Man?
May 1983
By:
C. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Anonymity and other strange practices made for zest and humor in early media reporting on AA--but the message got across
Opting for Gratitude
June 1991
By:
Connie T.
| Everett, Washington
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, six more AAs share their thoughts on this topic, so vital to AA's future.