The Train That Stayed on the Tracks
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By:
Gina S.
| Davenport, Iowa
Alcoholics Anonymous keeps her moving in the right direction
Let’s Use Them Wisely
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Susan D.D.
| Plymouth, Mich.
“Nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication.” —Bill W., 1960
Unconditional Surrender
September 2016
When you lose the people you value the most, putting conditions on sobriety can only lead in one direction—back to a drink
Thought Police
July 2014
By:
Charles J.
| Mission, Texas
An AA looks at the issue of feedback and crosstalk in meetings
Sidebar
April 1959
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1948
By:
M.S.
| Vacaville, California
Congenial Family
The Clip Sheet
September 1946
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
October 1945
By:
M.Y.
| Mobile, Alabama
Foretelling "Slips
The Good Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Jim S.
| Loveland, Colorado
In nearly five decades, he’s seen a lot of changes. But one thing he knows for sure—sobriety is amazing
The Power of the Ocean
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By:
Alessandra H.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Getting sober wasn’t easy, but the profound peace she now feels was worth every struggle
Getting Sober Together
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By:
Bill F.
| Wilsall, Mont.
A few tips on long-term sobriety from someone who has been there
Making It Right
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
John O.
| Salem, South Carolina
Drinking kept him from saying goodbye to his dad. But the Steps gave him peace and helped take the pain away
Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Caroline M.
| Novato, Calif.
A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
The Kinship of Common Suffering
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By:
Michael O.
| New York, N.Y.
A moving and thoughtful meditation on one man’s Higher Power
Desert Storm
August 2016
How a woman left out in the wild to die found the willingness and forgiveness to consider a most unimaginable amend