Reconciliations
May 2012
By:
Mike B.
Sobriety helped to heal the fractured relationships with his family
The Perfect weekend
October 2010
By:
MEL B.
| Toledo, Ohio
After 60 years in AA, an old-timer reflects back to the first convention
Laughing in the face of death
September 2009
By:
BELLE M.
| Ocean Springs, Miss.
A 70-year-old accepts her health problems as part of the plan
A gypsy life
July 2009
By:
A. PAULINE B.
| Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Forced to her first meeting in restraints, a good-time gal gets the message
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
A By-product of Right Thinking
February 1980
By:
B. M.
| Goleta, California
This AA found that happiness does not mean feeling high
Come with Me on My Rounds. . .
February 1971
By:
R. L.
| Pasadena, California
A hard night's duty in a hospital that cares for suffering alcoholics brings deeper understanding and respect
Twelve Steps to Slimness
May 1966
By:
Anonymous
| Jupiter, Florida
What does an alcoholic do when he finds himself sober--and very fat?
Too Young to Be Alcoholic?
December 1962
By:
I.C.
| La Jolla, California
Not so," says this 21-year-old sober two years, and adds: "That might be a dangerous remark.
A Plea to the "Hard-case" Aristocracy
March 1961
By:
P. W.
| Jackson Heights, New York
Some of us let pride sneak in the back door--pride at how much we suffered. . .and suffered. . .and suffered
Across the Editor's Desk
February 1961
A Gesture of Love
September 1959
By:
Anon.
| Elmira, New York
THE newcomer to AA often is pleasantly surprised to discover that some old buddies are already there, ready to welcome him. Imagine, then, the unexpected pleasure experienced by a new upstate New York AA when he received the following letter from his daug
Hope Is Born for the Hopeless Behind Doors of State Hospital
June 1947
By:
M.M.
| Forest Hills, New York