What kind of cult is this?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sacramento, California
No way was he as bad as those people in the meetings. Surely this AA was not for him
The smell of freedom
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alaska
When it was time to admit, she spent some quiet time in a very special place under the sky
Many powers greater than me
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Judy E.
| Orland Park, Illinois
Although she’s unsure, she just keeps praying. Something seems to be working
A step too far?
March 2018
By:
M.E.
| Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
An old-timer talks about the changes in AA over the years, including one she’s not too fond of
23 precious years
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Joan O.
| Marietta, Georgia
After alcoholism takes her son, she finds comfort and acceptance in the first three Steps
16 carrot gold
October 2017
By:
Vida J.
| Chandler, Ariz.
A day to celebrate, a member to comfort ... listening to her inner voice was a piece of cake
Hope
April 2017
During the course of her drinking career, she thought she was “not your typical alcoholic,” but one last relapse finally breaks through her denial
God On Every Page
October 2016
By:
Alex M.,
| Louisville, Ky.
When he opened the Big Book for the first time, he thought ... How will I ever fit in?
Lucky Pennies
September 2015
A old-timer recovering from surgery learns it might just be his time to get paid back
A Planted Seed
May 2015
By:
Ross D.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Fifty years ago, a member in Kansas delivered a message to a nursing class that later saved a life
A Reciprocal Dynamic
April 2015
By:
Anonymous
| Los Angeles, California
When we practice Tradition Four while remembering Step Three, everybody wins
The Practice of a Grateful Heart
October 2014
By:
Denis F.
| Colchester, Connecticut
An AA with over 36 years in the program shares his experience in cultivating gratitude
Simple gifts
December 2013
By:
Colleen P.
| Kerrville, Texas
How a family trip to buy holiday presents opened her heart to forgiveness
Aunt Vida
September 2013
By:
Dani A.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A beloved relative becomes her hero—for the second time
School Spirit
February 2013
By:
Deanna S.
| Atlanta, Georgia
Her search for faith took a happy turn on the San Diego freeway
Freedom in Day-tight Compartments
August 1970
By:
M. E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
The 24-hour plan doesn't shut you in; rather, it shuts out that which is wasteful and destructive
House Afire
June 1966
By:
T. P., Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Discussion<lbStep One:<lbWe admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable
My "Do-it-yourself" Sobriety
September 1962
By:
J. W. B.
| Richmond, Virginia
This member tried two methods