Quote December 6, 2012
“By 1937, some of us realized that AA needed a standard literature. There would have to be a book ... Well, we did quarrel violently over the preparation and distribution of that book. In fact, it took five years for the clamor to die down. Should any AAs dream that the old-timers who put the book together went about in serene meditation and white robes, then they had best forget it.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., November 1951 From: “Services Make AA Tick” The Language of the Heart
Keeping my place
August 2017
By:
Michael C.
| Mason, Michigan
Thanks to his Big Book, a father in Michigan built a history in sobriety—sometimes with crayons
Back from the Brink
December 2013
Diagnosed with cirrhosis, he finally faced the truth about his drinking
The Only Faith You Need
February 2004
By:
Michael B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
An agnostic's adventure with the God thing
He Lived Only to Drink
December 2001
I had been preached to, analyzed, cursed, and counseled, but no one had ever said, 'I identify with what's going on with you. It happened to me and this is what I did about it.'
We Could Blow the Whole Thing
January 1979
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
What if suddenly there was no AA? If, in some nightmare future, AA groups forgot all about the Twelve Traditions. . .
Sober Voices
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
When asked if he heard voices in his head, he had to pause
Fired up!
September 2010
By:
JOSE G.
| Port Orchard, Wash.
Turning to the Big Book helps when a sponsee is laid off
Struck Sober
August 2010
By:
KIRK K.
| Al Ain
Four brothers come crashing into AA after years of raging alcoholism
Running from the program
September 2009
By:
BILL K.
| Dallas, Texas
A relapsing businessman faces a fellow AA in an out-of-town bar
More than words could say
August 2009
By:
BILL O.
| Oconto, Wisc
For one AA, Step Eight is all about connecting
STILL AGNOSTIC AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
April 2009
By:
Ann M.
| Phoenix, Ariz
Steps, service and fellowship keep a long-timer sober
THE WRITE STUFF
March 2009
By:
B.T.H.
| Middletown, New York
An author realizes the unlimited possibilities of a sober life
Talk About Bridging the Gap
January 2009
By:
Jason P.
| Carmel, Indiana
Young AAs bring meetings into a juvenile treatment center
Under The El
March 2007
By:
Stevie H.
| Chicago, Illinois
What's the best thing you can do for a drunk?
Tradition Three: An Anchor Of AA
March 2006
By:
Ed T.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
Embracing the spirit of the Tradition