My Parachute
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
How the Living Sober book helped this day counter make a safe, sober landing
Tradition Time
November 2012
By:
Jon C.
| El Dorado Hills, California
He was so busy doing service, he barely noticed his depression had lifted
Web Exclusive: A Daily Meditation
September 2011
By:
Judy M.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
A woman discovers a way to practice conscious contact while she goes about the business of the day
Single Father
November 2003
By:
Miguel C.
| Portland, Oregon
Translated and reprinted from La Viña, September-October 2003
Needed: 'Real People'
July 1983
By:
D. P.
| Aurora, Colorado
In this section, four AAs tell us how it works, inside and outside
Every Bachelor Needs Company
August 1977
By:
J. O'B.
| Manhattan, New York
Even if it is only a beautifully ugly basset hound
More Is Not Necessarily Better
May 1977
By:
C. C.
| North Hollywood, California
When we're happy, we're the happiest; when we're sad, we're the saddest. If one is good, two are better. We are the "excessive" people
Twenty-five Years on a Bar Stool
June 1969
By:
C. H. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
You AA nuts are sure missing a lot!
I Was Choice No. 2
January 1969
By:
Anonymous
| California
Whether he's called first, second, or ninth, this circuit rider is twelfth-stepping all the way
The Big Depression
October 1964
By:
D. W.
| Van Nuys
Another AA recommended a special kind of help to this member: it worked
From the Vintage Years
July 1958
A Sampling of the First Anniversary Issue: <emphasis type="italic">July 1945</emphasis>
Blessings Then and Now
September 1987
By:
V. R.
| Utah State Prison
A prisoner reflects on AA inside
When Anyone Reaches Out
April 1982
By:
D. M.
| Kansas
Being accepted was tough for an alcoholic and addict
A New Way of Looking at Life
April 1981
By:
D. J.
| Columbus, Ohio
Five AAs share their experiences with looking for and becoming aware of a higher power
Tough Love
December 1978
By:
C. T.
| Wenatchee, Washington
They said there were no have-tos, but a lot of you'd-betters!
Release from Fear
August 1970
By:
D. A. S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Pretension and willfulness cannot hurt us when we are anonymous
The Doctor Who Switched Hang-ups
May 1970
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Hollywood, California
After thirteen years of sobriety, he found himself hooked by another kind of addiction
He Doesn't Dig Those 'Groovy Trips'
May 1970
By:
D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
Empathy, yes, but understanding, no, says this alcoholic who has been there