A Hardboiled Egghead
May 2015
By:
Ed C.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
An AA member talks about what it was like getting sober at 60
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Last Call on Labor Day Weekend
September 2014
By:
Elizabeth V.
| Reno, Nevada
It was a holiday weekend and the end of something
Somewhere in New Mexico
August 2014
By:
Alan H.
| Idaho Falls, Idaho
He had resigned himself to drinking until he died when someone asked him a question that changed everything
All By Myself
August 2014
By:
Judy
| Chicago, Illinois
She learned in AA that drinking in the shower wasn’t social drinking
Staying Afloat
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
Taking action and meeting her HP halfway keeps her on top of the water
1000 Holes
March 2014
By:
Bob N.
| Bessemer, Michigan
For 32 great years, his obsession to drink has been lifted—but not his love for golf
Looking Back
September 2013
He wanted to understand when he became an alcoholic. It was pretty clear
Happily Ever After
May 2013
By:
Paula C.
| Houston, Texas
Who needs a knight in shining armor when you’ve got a fairytale life for real?
Healing Tears
March 2013
By:
Britt O’H.
| Palo Cedro, California
With a loving sponsor, she learned to cry, a gift she gladly passes on to others
Up on the Mesa
February 2013
By:
Theodore U.
| Bernalillo, New Mexico
One man's beautiful share showed him there might be something bigger out there
Calm, Cool, Collected
June 2012
By:
Beverly W.
| Boca Raton, Florida
In Step Six, she realized good things would come with a little hard work
The Story of the Red Dress
April 2012
By:
Scot S.
| Crossville, Tennessee
She wanted a dress. He wanted her. But what they got was much better.
Two Fingers of Rum
March 2012
By:
Jennifer W.
Secret sips of alcohol in her childhood had given way to alcoholism by her early 20s
Autonomy--Not Self-will
April 1990
By:
Richard B.
| Iselin, New Jersey
Fourth Tradition - Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
An Ace In the Hole
February 1988
By:
Terry T.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
These reassuring words have started many a desperate alcoholic on the road to recovery. This two-part section (Part Two will follow in March) takes a special look at the work of AA intergroups and central offices.
Are We Fulfilling Our Primary Purpose?
September 1986
By:
H. M.
| Bellaire, Texas
The following three articles were originally presentations at the 1986 General Service Conference
A Do-it-yourself Program
April 1984
By:
Anonymous
| Illinois
We grow only when we take the responsibility for our own decisions
The Two Phases of Sobriety
November 1983
By:
Anonymous
Soon we begin to feel a certain freedom from the desire to drink - From the September 1973 Grapevine