Faith, Failure, and Frustration
May 1973
By:
Anonymous
| California
Making promises we cannot keep leads only to greater guilt
Three Weeks into Sanity
July 1972
By:
C. B.
| Houston, Texas
A sudden awakening brought her to an acceptance of reality
The Preacher and the Meeting
An AA tells how his home group had to find a new space to avoid hearing the message of the church
Our Deepest Secrets
When she was able to finally share her shame with her sponsor, a new sober life began
A Royal Bottom
Wallowing in gin while watching the funeral of a princess, a dad finally wakes up to his own life
Recollections of a Blackout
March 1968
By:
T. D.
| Woodstock, Vermont
The city editor said, "Do a rewrite on the Pope's death." It was news to him the Pope had died. . .
I Sent a Christmas Card on Its Way
December 1967
By:
Neva G.
| Alvin, Texas
And in very short order, the sober, not-so-gay divorcée was no longer alone
A Night in Paris
February 1967
By:
Anonymous
If you want an unusual experience in the City of Lights try the AA way
Make Your Immaturity Pay
March 1965
By:
Anonymous
Those defects can keep us alive to the need to change
AA and HH
July 1963
By:
M. K.
| Miami, Florida
The Gulf of Mexico loomed on one side, and an even bigger gulf on the other--
The Mountains Shall Bring Peace. . ."--Psalms 72:3
February 1961
By:
H. G.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Booze and song-plugging went hand in hand for this veteran tunesmith until the merry-go-round broke down
No One’s the Boss
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Steve S.
| Bloomfield, N.J.
Oh, no! What will these AAs make him do? What does he owe? This newcomer’s first encounter with the Traditions was a pleasant surprise
Dancing on a Pinhead
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, Calif.
Write articles on the Concepts? What on earth had she signed up for? Turns out, it opened her eyes to a whole new world
Sharing my Secret
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Kirk S.
| Dundas, Ontario
Angry and lonely, he stayed quiet about his reading skills. Then one day he was able to help others
DCM Responsibilities Come With Benefits
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Peggy Rose L.
| San Diego, Calif.
General service gives her the chance to prove that meeting makers really do make it
Advanced Sobriety 101
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jeff L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
His pain was like a compass, pointing due north to the healing work that needed to be done
Dream trip - canceled
June 2018
By:
Pamela K.
| Brooklyn, New York
When a freak car accident ends their camping trip, it’s AA hospitality that saves the day
Anniversaries
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Celebrating his anniversary may make him uncomfortable, but his entire life is a celebration of the beauty of sobriety found through the AA Fellowship
The Retreat
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Anonymous
AA helped him with his drinking, but after he took his older sister to a retreat for cancer patients, he found that the program helped him with a great deal more
Holy smoke, what now!
May 2017
By:
Bill W.
Nearly half a century ago, our co-founder expressed a few thoughts about young people and inclusiveness
Just listening
May 2017
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alabama
Though nervous to sit down with a woman she did not know, she had time, experience and with God’s help, an open ear
Out there somewhere
March 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing
Out of the gutter
June 2016
With the Steps at their back, they take their aim.These sober bowlers are striking it big and sparing nothing but joy
Carving Out Faith
October 2015
She finally found a connection with her Higher Power that couldn’t be smashed