Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
Chicago's Suggested Program
November 1987
The experience of five AAs from the 1940s through the 1970s illuminates the practice of sponsorship for the 1980s - From the February 1953 Grapevine
Listening, Trusting, Believing
January 1984
By:
P. F.
| Great Bend, Kansas
He came to AA to stay out of jail and found a joyous, purposeful life
Identity Crisis
June 1982
By:
D. S.
| Desert Hot Springs, California
I am an alcoholic" is the foundation for much more
A Powerful Reason for Faith
May 1982
By:
G. E.
| Franklin, Massachusetts
In sobriety she learned to accept blindness
A Retread By Any Other Name
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Loni C.
| Redwood City, Calif.
No longer a “retread,” she finally returned to the program and found her life again
In & out
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Dean C.
| Grand Forks, North Dakota
After suffering for years in the revolving door, he finally found the answer outside himself
Take the steps
May 2018
By:
Doc
| Blue Springs, Missouri
An old-timer, once known as Shaky Jake, walks us through the program that changed his life
Deep-seated Rage
December 2011
By:
Tony C.
| Chicago, Illinois
He was on a crash course to become his father, until he reached for the tools of AA
Web Exclusive: The Homely Truth
August 2011
By:
Bob L.
| Woodstock, New York
A member sets out to tell his story without trying to make it more interesting and entertaining than it really was
Momma Bear
June 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Washington
Through divorce and a decade-long custody battle, this member stays sober with the help of AA
Jackpot
May 2006
By:
Michael G.
| North York, Ontario
There was one thing this drunk could count on; every time he drank, he got drunk
The Sponsor Broker
September 2004
By:
Brian F.
| Portland, Oregon
One group's ongoing process of sponsorship
Humility
February 1977
By:
I. P.
| Rochester, New York
It took the pain of humiliation, and a caring sponsor, to help her attain the peaceful joy of
A Gift Unexpected
December 1976
By:
T. H.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
When the miracle happened, that cold December 24 became a day in summer
AA TALKS. . .How Do You Make Them?
March 1967
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
It seems remarkable to me that. . .nothing much has been written on this all-important subject of how one goes about making an A A talk.
Leadership vs. Dictatorship
March 1961
By:
J. P. L.
| North Haledon, New Jersey
We are all anarchists at hear. Resentment can carry over into the Fellowship itself