Experts?
May 1980
By:
J. G.
| Ridgetown, Ontario
A member of a small group responds to a question posed by the group general service representative
Another Way to Carry the Message
July 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Metuchen, New Jersey
An understanding letter to someone in jail may have a lasting good effect
A Disease of Opposites
March 1979
By:
F. R.
| Parsippany, New Jersey
What seemed to be the end was actually the beginning
A Selfish Program?
November 1975
By:
Anonymous
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer - From the May 1950 Grapevine
View from a Pink Cloud
October 1975
By:
Pat R.
| Toledo, Ohio
Discovering the limitless possibilities for growth that lie ahead
Is It Really a 'Selfish Program'?
August 1975
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
We get sober for ourselves, but. . .
Peace of Mind in Prison
February 1971
By:
R. L. H.
| South Walpole, Massachusetts
While in a blackout, he killed a man. Now, AA helps him find
Make Something New of Christmas
December 1970
By:
Anonymous
| New Hampshire
We can't bring hack childhood's Christmas fantasies, but we can try to recapture the true meaning of Christmas
The Wonder of It
March 1963
By:
D. G. M.
| Montreal, Quebec
His medicine to cure his own drinking problems was sugar-coated clear through. . .'til he became an MD who found AA
I Stayed for the Sake of the Children
August 1953
By:
Mrs. E.
| Hill city, Minnesota
A family story of shipwreck and rescue
Los Angeles
January 1952
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE "BIG BOOK" AND OPEN MINDED AS A BARN DOOR--THAT'S L.A.'s AA
But a Little Word of One syllable... such a Word Is This Word God Or This Word Love
August 1968
By:
Anonymous
| Buenos Aires
An AA who started his sober life as an atheist shares notes on his continuing spiritual search
I Won the Boxing Gloves (And the Big Book)
May 1967
By:
C. D.
| El Monte, California
An ex-delegate's story of 20 years' AA service
Out of the Desert
June 1965
By:
M. P.
| Binghamton, New York
... I cried: .. . let me get back home.
40 Years, 80,000 Spoons
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Joe S.
| Loveland, Colorado
A retired teacher looks back at his life with gratitude, and high on his list is something hot and delicious
Back from the Darkness
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Will J.
| Waco, Texas
Although his drinking took him to the very bottom and far away from everyone, his sobriety got some people’s attention
Stranded Sobriety
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By:
Shannon R.
| Willemstad, Curaçao
When a small island becomes a haven of hope and sobriety
Everywhere He Goes
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Chuck H.
| Laguna Woods, Caifornia
His love for meetings and sober connection has taken this longtimer places he never dreamed of
Service of a Lifetime
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Anonymous
| Mesa, Arizona
At four months sober he dove into general service and with lots of help and love, he’s never looked back
All I had to do was Surrender
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Lisa B.
| San Antonio, Texas
After years of booze, breakups and drama, she finally decided something had to change
Enter My Lonely Heart
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Maggie H.
| Rockaway Beach, New York
Her first prayers were uttered in despair and desperation, but the best one of all was said sober