At Every Meeting Look for Something to Take Home
January 1954
By:
Betty T.
| Los Angeles, California
At every meeting look for
I Had Two Miracles--My Own Sobriety And. . .
May 1953
By:
B. P.
| Dorchester, Massachusetts
DRUNKS SCARED HER
How Does the Recovering Alcoholic Want to Be Treated?
May 1953
By:
B. W.
| Springfield, Illinois
A WOMAN AA ANSWERS SOME FAMILY GROUP QUESTIONS
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
May 1946
By:
John G.
| Bayside, New York
It Can Happen Here
The Boy and the Man
March 1971
Coming Home
Web Exclusives
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By:
Denise P.
| West Milford, N.J.
She became one of the “old friends” she saw at her home group when she first arrived
Just Like Dad
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Geoff C.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
As a kid, he and his sober father were buddies. But once he started drinking everything changed
Body & Soul
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jonathan R.
| Boulder, Colorado
He didn’t even particularly like to get massages. But this trip to the spa changed his life forever
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jake G.
| Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
Raising the roof
June 2016
For a motion to raise money to fix up a church, Tradition Six hit the nail on the head
A Prayer for Jim
April 2016
The day he lost his way was the same day he discovered some words that opened up his heart
Bernie's Big Arrival
January 2016
If you’re new in town and you’re waiting for special treatment, pick up a broom
A Year of Seeking God
January 2016
In her fifth year, she decided to focus on Step 11 and build her relationship with her Higher Power
I Found God on Madison Avenue
March 2015
By:
Larry M.
| New York, New York
After years of searching, his moment came, somewhere around 58th Street
Pearl and the Pigeon
July 2014
By:
Phyll T.
| Parry Sound, Ontario,
At the time, she couldn't see how these two women in an old pickup truck would help her find her way home
Out of the Wasteland
January 2014
By:
Mary B.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
She was ready to take the First Step at her very first meeting
Sterling's Son
November 2013
After getting sober in AA, he was able to become the son he always had wanted to be
Without a net
June 2013
By:
Wendy W.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
Booze put her on a high wire, but her HP reached up and caught her
Unopened Gifts
December 2012
By:
Bruno W.
| Colinton, Alberta
Alone on Christmas Eve, a newcomer makes a risky deal with God
Warm on the Inside
December 2012
By:
Percy G
| Gravenhurst, Ontario
A member shares his thoughts on anonymity and how nice it is to give quietly
Hope in the Yard
July 2012
By:
—Chris K.
| New Port Richey, Florida
How a little magazine connected two men who really needed AA
Close Call in Barbados
April 2012
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
The gulp she took was not club soda