Jousting at the Windmills
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
| California
During his drinking years, he did the same things over and over again and couldn't understand why things just kept getting worse
What's the Problem?
July 2014
By:
Daniel H
| Newnan, Georgia
For this AA, drinking was definitely the problem
The Day It Ended
March 2014
By:
Wayne M
| Brigantine, New Jersey
He reached his bottom while sitting in a psychiatrist's office with his wife and son
I Hate My Job
February 2014
By:
Kurt S.
| Farmington, Connecticut
Even after 40 years, we can always use a little attitude adjustment
Making Scents
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member challenges meetings to pass the smell test and make AA safe to breathe
Bright Lights of Fun
January 2013
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
How a young AA learned to re-define “fun,” and find a colorful new world
Changing the Scenery
January 2012
By:
Michelle B.
| Florida
A newcomer learns that sobriety is an internal journey
Not Ready!
December 2011
By:
Marcy C.
| Grand Junction, Colorado
At her first holiday party, a newcomer finds it tough to be surrounded by booze
The Professional
August 2011
By:
W.H.
| New York, New York
A sober "expert" takes on Tradition Eight with the bluster of a politician
Service Pays in Many Ways
March 2011
By:
Tina H.
| Waukesha, Wisconsin
A young woman dives into service and learns the ropes from many old-timers
Recovery is a Wonderland
July 2010
By:
EVE MARIE
| BROOKLYN, N.Y.
A story of redemption, rebirth and filling the void within
It's not the shoelace
May 2010
By:
JIM H.
| Largo, Fla.
An AA sees that time in the program doesn't make him immune to negative emotions
Tradition 1: The Head Drunk
January 2008
By:
W.H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A long-timer reflects on unity, recovery, and service
Step Twelve: Living the Result
December 2005
By:
John C.
| Douglas, Michigan
An AA wonders at his spiritual change
Why Wasn't I Like Other Drunks?
January 1961
By:
Anon.
| Palo Alto, California
The things that happened to me were all so piddly--
AA Around the World
September 1959
By:
G. R. M.
| Edmonton, Alberta
FROM THE "POLAR MEMBER" - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service Office.
In Our Opinion. . .
August 1953
Out of the Mouths of Babes-
April 1951
By:
Anonymous
| Los Angeles, California
my son had our answer" <lbHow to be helpful to the family alcoholic
Let Us Keep Our Humility
November 1950
By:
A.J.M.
| Richmond Hill, New York
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory--