Words That Stung
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
She forgot about the charity money she stole—but her son sure didn’t
What My Pencil Reveals
October 2012
By:
Gary T.
| Poughkeepsie, New York
Writing it all down helps him stay on the beam
Chip off the Old Block
October 2012
By:
Adam K.
| Fresh Meadows, New York
We pass on the gift, because that's what we do
Just a Drunk
August 2012
By:
Jack F.
| Aurora, Illinois
A member uses caution when advice comes his way
Stitch and Giggle
May 2012
By:
Laura J.
| Palm Springs, California
With a firm hand, she showed a newcomer how to create a sober pattern that wouldn't unravel
Web Exclusive: What's On Your Mind
December 2011
By:
Dan
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member discusses the Traditions and special interest groups
Facing Our Fears
September 2011
By:
Chris L.
| Missoula, Montana
Getting sober was only the first spiritual challenge she was able to face with the help of AA
Learning to Fly
August 2011
By:
Bob B.
| Puyallup, Washington
An Air Force pilot swaps his flight manual for a Big Book and avoids disaster
Web Exclusive: I May Be On My Last Chance
July 2011
By:
Tim B.
| Alberta
He learned firsthand that not everyone gets a second chance to get sober
Slow bottom
May 2011
By:
Patrick B.
| Napa, Indiana
Drinking at work meant he was an alcoholic, so he quit the job
An Inside Job
May 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
An Inside Job
April 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
A Unilateral Approach
April 2011
By:
Billy D.
| Los Gatos, California
When it comes to working Step Four, it’s this sponsor’s way or the freeway
Off with the blinders
March 2011
By:
Robin S.
| Waldport, Oregon
A member finds a way to hold on to the pink cloud
Web Exclusive: Free On the Inside
March 2011
By:
Bruce M.
| Garden City, Georgia
Prison AA offers him another chance to be "a real man."
Please Be Kinder to Animals
August 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
It's unfair and downright cruel to attribute our character defects to them
Take Your Works on Faith
March 1972
By:
N. E. H.
| Westport, Connecticut
We can give of ourselves in many ways, and never know what good we do
The Willow Tree of Willingness
Reflecting upon a speaking engagement, she recognized the key to her spirituality
Animal Crackers
December 1968
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The birds and the beasts have their own peculiar characteristics--but he took on the characters of practically all of them
AA and the Deaf-mute
December 1968
By:
J. B.
| St. John
He could have used his deafness as an excuse for not sticking with AA. But eventually he heard the message loud and clear
The Tow-wheeled Tranquilizer
November 1968
By:
Chuck H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
He whizzes or wanders from point A to point B and gathers good along the way
What Allah Wills
July 1967
By:
S. H.
After two months 'in a wonderful garden' a member in Pakistan finds sobriety works
AA Vacation Tips
June 1963
By:
Anon.
| River Edge, New Jersey
If you're vacation-bound. . .why not put this in your wallet?
Let's Level About Money
February 1963
By:
P. R.
| Manhattan, New York
A reminder that the program also has a material side
From Top to Bottom
June 1961
By:
A. B.
| Temple, Texas
Demonstrating again that alcoholism is no respecter of position or power
A Late Report From France
October 1960
By:
Ann M.
Title of the series of seventeen articles in Paris newspaper translates into literal English as: "The Newfoundland Dogs of Alcoholism.