The Pink and the Bubbly
April 2015
By:
Judy H.
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alcohol made her feel happy and fun when she was a schoolgirl trying to fit in, but it didn't last
What's On Your Mind?
July 2014
By:
Joyce T.
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
An AA wonders if getting a sponsor is a requirement to staying sober
Where I Go, It Goes
June 2014
By:
Terry F.
| Lexington, Kentucky
On a plane or at the doctor's, she's never without her constant companion
Note to Boss
May 2014
By:
Annemarie M.
| Taunton, Mass., Massachusetts
Can Warranty Five help us grow outside of AA as well as inside? One member says yes
You won’t find rainbows in the bottom of a glass
December 2013
By:
John B.
| Rochester, New York
While Sinatra’s lonely saloon song plays, an old-timer wonders how he picked up after 39 years
12-Step Turtle
February 2013
By:
Dawn M.
| Cleburne, Texas
How a backyard red-eared slider showed her the way to Step Two
Two Sisters
February 2013
By:
Anonymous
A sibling’s emergency becomes a powerful reminder of why we don’t pick up
A Strong, Independent Woman
October 2012
By:
Anonymous
She tried her best to not be like Dad, but alcohol was calling the shots
Face Value
May 2012
By:
Jude H.
| Graton, California
How she got off her dirty carpet, found self-worth and learned to help others
Homeless But Not Hopeless
April 2012
By:
Jamie H.
| Rhode Island
One day he woke up and realized that he didn't have to live like this anymore
Lucky Punch
December 2011
By:
P.T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
A wild roundhouse blow literally socks him into sobriety
Meeting in God's Place
May 2011
By:
Don M.
| Cheyenne/Laramie, Wyoming
A group in Laramie, Wyoming move their meeting to the home of an ailing member
To the Rescue
March 2011
By:
Amy M.
| Aurora, Colorado
Working the Steps again helped her see that she had made another member her Higher Power
I CAN'T FLY THAT KITE TODAY
November 2010
By:
FRANK A.
| Scranton, Pa.
A Fifth Step unveils a 41-year-old resentment that was stonewalling his spirituality
Second excerpt from the "Internationalists Bulletin
October 1954
About 100 sea-going AAs keep sober through correspondence with each other, with General Service Headquarters, and with homebound AAs who like to write letters. Two excerpts from a recent "Internationalists Bulletin" follow.
The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks
January 2015
The original article that appeared following the death of Dr. William Duncan Silkworth in 1951
Let Go & Let God
November 1982
By:
M. B.
The anxieties that accompany problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Nice Jewish Girls Don't Go to Prison
July 2002
By:
Sherri B.
| Houston, Texas
Unless they find out, as this woman did, that they are also alcoholics who've gotten into trouble
Through the Looking Glass
August 1957
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Portions of a talk made last April at the Chicago Annual Meeting of the National Council on Alcoholism. The author, John P. L., recently joined the General Service Board of AA as an alcoholic Trustee.