AA in Australia
April 1999
By:
David S.
| Brisbane
Nonalcoholic friends, pioneer members, early meetings, anonymity breaks, resentments, and survival--how it all began Down Under.
A Profound Faith in AA
August 1994
Thank God for Despair
November 1983
By:
E. M.
. . . the unease that makes us want to do a better job of living - From the June 1965 Grapevine
Thank God for My Despair
November 1973
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
Our struggles with discontent and unrest lead us to ever-higher levels of living and learning - From the June 1965 Grapevine
Some Do Not Make It
June 1973
By:
J. K.
| Los Angeles, California
An ex-prizefighter loses his biggest fight in the final round
The Will to Believe
April 1972
By:
R. S.
| Houston, Texas
This atheist found he needed God in his life
Without a Higher Power
January 2010
By:
GREG H.
| San Diego, Calif.
One Size does not fit all for this atheist in recovery
The spark that kept me going
November 2009
By:
BOB B.
| Redding, Calif.
A vet reunites with his son after 61 years
You Have the Right to Remain Sober
December 2008
By:
Bob B.
| Portland, Maine
The hard truth shows a newcomer in jail that recovery is serious business
LOVE FROM THE PERFECT STRANGER
August 2008
By:
Bill S.
| Hopkins, Minnesota
It can turn a guy's life around
Road to Belief
June 2008
By:
Carl R.
| Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
A simple prayer of thanks paves the way to peace
Short, But Not So Sweet
October 2006
By:
Marian B.
| Penticton, British Columbia
Years of torment weren't needed
Coming to Believe
October 2005
By:
Ann S.
| San Marcos, California
An atheist's long journey toward faith
The Piano Teacher
October 2004
By:
Jenni J.
| Fullerton, California
A life-long outsider discovers harmony in AA
They Call Me the Bid Committee Chick
January 2004
By:
Andrea R.
| Orlando, Florida
Get to ICYPAA," her sponsor told her. "It's the biggest party of young people in AA
Winnipeg Women Celebrate the Big Five-O
August 2003
By:
The Winnipeg Women's Group
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
In February 2003, the Winnipeg Women's Group in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, making it, they've been told, the oldest women's group in Alcoholics Anonymous to function continuously for that length of time. --The Home Group<lbHe