Web Exclusive: Coming Back and Coming Clean
December 2011
By:
Scott T.
After a relapse, a member tells his homegroup that he took money from the basket
Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
The Garden of the Present Moment
September 2011
By:
James S.
A Buddhist in AA talks about how through sobriety, he was able to truly practice his faith
Growing Up on the Farm
July 2011
By:
Al S.
| Orting, Washington
It all began as a good time in a small farming community, but the good times wouldn’t last
The Third Time Is the Charm
June 2011
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
A young mother hits bottom and finds AA but learns through relapse that she still had to concede powerlessness
Why I like the Lord’s Prayer
April 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An AA shares why he is not about to abandon this meeting closer
Safety valve
October 2010
By:
DAVID S.
| New York, N.Y.
Using journaling as his Tenth Step, a self-critic attempts to conquer his turmoil
Bag of donuts
June 2010
By:
DAVE F.
| Hutchinson, Kan.
Sometimes all it takes is a kind gesture to save a life
Russian roulette
March 2010
By:
CLARK W.
| Carter, Okla.
There may be good odds, but that one shot is a killer
Y.E.S.: Diving In Headfirst
December 2008
By:
Adam H.
| New York, New York
The fun of drinking never resurfaced
Luck, Dreams, & AA
April 2008
By:
Glauberio P.
| Bauru
A flag-bearer at AA's International Convention embraces
Reflections On Freedom
May 2007
By:
Bo C.
| Columbus, Ohio
A drunk looks back on the smoldering remains of the past and the firm terrain of the present
Some Thoughts Regarding Our Relationship to Alcoholics Anonymous
April 1999
By:
Narcotics Anonymous World Service B
Pills
July 1976
By:
R. G.
| Prairie View, Illinois
Abuse of prescribed medication blocked the way to AA principles
Musician Out of Tune
April 1976
By:
V. S.
| Laguna Beach, California
A concert tour took him around the world in a continuous daze, with high notes of disaster
Waiting for Things to Get Better
March 1976
By:
J. Y.
| Sparks, Nevada
A twelve-page section in which three AAs write of their experience with the Twelve Steps