Katie And My Story
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By:
Renee W.
| Star Lake, NY
Helping a friend take her first steps toward AA sometimes means “doing what we can do and then turning it over”
A Loving Guide
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A lifelong atheist shares how he participates in his AA group’s decisions
Clean House, Help Others
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By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Fla.
Helping others in AA has a ripple effect that spreads beyond what we can see
One Primary Purpose
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord, Calif.
Their group has hot coffee, donuts, comfy seats and all three shades.
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
I Wanted To Be A Star But God Made Me Anonymous
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By:
Karen M.
| San Antonio, Texas
She sought fame, but found AA and humility
I’m Not Going To Drink Today
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By:
Dionne M.
| Savannah, Ga.
Who could have imagined that her obsession to drink would be lifted when she reached out for a white chip?
Missing All The Hugs
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Johnny O.
| Kearny, N.J.
As life takes a swing at us, we seem to be responding like the champs we are. With God’s grace, life will settle down and hopefully we’ll return to our meetings.
Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later
February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different
Wherever We’re Needed
December 2016
By:
Jen K.
| Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
A delegate from the Yukon Territory shares what she’s learned about the challenges of some of our most remote communities
The Perfect Scheme
May 2016
She became a GSR to find romance. She fell in love alright -- with the Fellowship
This Time, It's For Me
December 2015
After years of Al-Anon, how could she have not recognized her own alcoholism?
Prime Dating Material?
November 2015
They told him romance would happen in God's time. But would he listen?
Painful ego-puncturing
October 2015
New in town, she dove into service and wanted a position. What she got was an opportunity to grow
The Last Thing in His Wallet
June 2015
By:
Louie S.
| Galesville, Wisconsin
An old-timer remembers the day he lost everything—but a prayer
Mission: Tradition
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
One member's quest to find out more about how our Fellowship lives and grows
We Belong
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
In Michigan, a deaf member joins a group and finds the true meaning of sharing
4 Continents, 1 Great Summer
January 2013
Making new friends on a whirlwind trip of YPAA conventions
Good Neighbors
June 2012
By:
Cindy S.
| Rochester, New York
One group's move affects another and sends them on the road to an amends
Long Days Past
July 2011
By:
Rusty R.
| Abilene, Texas
Confined to a prison without meetings, an inmate recalls when he, too, used to be “too busy”
Pride and prejudice
February 2011
By:
Jon S.
| Sacramento, California
Ignorance and unwelcoming insult spur a gay man’s resolve
THERE CAN BE LOVE AND LAUGHTER
November 2010
By:
N. G.
| Neoga, Ill.
In the quiet of a tranquil cove, a woman decides to return to AA
Who's sponsoring who?
August 2010
By:
GREGG R.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Someone once helped him, and he returns the favor