A.A.s Voice Opinions on Speaker Expense
June 1948
By:
G.A.S.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Should Restrict
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
December 1946
By:
W.J.R.
| East Orange, New Jersey
In All of Our Affairs.
Lest We Forget. . .
August 1946
Right on Time
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Polly B.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
Showing up for family and revisiting past trauma was a rocky drive. Luckily, she found some fellows to join her
Heaven on Earth
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Dea R-G
| Isleton, California
With a wife, a dog, a garden, a woodshop and a great sponsor, this oldtimer says life’s a grand gift
A Dream Come True
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Nachelle W.
| Collingwood, Ontario
This sober high-flying pilot has found a loving fellowship in AA meetings all over the world
The ring
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Roman W.
| Los Angeles, California
This jeweler drank to forget the past. Then one day a customer came in with a request he’ll forever remember
Passageway to my soul
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Rich D.
| Margate, Fla.
A longtime member shares about the sponsors and fellows who will always hold a special place in his heart
Bright Lights of Fun
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
When getting sober, we redefine fun. For her, it’s joy, contentment and authentic belly laughs
The Wisdom of Norm
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, N.C.
What was it that he said to get Mike to stop relapsing? It must have been pretty powerful
A Common Desire
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Essex
Young, old, gay, straight, trans, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, angry, happy, sad... if we don’t want to drink, we’re welcome
Two Hands Reaching In
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Brock O.
| Winston-Salem, N.C.
A member in prison shares gratitude for the love and guidance he gets from men going to any lengths on the outside
Reaching for the Sky
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Gabrielle S.
| New York, N.Y.
Getting sober opened a brand new adventure of climbing heights—and she hasn’t looked back
Open-Minded Wonder
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Stephanie M.
| Bend, Ore.
From “a life lived in the bottle” to a deep appreciation of a sober existence