The Fourth Concept
February 1972
<emphasis type="italic">Bill W.'s</emphasis> Twelve Concepts for World Service
I want my mum back
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Christine B.
| Kirwan, Queensland
In the depths of her drinking, she could not face the ones she loved most. Now she’s back in their lives
Oliver the Cat
June 2015
Believing in a higher power didn't come naturally to her so she started with a familiar, friendly spirit
The Father Who Left
September 2014
By:
Les G.
| Highlands Ranch, Colorado
It was many years later that he would return to play a part in the son's sobriety
I'll handle this myself
May 2010
By:
WENDI V.
| Crystal Lake, Ill.
A traveler badly craving a drink finds a symbol of recovery in an odd place
You've got to give to get
June 2009
By:
JOHN L.
| Seabrook, Texas
A loner on the fringes of AA finds the courage to seek out a sponsor
A Dark and Lonely Companion
February 1998
By:
Pat T.
| Houston, Texas
This AA learned how to cope with grief
We Could Blow the Whole Thing
January 1979
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
What if suddenly there was no AA? If, in some nightmare future, AA groups forgot all about the Twelve Traditions. . .
How a New Group Came to Be
March 1974
By:
S. P.
| Rogers City, Michigan
Here was a place that had no AA. What could be done? What steps should be taken?
Tradition Seven
November 1952
By:
Bill W.
The seventh of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions. . . <lb<emphasis type="italic">"EVERY AA GROUP OUGHT TO BE FULLY SELF-SUPPORTING, DECLINING OUTSIDE CONTRIBUTIONS."</emphasis>
All are welcome
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Kent S.
| Hartland, Wisconsin
How a barn that love built became the go-to place for meetings, picnics, campouts and joy