Window of Opportunity
December 2001
This young alcoholic stepped out a second-story window and into AA.
Slow Learners and Sobriety
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By:
Doug F.
| Palmer, Alaska
The compelling story of a man who couldn’t get it right—and then did
Educated Agnostic
April 1992
Like a Duckling
June 2014
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
At his first meeting, he was just about to leave before going in, when someone stopped him
Room Service
March 2012
By:
W.F.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A lonely, drunken night in a hotel sends a woman onto her laptop—and a new life
The Metamorphosis of a Firefly
February 2012
By:
Diane W.
| Oceanside, California
Alcohol transformed her into a wild child but AA transformed her into a loving, mature person
Don't Bet on 'Me'
August 1966
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Discussion - Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him.</emphasis>
Generalizations Can Be Dangerous
September 1984
By:
N. D.
| New Providence, New Jersey
AA is about alcohol and sobriety. Yet when prescribed or over-the-counter medications might lead directly to a drink; they become a serious issue for many AAs. What to do when the need to take, or refuse, medication arises? How to help others? On these pages, two members do all that any AA can do: share their own experiences with facing those questions and staying sober.
There was my proof
January 2010
By:
FRED G.
| Lethbridge, Alberta
An agnostic demanding evidence of God is handed a beautiful flower
Seeking Through Meditation
April 1969
By:
An AA doctor
| Manhattan, New York
A member who has applied himself to improving his conscious contact with his Higher Power spells out the basic steps in the practice of meditation
The Man I Never Met
August 2008
By:
B.M.
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Same old, same old message gets an infusion
The Quality of Surrender
June 1980
By:
Abraham J. Twerski, MD
A nonalcoholic considers our First Step
We Found No 'Easier, Softer Way'
January 1973
By:
Dean S.
| Santa Monica, California
We have to be willing to go to any length
Oscar the Oracle
March 1956
By:
J. B.
| St. John, N.B.
A modern fable wherein the reader makes up his own ending
I Felt Like I Was Home
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By:
Debby D.
| Miranda, Calif.
When she was active, crawling inside her “invisible box” kept her from facing her problems. AA made that refuge unnecessary
New Guy in Town
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Todd K.
| Huntley, Illinois
Moving can make it super tricky to connect to a new AA routine.
So glad he took the suggestion to do a 90 in 90!
So glad he took the suggestion to do a 90 in 90!