My own cup
March 2018
By:
Leslie Anne M.
| Antioch, California
More than 44 years ago, she walked in the door, picked up a mop and earned her place in the room
I Remember, I Forget
January 2014
By:
Anthony S.
| Roberts, Montana
Seven years ago, he hit bottom all alone in a dingy house. Things are very different today
Baker's Dozen
July 1961
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland, Ohio
Sobriety, like baking, requires following a Master Recipe
Keep in Shape
June 1960
The Gift That Never Dies
August 2006
By:
Dan C.
| New York, New York
Love grows stronger when you pass it on
Our Anonymity Is Both Inspiration And Safety
November 2007
By:
Bill W.
The origins of our Twelfth Tradition
Story Archive: Welcome?
April 2011
By:
C.G.
| Crystal Springs, Florida
When a wet drunk shows up at a meeting
Plain, Unvarnished Truth
September 1976
By:
L. P.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
We need to hear it if we are ever to face it and go on to recovery
The Curious Woman Prisoner
July 1976
By:
Connie A.
| Columbus, Ohio
Now free and sober, she brings AA to institutions
Getting a Start in AA
July 1966
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
A story about Joe, which is the author's own story of how AA came to him
Outside AA
October 1959
By:
A. B.
| Novi Sad
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE VINEYARD. . . - Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .an international news report
They Came to Believe. . .
December 1952
Choose the Nobler Belief
October 1966
By:
Robert K. Greenleaf
Six finite choices depend on our relationship with the infinite - Seven choices for mature living: The final article in a series of six
How to Tell Yourself the Truth
February 1961
By:
Richard W. Wetherill
A return to honesty is more effective than a series of high resolves and tough-minded affirmatives
Thanksgiving is Gratitude in Action
November 2012
By:
Bill W.
Our co-founder Bill W. reminds us of our incredible gifts
A Subway Story
February 2004
By:
Mike P.
| South River, New Jersey
It was a language he used to speak but no longer understood