Sharing Everything
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Julian S.
| Huntington Beach, Calif.
Who knew he’d have a spiritual experience telling his secrets one morning to
a man he barely knew?
a man he barely knew?
Twisted Sisters
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Denise R.
| Santa Cruz County, Calif.
We go on camping trips and service assemblies. When we go on vacation, everyone takes a “toenails in paradise” photo—a picture of where our feet are.
Butterflies at the Alcathon
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
K.W.
| Tucson, Ariz.
No better way to get out of ourselves and anchor our nerves than to pick up dirty cups and welcome people
Whisper of Freedom
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Daniel L.
| Faribault, Minn.
In prison for a DUI, a sober coach shares about a momentous connection he made that changed his life
Back In Court
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Dave F.
| Albuquerque, N.M
She started calling out names. I waited and waited and soon I was the only person left. “Mr. F,” the judge said, looking right at me. “I won’t be putting you in jail today.”
On your left!
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Clare B.
| Imperial Beach, Calif.
Improving the insides is the deal. But she’s determined to get the outsides back on track too
The best things in life Aren’t things
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Jim in Tasmania
| Devonport, Tasmania
There’s nothing here I wish wasn’t. I’m more content in my old house than I would be in a five-star hotel anywhere else in the world.
The True Story of a Miracle
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Anonymous
A true AA mentor passes on—but his “fallen angels” remain behind
My new Big Book
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Justin "Gio" G.
| Cross City, Florida
My 6:45 am family
April 2018
By:
Bena P.
| Madison Heights, Michigan
Each morning, she grabs her mug and joins her heroes at a place she likes to call home
Journey to forgive
April 2018
By:
M.W.
| Hyannis, Massachusettes
One day, on a beautiful cliff in Spain, she had an encounter that broke her free of a resentment she’d been living with for years
Norm’s world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, North Carolina
He still loves to go there, but thanks to AA, his stays are a whole lot shorter
It’s Up to the Group
February 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexio
Things may get heated and not go our way, but we learn to trust the group conscience
One, Two, Three, Four
July 1982
By:
S. D.
| Montreal, Quebec
The Fourth Step worked best when he did it after the first three
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
January 1981
By:
John Noble Wilford
'My Name Was Alexander, and . . .'?
The Key Is Simplicity
April 1980
By:
J. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
He no longer felt the need to comprehend the incomprehensible
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1979
By:
The Journal (Addiction Research Fou
Self-Help in Alaska
Keeping It Simple
March 1979
By:
C. R.
| Greenbelt, Maryland
She has learned to live her way into good thinking by
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1977
Recovered Alcoholic Doctors
Panophobia
April 1976
By:
Jo J.
| Bokeelia, Florida
A fancy word that means you're afraid of everything
Suggestions from a Temporary Sponsor
September 1975
By:
F. C.
| Scottdale, Arizona
A good start on the AA way of sober living
