The Organization Drunk
August 1961
By:
V. B.
| Arlington, Virginia
An executive-type career girl found even AA committee work no substitute for the healing fellowship of the group
Release for a Trapper
May 1961
By:
B. W.
| Flin Flon, Manitoba
Frightened to the verge of insanity, a tough Canadian backwoodsman encounters one of those "coincidences
Dignity?
June 1960
Worrying about what other people think of you slows up the maturing process in AA, this famous writer thinks
The Arena
February 1950
By:
B. B.
| Middletown, New York
a non-alcoholic wife defends alcoholic women
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
October 1947
By:
H.B.R.
| Loving, New Mexico
One Man's Explanation
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, Calif.
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Virtual Meetingland
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Judith H.
| Lewisburg, Pa
Imagine if Bill and Dr. Bob could see us now? A member’s lifeline during a crisis is just a button away
AA News
September 2018
Basic training
April 2017
By:
Glenn P.
| Florissant, Missouri
Five weeks of outpatient were the building blocks to AA and a sober life
Just released—what now?
April 2017
By:
Pat B.
| Reno, Nevada
When it’s time to leave the facility and there’s booze on every corner, Bridging the Gap can help
Lives We Change
March 2017
By:
Beth S
| Hillsboro, Ohio
In a small-town church, a man arrives to thank his daughter’s home group for the love they gave her
Special delivery
February 2017
By:
Michael
| Dallas, Texas
He was ready to make amends to the mail carrier his dog attacked. But how would he ever find him?
Praying for Coworkers
October 2015
He couldn’t stand those guys at the office, but he kept working on it—one prayer at a time
Facing the light
July 2015
A brilliant field of gold, but she couldn’t feel a thing. Had liquor stolen her joy?
The Prayer I Needed Most
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Confused and in trouble with the law, a newcomer recalls what helped him stay
Boston Girl
May 2014
By:
Doris C.
| Leesburg, Florida
She had her first drink celebrating a new ship in the harbor. It was also her first drunk
Words That Stung
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
She forgot about the charity money she stole—but her son sure didn’t
Just a Drunk
August 2012
By:
Jack F.
| Aurora, Illinois
A member uses caution when advice comes his way
Oh God, I Hope She Doesn't Find It
June 2012
By:
John H.
| Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
The day a closet drinker hid his bottle in the wrong car
Stitch and Giggle
May 2012
By:
Laura J.
| Palm Springs, California
With a firm hand, she showed a newcomer how to create a sober pattern that wouldn't unravel