Still Learning
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Mickey H.
| Northridge, Calif.
Through grief, relocation, illness and a pandemic, a senior AA member uses the tools to keep going strong
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
Toronto
May 1951
Nova Scotia
May 1951
The Room
April 1950
By:
H.S.
| Muskegon, Michigan
AND WHEN THE DAY. . .WAS FULLY COME, THEY WERE ALL WITH ONE ACCORD IN ONE PLACE. . .AND BEGAN TO SPEAK WITH OTHER TONGUES."--ACTS II, 1, 4.
Portal House Described
September 1947
(This is the second in a series of articles reporting on various research and educational projects relating to alcoholism, now being carried on throughout the country under both private and public sponsorship, by official and non-official agencies.)
Story Archive: Happy Birthday--You're an Alcoholic
April 2011
By:
Mike S.
| Port Angeles, Washington
What it was like
Literature Carries the Message
January 2000
--<emphasis type="italic">an Interview with Vinnie M.</emphasis>