Checking Out AA
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By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
He partied for years like it was 1999
The Healing Island
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By:
Vivian R.H.
| Queens, N.Y.
Recovering from the devastation of a hurricane, no AA is an island
My side of the street
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
With spiritual and fellowship help, he’s learned to step up and clean up when the time comes
What’s With the Dress Code?
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Jeff Y.
| Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Are the local small-t traditions at our meetings the same as our Twelve Traditions? A member shares his thoughts
It Can’t Get Any Better—But It Does
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By:
D.C.
| Bangor, Maine
To this old-timer, the fruit of sobriety tastes sweeter and sweeter every day
The Spiritual Place Inside
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Anonymous
| Longview, Alberta
After a heartbreaking loss, she surrounded herself with AA and found a faith more solid and reliable
A Moment of Stillness
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kevin M.
| Cameron, Missouri
Thanks to AA, he has a way to find serenity in here, something he once thought impossible
Other Towns, Other Meetings
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By:
Lana W.
| Saint Helens, Ore.
AA members in new towns? They’re just friends we haven’t met yet
Time Enough
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By:
Roger C.
| St. Clair, MI
Learning how not to regret the past while fully appreciating the sober present
Awareness: The Other Vegetable
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By:
John L.
| Hernando, Fla.
A health helping of awareness helps this AA stay in the moment
Sink or Swim
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura T.
| Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic
I’ll Quit Tomorrow
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By:
Jennifer P.
| Clarksville, Tenn.
Once she found sobriety, she discovered the God of her childhood waiting for her
Hope And Purpose From Defeat And Despair
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By:
Mark S.
| Zillah, Wash.
In exchange for a bottle and a hangover—a life truly worth living
The High Cost of Sanity
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By:
Lori M.
| Houston, Texas
Her third DUI in six weeks put her in a Texas prison for 20 years. Which is where she said: “I need help.”
It Was All Worth It
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By:
Donna B.
| Pompton Lakes, N.J.
Being a single mom and a beginner wasn’t easy. But it was worth every Step
The Grace of God
April 1973
By:
Laura L.
| Sonoma, California
We can choose to let go and let it happen
Slips
September 1971
By:
G. C.
| Miami, Florida
From the last part of the First Step to the end of the Twelfth, they are all about my life and its unmanageability.
Peace of Mind in Prison
February 1971
By:
R. L. H.
| South Walpole, Massachusetts
While in a blackout, he killed a man. Now, AA helps him find
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1970
By:
Charles Churan
School Program Teaches 'About'--Not 'How to'
Island Adventure
On his first vacation in sobriety, strangers in the fellowship showed him how wonderful his life is because of AA.
The Inward Journey
Looking for balance between spending time with others and spending time with ourselves
So Changed a Life
September 1968
By:
C. F.
| Manhattan, New York
The author's story, "Fear of Fear," appears on page 330 of the revised edition of Alcoholics Anonymous, published in 1955. <lb Big Book Stories--Updated
Resentments Revisited
August 1964
By:
L. K. R.
| Youngstown, Ohio
Sometimes we can saddle and ride them to our own advantage
The Blacked-out Boy
January 1962
By:
R. F. S.
| New York, New York
Now he was in bad trouble, and only one Grand Juror could believe his story
My Prickly Conscience Named Charlie
December 1960
By:
Anonymous
| Mt. Rainer, Maryland
He's diffident, lonely, hard to know. Yet his kindly understanding of other lonely people is enriching their lives