Outside AA
September 1958
Activities and Developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism . . . a news report.
A Night to Remember or My Battle With the Giants
January 1957
By:
H. L. S.
| Los Angeles, California
A Simple Acrostic
January 1956
By:
Ann T.
| Kansas City, Missouri
One way to take a word nobody likes
Temporary Work
March 2015
By:
Debi C.
| Buffalo, New York
After she lost her job because of drinking, she found herself in part time jobs – one of which would ultimately lead her to AA
Highway Patrol or HP?
November 2014
By:
Sarah H.
| Vernal, Utah
A felony DUI conviction set her on the path to sobriety
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Fresh Air
May 2014
By:
Karen K.
| Sebastopol, California
After a head injury, a woman with 24 years finds a different way to attend meetings -- and a whole new set of friends
My Lifeline to the World
May 2014
By:
Bonnie C.
| Tujunga, California
A deaf member gets help from her canine friends, but it’s AA that saves her sobriety
San Diego 92128
January 2014
By:
Diana A.
| San Diego, California
When her telephone rings, she’s ready to do business
Healing Tears
March 2013
By:
Britt O’H.
| Palo Cedro, California
With a loving sponsor, she learned to cry, a gift she gladly passes on to others
Rocky Mountain High
February 2013
By:
Andy L.
| Stevensville, Montana
He got his bike and his life back for an incredible 34 sober years on the road
Hot house
December 2012
By:
Frankie B.,
| Spring Hill, Florida
An old-timer challenges the way his local meeting place is run
Horsing Around in Ireland
April 2012
By:
Tom G.
| Northport, New York
For his 50th birthday, an AA member takes a dream trip to the Emerald Isle
Web Exclusive: Valentine's Day in the Detox
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Lubbock, Texas
His sobriety began when he was served with divorce papers while at a detox
On My Way To Nowhere
July 2011
By:
Jill N.
With her life spinning out of control, and after trying several times to stop drinking on her own, a woman surrenders
God's Confetti
July 2011
By:
John M.
| Monroe, Connecticut
A sudden flutter of butterflies provides this AA with a glimpse of the presence of his higher power
Drama Queen
November 2010
By:
MARY P.
| Madison, Wis.
Her struggle to live moment to moment continues
Not alone in Zanzibar
September 2010
By:
KATHRYN S.
| Zanzibar
With outreach, service and Fellowship, AA swells in Tanzania