Not alone in Zanzibar
September 2010
By:
KATHRYN S.
| Zanzibar
With outreach, service and Fellowship, AA swells in Tanzania
South of the border
September 2010
By:
ANDERS P.
| Stockholm
A swedish businessman sobers up and gets active in the early days of AA in Mexico City
MY TURNING POINT
January 2010
By:
RICK S.
| Indian Wells, Calif.
Declaring his alcoholism at a meeting, a solitary, blackout drinker begins a new life
Rare and elusive
January 2010
By:
JOE H.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
A Kid like me
March 2009
By:
PINKY G.
| Skaneateles, New York
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
Tradition 12: A Spiritual Attitude
December 2008
By:
Ross D.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
An AA strives to put principles before his personality
Stumbling Into The Fourth Dimension
January 2007
By:
Tim B.
| Scottdale, Georgia
Sobriety brings a drunk to his knees
Michael's Story
September 2006
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA gets the phone call that every parent dreads
Some Serious Good
September 2006
By:
Chris K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An AA contemplates the magic of recovery
Remembering When
May 2005
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
A lost cause gets a second chance during the holiday season
My Spiritual Toolkit
August 2004
By:
Frank C.
| Hawthorne, California
Pick it up and even the damage of alcoholism and racial resentment can be repaired
Does the "Oldtimer" Have Problems
September 1949
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
A Nine-Year Man States His Case
A Word to the Wise A.A. Parent
February 1947
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
January 1946
Prescription for a Good Life
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Paul H.
| Cary, North Carolina
A doctor who once lost his license for drinking discovers a wonderful new life through the Twelve Steps
Getting my attention
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
“Marine” Tom S.
| Sarasota, Fla.
The more he sees the presence of a Higher Power in his life, the less he argues in the parking lot
Is AA accessible to all?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Debra L.
| Mint Hill, North Carolina
Her journey into service revealed a need for more handrails, ramps, babysitters and Braille
Falling in love with the universe
September 2017
By:
Edward B.
| Moraga, California
Way out in the Nevada desert, among the stars and colorful characters, he found his sober crew
Down & Out in DC
August 2017
By:
Bernard R.
| Dover, New Hampshire
An old-timer remembers when he couldn’t keep a job or a marriage. But he sure knew where the liquor was
The son I gave up
July 2017
By:
Suzanne R.
| Sarasota, Florida
Drinking and partying began to take everything away, even something unimaginable