What Ever Happened?
September 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Is our sophisticated search for "something else" leading us away from basic AA principles?
Slip Insurance
March 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
It's up to you to decide which policy you're going to buy
Divorce After Sobriety
July 1975
By:
T. J. R.
| Manhattan, New York
It does happen and it's not easy, but application of AA principles can help
Evolution of the Twelfth Step
May 1974
By:
Anonymous
When one has tried to "practice these principles" for a long time, helping alcoholics evolves naturally into helping people wherever there is a need
Listen, Sponsor. . .
July 1973
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
This sponsor had to learn from his newcomer
The Green Demon
May 1962
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Jealousy is poisonous--but this AA member found an effective antidote
Ham on Wry
March 1995
Texting for my life
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Mary B.
| Marion, Ohio
Her thumbs keep this newcomer centered, humble and connected. But most of all, they’re keeping her sober
Getting Involved In General Service
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jennifer B.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
She learned through service that when you step outside your comfort zone, magical things can happen
A word in edgewise
February 2018
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By:
Chris W.
| Virginia
When we’re taking a group conscience, Tradition Two helps us remember to take the time and let God in
This Is The Beginning Of The Rest of My Life…Right?
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Melanie P.
| Lachute, Québec
A newcomer wants to hide at her first AA meeting, until she is surrounded by welcoming women who make sure that she is okay
Acceptance Is a Two-Way Street
November 2014
By:
P. J.
| Los Angeles, California
A gay man remembers learning the importance of AA unity in meetings in the 1970s
Many Years, Many Gifts
March 2014
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, New York
A former area delegate discusses how working the Steps changed his life
Happily Ever After
May 2013
By:
Paula C.
| Houston, Texas
Who needs a knight in shining armor when you’ve got a fairytale life for real?
Shattered
September 2006
By:
Hugh S.
| Stanhope, New Jersey
As one tragedy unfolded, another came to an end
What I Learned From My Sponsor
May 2003
By:
Vinny B.
| Austin, Texas
AA is about participating in other people's lives
Spiritual Recycling
July 1997
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
Step 7 - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.