Reaching for the Sky
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Gabrielle S.
| New York, N.Y.
Getting sober opened a brand new adventure of climbing heights—and she hasn’t looked back
Passing the Torch
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Anonymous
| Florence, Ore.
How a well-meaning mission to preach the “right AA” became a beautiful lesson in tolerance and service
Up from the Ashes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Carla H.
| Chico, Calif.
How a mother kept her cool and stayed close to AA as tragedy struck her family and her California town
Walking the Walk
October 2017
By:
Jen S.
| San Antonio, Texas
Stationed far from home and with drinking all around her, a newcomer calls up her AA tools to stay sober another day
It could have been me
June 2017
By:
Rachel W.
| West Lebanon, New Hampshire
A horrible tragedy on the day she got sober reminds a mother when she too was drunk at the wheel
Quiet example
June 2017
By:
Anonymous
His sponsor never talked about all the service he did. You just had to watch him
Hope
April 2017
During the course of her drinking career, she thought she was “not your typical alcoholic,” but one last relapse finally breaks through her denial
Ordinary hero
November 2016
When it comes to going to any lengths, she’s reminded that she’s just another drunk
The False Sea
November 2015
He had to concede that his drinking wasn't just part of the fisherman lifestyle
The angel at the table
March 2011
By:
Bob R.
| Shelburne, Vermont
Twenty-five years later he’s still passing on what a mysterious stranger offered him
Using Tradition Three within the AA Fellowship
March 2004
By:
Linda W.
| Libertyville, Illinois
Is it possible to help someone who doesn't have a problem with alcohol?
Looking Or Seeking?
January 1969
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| San Diego, California
Which are you doing? A doctor finds that the <emphasis type="underline">seeking</emphasis> itself can be a major goal
Amends
October 1965
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Hollywood, California
There is more to taking the Eighth and Ninth Steps than squaring things with other people
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
April 1948
By:
Bob C.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Make a Decision
Cooperating with the Courts
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Kerry Meyer Class A (non-alcoholic) Trustee
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chief Judge and Class A Trustee of the General Service Board shares about the importance of CPC service
Welcome to the jungle
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jennifer R.
| Quepos
Monkeys, snakes, God, loners and newcomers! All are invited to this little AA meeting in the rainforest
The best fit
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Jane E.
| Kings Park, N.Y.
A past delegate asks: How can AA do a better job helping alcoholics and addicts find the help they need?