When Growth & Joy Mix
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
N.O.
| Freeport, Maine
Sometimes hard, always worth it, general service has become the most rewarding journey of her life
The need to identify
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ian G.
| Chester Springs, Pa.
A non-binary member shares some thoughts about fitting in, feeling safe, sponsorship and unity
Public Information
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Karrie S.
| Ft. Wayne, Ind.
How the author became a member of a PI committee—and how service enriches her life
Popping up everywhere
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Alex M.
| Lousiville, Kentucky
His fear of past wrongs overwhelming him was put to rest with a thorough Step Four
My 6:45 am family
April 2018
By:
Bena P.
| Madison Heights, Michigan
Each morning, she grabs her mug and joins her heroes at a place she likes to call home
Feeling Blue
December 2015
December can be tough for some alcoholics. One member hopes his fellows understand
Eyeliner, Anyone?
November 2013
By:
N.H.
| Sterling, Illinois
“The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.” –Alcoholics Anonymous
The Heartbeat of AA
April 2012
By:
Heidi
| New Hampshire
Asking for help and helping others was her lifeline in the program
Now Hear This!
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
A drunk finds joy in helping the hearing-impaired find AA
Sober Voices
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
When asked if he heard voices in his head, he had to pause
CONTINENTAL SHIFT
April 2010
By:
BERT W.
| Prescott, Ariz.
Plate tectonics and erosion are higher powers, too—can they keep an AA sober?
Welcome To Leetown
June 2006
By:
Katherine C.
| Charles Town, West Virginia
Where a hug and a handshake keep you coming back
Living the Traditions
March 1982
By:
D. K.
| Oakland, California
They work for individuals as well as for groups
Through a Glass Darkly
April 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Averill Park, New York
He came to believe that his Higher power forgave him before he forgave himself - In the following five articles, AAs share their spiritual experiences
I Don't Want Any of That AA Stuff
February 1979
By:
S. A.
| Rockford, Illinois
Strictly for skid row, he thought--until he found what AAs are really like
Let's Try!
August 1977
By:
Liberty Group
| Liberty, Missouri
How a new group grew through faith and a willingness to go to any length
No Wonder I Didn't like Me
February 1975
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The fears that warp our lives begin to fade when we begin to face ourselves
The Blade of Grass That Could
June 1972
By:
V. R.
| Beverly Hills, California
Nature taught her the lessons she needed to live the AA way of life
Poor Me' and 'Poor You
September 1970
By:
Jan K.
| Sarasota, Florida
I have to remember that other people suffer just as much as I do
Sobriety Pays!
July 1969
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
But can you sell it like detergents and shaving cream?
The Vital Balance
July 1965
By:
Karl A. Menninger, M.D.
. . . In all of us, when various tensions accumulate. . .the threat of disorganization develops.