Web Exclusive: A Family in AA
September 2011
By:
Deidra H.
| Bainbridge, Georgia
A woman tells how she sobered up in the same home group as her mother and brother
A room full of smoke and grace
January 2010
By:
JOAN N.L.
| Gloucester, Mass.
Sober many years, a woman recalls her first meeting
MY STORY
November 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| California
A member makes a connection by talking about her personal experience
An Electronic Dream
June 2008
By:
Daniel S.
| Brooklyn, New York
MAKING VITAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR AAS
Some Serious Good
September 2006
By:
Chris K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An AA contemplates the magic of recovery
What Can We Do About Susan?
February 2004
By:
Susan S.
| Granada Hills, California
A letter from a loving father to his precious daughter
Down From the Mountaintop
August 2003
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Arizona
He had two choices: change, or crash and burn
Searching for Balance
September 1995
By:
Bonnie P.
| Columbus, Ohio
The difficulties and challenges of juggling marriage, meetings, and kids
COMING TOGETHER
July 1994
By:
Doug R.
| San Fernando, California
An AA member tells about surviving the recent earthquakes in the Los Angeles area--and the unity that followed the destruction
The Anecdote Bin
May 1963
Heard at Open Meetings
April 1963
The Anecdote Bin
October 1962
The Clip Sheet
November 1946
Mail Call for All A.A.s in the Armed Forces
August 1945
By:
Jack G. C., Jr., HA1/c
The Seed Was Planted
The Love of Service
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
A few past and current trustees share their thoughts about serving the Fellowship
Double The Love
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Michael E.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
Boy, did he luck out. Not only did he get a good sponsor, but two great friends who became his AA family
Three Little Words
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By:
Jim D.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
After his first meeting, he decided AA wasn’t for him. Then someone uttered the magic phrase
The Officer
Web Exclusives
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By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
When she went missing a police officer saw her as a sick person, not a bad one. It set her on the road to grateful sobriety
What Living Sober Is All About
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By:
Pamela R.
| Bend, Ore.
Beginning in fear, ending in hope: one alcoholic’s journey
Not My Finest Hour
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Brian R.
| Brentwood, Calif.
A member says it’s OK to share that we’re not always grateful and that we’re not having a wonderful day