Talking to students
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ann O.
| Needham, Mass.
A member in Boston shares what it’s like to serve on a CPC committee that reaches out to future professionals in college
A Smooth Finish
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Brian S.
| Alexandria, Va.
With a saw, a sander, some two-byfours and a gallon of finish, a newly sober man builds a busy life
Coffee Queen
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
Every Sunday, she takes in the love and tries not to spill, doing the best ever service job in all of AA
My old drinking buddies
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Learning to navigate longtime friends without much of a struggle
Full sprectrum
May 2017
By:
Terry Bedient, Fache
| Albany, New York
A recent chair of the General Service Board shares his thoughts about diversity
86ed
April 2017
By:
Debra S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
She completely changed the menu. The liquor had to go
Guiding Light
December 2016
By:
Dora S.
| Sailing Vessel “Chillmore”
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
Light and Joy
February 2015
By:
Jamie G.
| East Haven, Connecticut
Her life wasn't such a dark place anymore after she found AA
Dear HP
November 2014
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
Neither rain nor snow could keep him from giving this prayer thing a shot
The Prayer I Needed Most
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Confused and in trouble with the law, a newcomer recalls what helped him stay
The sun rises with no help from me
December 2013
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
As long as she takes the action, her Higher Power will do the rest
On the Right Track
July 2013
By:
Peter B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A man who lost his job finds something much more important on his way home
Self-Afflicted
March 2012
By:
Daniela P.
| Buffalo, New York
Through working the Steps, she was relieved of her biggest problem
A Pillar of AA
February 2012
By:
Knoba D.
| Washington
His Higher Power showed him what it meant to be of service in a humble way
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1979
By:
Tim Padmore
Unexpected Dividend
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1977
By:
National Enquirer
Late-Blooming Alcoholics
