I Wish You All Another 24 Hours
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By:
Jake S.
| Oshkosh, Wis.
For him, AA was like suddenly finding the light switch in a darkened room
I Lost Everything
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By:
J.G.
| Des Moines, Iowa
He thought he was “cured,” and could go on with his life. But alcohol had other ideas
Even more Valuable
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mardi D.
| Huntsville, Ala.
How a heated Big Book study one day led to a rigorous discussion about AA, money and wealth
Of Mountains And AA
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By:
Scott C.
| Littleton, Colo.
Climbing a mountain and keeping sober? Summit or sobriety, the goal is surely worth the effort
Making the Best of 2020
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
John C.
| Las Vegas, Nev.
A pandemic hit the U.S. and the 2020 International Convention had to be canceled.
Well, that wasn’t going to stop this couple!
Well, that wasn’t going to stop this couple!
Giving It Away
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By:
Sheila F.
| Bloomington, Minn.
She was 22 years old, too tired to live, too scared to die. But then she found AA
A Taste of His Own Medicine
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Richard K.
| Wichita Falls, Texas
In charge of the DWI caseload, a parole officer begins to wonder if he might be on the wrong side of the desk
Changing Channels
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Kathy with a K
| Olathe, Kan.
Though the message of hope came to her through the TV, this mom had one more episode to go
No Meetings in Sight
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Anna W.
| Oregon City, Ore.
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out
Taking That First Step
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By:
C.C.
| Glen Allen, Va.
Aided by the “limitless hope and boundless grace” of AA, she took the Step that changed her life
Freshly Squeezed Sobriety
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Corinne H.
| Raleigh, N.C.
Wearing orange juice cans and a wine-stained robe, she opened the door to AA. Because of Tradition Three, they opened the door to her
Inside Issue
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Steve S.
| Bloomfield, N.J.
Beaten by liquor and full of fear, he had lots and lots of opinions. Thankfully, because of Tradition Ten, we didn’t
The Sweet Smell of Coffee
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Michael T.
| Stormville, N.Y.
On a hill in Upstate New York, he found a place to stay sober and help other guys
All The Way There
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Karen H.
| Hershey, Pa.
She stopped halfway at everything but getting sober
Special workers
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Leslie J.W.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
Why we pay people for certain jobs, but not for Twelfth Step work
No Fanfare, No Foofaraw
August 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films
Attraction vs. Promotion
May 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Our job is to make the AA way of life so highly attractive that others will want it
Give Me Liberty!
October 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA we demand - But that doesn't give us the right to push others around
The Ninth Concept
July 1972
<emphasis type="italic">Bill W.'s</emphasis> Twelve Concepts for World Service
A Power Beyond the Mind
April 1972
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
The Steps were translated into terms that I, an atheist, could understand
The Hidden Assassin
January 1972
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Beware the enemy that lurks beneath the surface of our conscious selves
6th Tradition
August 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
I Got Out of the God Business
January 1970
By:
R. S.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
This self-proclaimed unbeliever has a three-point program that works for him and, he hopes, might help others - The Search for Spiritual Experience
Alcoholism--divine Malady?
May 1968
By:
P. H.
How do alcoholism and AA look to others? Here is a view of AA as a <emphasis type="underline">layman's movement</emphasis> that cuts across all religions
Stick to your last
September 1966
By:
Robert K. Greenleaf
Seven choices for mature living - The fifth in a series of six articles
Can Psychiatry Help?
May 1962
What Is This Thing, Maturity?
March 1962
By:
L. H.
| Cleveland, Ohio
an AA member explores the many facets of this much used but little understood word