The Wraparound Mirror
May 2001
By:
Ken D.
| Lynnwood, Washington
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Transportation
July 1999
That First Step Is the Toughest
January 1992
By:
B. F. P.
| Vero Beach, Florida
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
Keeping on Going
December 1989
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Only One Thing in Common
May 1984
By:
B. S.
| Boston, Massachusetts
Different as the city streets and suburbs from which they came, two alcoholics shared their sobriety and their lives
A Treasury of AA History
September 1977
By:
Nell Wing
A nonalcoholic who has served AA almost from the beginning writes of her new work as AA archivist
The Enablers
October 1974
By:
J. B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Too many times, the trips are made too easy
Sober and off Pills Ten Days
July 1968
By:
J. L.
| Liberal, Kansas
She ran from a drunken father into a nightmare of pills and booze. . .and lost her own children. . .
The Glass Cathedral
May 1963
By:
J. K. B.
| No. Hollywood, California
Closeness to nature--beneath the skies. . .by the sea. . .in the hills helped ease his rough journey, from glass crutch to
A Year of Seeking God
January 2016
In her fifth year, she decided to focus on Step 11 and build her relationship with her Higher Power
The Big Three!
December 2015
She was excited to get her 30 days, but how was she ever going to face the upcoming holiday season?
A Sketchy Fourth Step
April 2015
By:
Wave P.
| Fresno, California
With help from her sponsor, a member with a learning difficulty did some Step work she thought she’d never be able to do
Lucy Amongst the Stars
February 2015
By:
Lucy M.
| Los Angeles, California
She came back down to earth in Los Angeles one dawn after a night of drinking
The Sun in My Eyes
January 2015
By:
Samantha D.
| Wisscasset, Maine
A story of two different mornings and a lifetime in between
Go for the Ride
December 2014
By:
Anonymous
One reason he got involved in general service was right outside on the curb
My Hampshire Grenadier
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Bronxville, New York
Reading his college alumni magazine, he came across a notice that would change the course of his life
The guy in the back corner
March 2014
By:
Dennis S.
| Lakeport, California
He was a man of few words, but when he spoke someone up front listened
Recycling Day
March 2014
By:
Janet S.
| Eugene, Oregon
She took better care of her trash than she did of herself
Into the Wide World
January 2014
By:
Cindy T.
An old timer talks about how vital service was for her in staying sober and rebuilding her life
Nine beers away
December 2013
By:
Darryl B.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
He measured his distance in bottles, but help was much closer than he thought
Obstacle Course
October 2013
By:
Jill Maria M.
| West Bend, Wisconsin
Watch out for alcohol! Food can be tricky for the newly sober member
While I Was in Prison
April 2012
By:
C.T.
| North Carolina
Literature and letters helped this prisoner find AA and start a sober life
Close Call in Barbados
April 2012
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
The gulp she took was not club soda
Poison Arrow
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
A young woman describes her toxic nine-year love affair with booze