Your Voices In My Head
October 2014
By:
Dave
| Manchester, Washington
An AA thinks back on all the things people in and out of the rooms have said to him about his alcoholism
Paradise Found
February 2014
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
A long-time member finally finds contentment in himself—not somewhere on a map
Moving Forward .. Not In
August 2013
By:
Sara G.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
You know two AAs are on a second date when you see the moving van in the driveway
How to Fall in Love
February 2012
By:
Bill S.
| Robbinsville, North Carolina
It's simple, once you know where to look
AA in Uniform
September 2008
By:
Thomas H.
| Palm Springs, California
On the brink of despair, a chaplain finds his true calling
A Horse Named Zachary
February 2004
By:
Amy G.
| West Hartford, Connecticut
He was nonjudgmental and deeply sympathetic
Building a New Life One Day at a Time
January 2004
By:
Susan R.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Alcohol made her question her every thought and action
The Writing On the Wall
December 2003
By:
Patrick C.
| Provincetown, Massachusetts
He'd heard a higher power can be seen in anything. He never dreamed he'd find it in a note written by a stranger in a parked car.
How to Fall In Love
February 2003
By:
Bill S.
| Robbinsville, North Carolina
It's simple, once you know where to look
Dances With Defects
July 1999
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
Step 7 - Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
AA Is Not for Sale
August 1998
By:
B.L.
| New York, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober. - Tradition Eight - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
If Sobriety Is Not Enough
March 1973
By:
Freddie N.
| Shelton, Connecticut
This member found answers when he began to really work the Steps
My Pail
February 1971
By:
J. O'H.
| Pembroke, Ontario
When he began to abuse the bucket he loved, he figured something must be wrong
Me, Expert?
October 1970
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Anything on the subject of alcoholism is right down my alley. Or is it?
Moving Can Be Such Sweet Sorrow
June 1970
By:
N. C.
| Covina, California
She looked forward to adventure in new surroundings. But then homesickness struck!
This May Not Pass
He learned to accept his physical condition and used AA to help him manage it each day
The Light in the Dark
He had scoffed at stories of spiritual experiences until he had one of his own
The Bike and I
April 1969
By:
Dean S.
| Santa Monica, Calif.
It had trouble staying upright, but the bike and Dean injured only themselves
My Psychiatrist, AA and Me
August 1965
By:
J. C.
| Emporia., Kansas
What happened when one woman combined therapies
The Absent-minded Professor
November 1964
By:
J. C.
| Emporia, Kansas
She had her Ph.D. but needed to add A.A.
It's Great to Be New
July 1964
By:
D. W.
| Van Nuys, California
A quick refresher on the wonders of finding yourself sober
Why I'm Glad I'm an Alcoholic
July 1964
By:
J. C.
| Emporia, Kansas
How Dr. Karl Menninger's opinion about super-recovery applies to members of AA