Our Deepest Secrets
When she was able to finally share her shame with her sponsor, a new sober life began
The Laundromat Lush
November 1969
By:
M. S.
| Cypress, California
She lost so many of her husband's shirts, she almost lost him
Is 'Agnostic' a Nasty Word?
September 1969
By:
J. B.
| Casper, Wyoming
This member complains that many AAs stigmatize those who do not believe in a traditional deity
El Exigente Get Lost!
July 1969
By:
J. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Coffee causes this AA almost, but not quite, as much trouble as booze
Open the Other Door
January 1969
By:
H. O.
| Ossining, New York
Let the family into the blessed shelter offered through Al-Anon, even if the alcoholic is still nursing a bottle. It can give you a knowing ally.
Lonesome Road
December 1964
By:
Pop
| Broderick
The way out was bitter and friendless; the way back, after fifty years, a joy
Women Alcoholics Have a Tougher Fight
July 1964
By:
Marty M.
| Manhattan, New York
How this fact offers an exceptional opportunity to women members of AA
An Emotional Fall
April 1964
By:
M. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
How this Humpty Dumpty put herself back together again
Ready for Better Things
August 1985
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character
Filling in the Blanks
May 1985
By:
R. F.
| Missouri City, Texas
Steps Four and Five - These vital Steps help us understand our own patterns of behavior
I Didn't Want to Go to Prison
February 1985
By:
Anonymous
| Metuchen, New Jersey
But today, working with AAs in prisons strengthens his sobriety
Steps Toward Good Relationships
January 1985
By:
K. O.
| Los Angeles, California
Before AA, he couldn't get along with God, himself, or anyone else
I Didn't Join AA
October 1982
By:
J. M.
| Middle Village, New York
But 32 years ago, by the grace of God, he went to his first meeting