Digging Out
March 2013
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
The Ninth Step helps a sober man make his way out of the ditch
Honey, Have You Been Drinking?
March 2013
By:
William B.
| Prairie Village, Kansas
At seven months, a newcomer deals with trust issues
Unopened Gifts
December 2012
By:
Bruno W.
| Colinton, Alberta
Alone on Christmas Eve, a newcomer makes a risky deal with God
Warm on the Inside
December 2012
By:
Percy G
| Gravenhurst, Ontario
A member shares his thoughts on anonymity and how nice it is to give quietly
Cycle Buddies
June 2012
By:
David C.
| Jonesborough, Tennessee
A spur-of-the-moment trip to Akron with a few surprises was just the medicine this alcoholic needed
Good Neighbors
June 2012
By:
Cindy S.
| Rochester, New York
One group's move affects another and sends them on the road to an amends
The Greatest Friendship He Ever Had
June 2012
By:
Anonymous
An old-timer taught him the beauty of showing up and sharing love
No More Holidays from Hell
December 2011
By:
Vernon G.
| Kihei, Hawaii
Alkathons help this drunk turn around a stressful time of year
Service Set Her Free
December 2011
By:
Karen S.
| Appleton, Wisconsin
Incomprehensible demoralization brought a jailed mom to AA, but learning to help others kept her here
Angel in the Liquor Store
October 2011
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D.s don't matter if you can't get enough box wine
Brick by Brick
August 2011
By:
Corey R.
| West Liberty, Kentucky
When his life exploded across the evening news, a solid foundation kept him sober
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
On a Rocket Ship to Hell
July 2011
By:
Robin W.
| Schaumburg, Illinois
She came to understand that alcoholism was at the root of the wreckage in her life and came to AA to rebuild
I, Agnostic
April 2011
By:
Anonymous
The journey toward a Higher Power comes quickly for some, slower for others
The Traditions Come Alive
April 2011
By:
Chet P.
| Orlando, Florida
These three questions might prevent you from bailing on the next Tradition meeting you stumble into
A Protective Higher Power
August 1979
By:
A. J.
| Columbus, Ohio
Was it the God the theologians describe?
Tolerance
June 1978
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Let's apply it to groups as well as to individuals
Freedom Through Acceptance
July 1977
By:
G. T.
| State College, Pennsylvania
But when. . .we could gladly make right choices. . .then we had our first view of what perfect freedom under God's will could be like.
Don't Order Me Around
August 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA's Second Tradition he found a safeguard against being bossed and against being bossy
Entertaining Is Part of My Work
October 1975
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Or. . . How to succeed in business without really drinking
AA'S 40th Anniversary International Convention Denver, Colorado July 4-6, 1975
January 1975
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
This is the year!
Complacency Is Insidious
November 1973
By:
C. P.
| Buffalo, New York
And, like alcoholism, it can be a progressive disease - From the July 1949 Grapevine
The Good Within the Enemy
August 1973
By:
A. G.
| Decatur, Georgia
Where there is hatred let me sow love. . ." - Forgiveness comes when we love and bless the Power that flows through each of us
The Impossible Dream
November 1971
By:
J. W.
| Islamorada, Florida
Sobriety demands that we accept life as it is, with all its good and all its evil