On this cold and wintery day here in Texas, I wanted to share a new book I just finished titled, “The Prep Steps – Setting Up Action in A.A.”

I will be publishing it and making it available here on this site in the LIBRARY section early this week, but I wanted to share a pre-release copy of it with you. It’s a fairly short read (32 pages), but is something I have been thinking about for many years now. I finally took the time to get it down on paper.

I want to thank my dear friend and editor, Mary C., for her love and care in helping me shepherd this book out into the world. Thank you.

Book Synopsis:

“I didn’t set out to write this book because I thought something was missing from Alcoholics Anonymous. I wrote it because, after many years of living inside the Steps, something became impossible not to see. Over time, it became clear to me that there are movements within the Twelve Steps that function as preparation; quiet, internal shifts that make the outward actions possible. They aren’t labeled. They aren’t formally named. And they are never called “Prep Steps” anywhere in our Conference approved literature. Still, they are there.

This book is not an attempt to reinterpret, revise, or improve the Twelve Steps. It is simply an attempt to describe from one recovered alcoholic’s POV what many of us have already lived. The language of “Prep Steps” is not official, and it is not meant to be. It is merely a way of pointing to something that already exists, something that reveals itself slowly, over time, through practice rather than theory.”

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. If it resonates with you, share it in your A.A. network. I can think of nothing I would love more than to know that it is helpful to other alcoholics. Thank you and God bless!

Link to a PDF version of the book:

https://takethe12.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Manuscript-The-Prep-Steps_v2.pdf