The whole team at the ESSAY is again uplifted and humbled by your experience, strength, and hope on this month’s theme of “God as We Understand Him.” The other pieces about Practical Tools, Steps & Traditions, Worldwide News, etc. also continue to teach and inspire us.

Please start recording your thoughts about April’s theme, “Rule 62.” Not taking ourselves too seriously has popularly come to be called “Rule 62” because of a clever anecdote about Tradition Four in the 12&12, pages 147-149. Please submit your personal experience with “don’t take yourself too…seriously” before 3/1/2025 with the submission form at essay.sa.org/get-involved/submit-to-essay/ or via email to essay@sa.org.

The ESSAY has several opportunities for service on its various teams. If you have interest and skill in any of the following areas, please contact us at essay@sa.org with the subject line, “ESSAY Service Opportunities.”

Areas for Service on the ESSAY Team:

Copy Editing – Proofreading – Language Translation – Audio Transcription – Audio Recording (Voice Talent) – Audio Editing – AI Image Creation – and much more!

We always welcome your letters (and emails) about how YOU use the ESSAY! Let us know at essay@sa.org. 

And finally, since the tragic loss of Luc D. in October 2024, the ESSAY is still operating without a senior editor. The Board of Trustees wants to consider everyone in SA with three years of sobriety and a desire to serve the Fellowship for this very special position. To that end, the Board is accepting applications through April 30, 2025. If you know of someone who meets the qualifications outlined below, please encourage them to request an application from saico@sa.org.

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ESSAY Magazine — Senior Editor

The SA Board of Trustees is seeking applicants from the Fellowship for the position of Senior Editor of the ESSAY magazine. The Editor has managerial oversight and responsibility for the ESSAY magazine and will report directly to SA’s Board of Trustees (BoT).

The ESSAY is to Sexaholics Anonymous as The Grapevine is to Alcoholics Anonymous and is guided by the principles of the SA Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts. The ESSAY serves as a source of information, strength, and hope to sexaholics, inside and outside the rooms of SA. The ESSAY provides a high-quality “meeting in print” (and now, multimedia) written by and for members of SA worldwide. The ESSAY also serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found SA. (Have you ever considered leaving your already-read copy in a waiting room?) For a further description of the mission, vision, roles, and guidelines see Chapter 15 of the SA Service Manual (download at www.sa.org > RESOURCES > LITERATURE > THE SA SERVICE MANUAL).

ESSAY Editor Qualifications and Expectations

Application is open to all members of Sexaholics Anonymous who have a minimum of three (3) years of sobriety, who agree with and fully support the SA sobriety definition, the SA Purpose, and the SA Statement of Principle (Purpose and Principle printed on the inside front cover of each issue of the ESSAY).

Applicants will demonstrate executive skills in project management, task management, people management (more about this below), and limited responsibilities in financial management. Applicants will possess the following skills or be familiar enough to find and manage volunteers who are skilled in

• Content Outreach / Contributor Engagement
• Content Selection and Review
• Information Management / Communication Tracking
• Copy Editing
• Proofreading
• Graphic Design
• Layout Design
• Art Direction
• Audio/Visual Production
• Interdepartmental Planning & Reporting
• Website Management
• Vendor Liaison

People management includes modeling, developing, and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with volunteer team members, paid staff, and outside vendors that reflect a positive sobriety and conscious recovery.

The Senior Editor has final authority and responsibility for the content of each issue of the ESSAY. This position receives a stipend per Tradition Eight.

Other key responsibilities:

• Support, enhance, and further the vision and mission of the ESSAY
• Continue the international focus of the ESSAY
• Contribute a minimum of 40 hours per issue (6x/year) for preparation, editorial meetings, production, and article procurement
• Follow the SA Service Manual, especially Chapter 15 about the ESSAY
• Submit reports, budgets, and new proposals to the Board of Trustees

To receive an application form, compensation information, and more detailed information about this position, please email essay@sa.org with the subject line, “ESSAY Senior Editor Consideration.” Completed applications will be forwarded to the Board of Trustees for careful consideration.

The application period has been extended to April 30, 2025.