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June 1960

As We Understand Him

Who are you, and do you realize you should make an effort to find out?" asks this celebrated writer

THE observations which follow are those of a recent AA member--myself--whose background is scientific. I came into AA a year and a half ago and "slipped" once after a year's "sobriety." I had ceased going to meetings because they were distant from where I happened to be, and one night I tried barbiturates to get some sleep. Because of my short membership and my once-spotted record, some of what is said below may sound--and be--impertinent.

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