Now!
April 1974
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
It was a long journey into the present but now she knows it's the only place to be
That 'First Drink' Trip
October 1973
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
For an alcoholic, the journey to oblivion begins at that mood-changing moment when alcohol first hits the brain
Wit's End
October 1973
By:
R. O'D.
| New York, New York
The point at which we change the things we can
Social Drinking Through Research
March 1972
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Our nonscientific science reporter is back with another account of progress in the field of alcoholism
The Bored Ones
November 1970
By:
H. M.
| Decatur, Georgia
If they're staying sober, don't worry about them. It's just too bad that they're missing most of the fun
I Was a Compulsive Sufferer
March 1970
By:
M. R.
| Virginia
<emphasis type="italic">This couple's comeback started when the non-AA wife took the First Step</emphasis> - Al-Anon
Will the Lord's Prayer Survive in AA?
A member weighs in on whether or not the prayer should be included in meetings
House Afire
June 1966
By:
T. P., Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Discussion<lbStep One:<lbWe admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable
Hansom Cabs and Duck Hunters
November 1964
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Distillery prose may sell hooch, but. . .
Are We Carrying the Message. . .to the Public at Large?
April 1962
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich Village, New York
(45 per cent of the nation still thinks of alcoholism as a "moral weakness")
Meditation in an English Garden
June 1961
By:
Jack, in London Newsletter
The family serene, the garden a tapestry of sun and shade. . .but the peace depends on Dad's sobriety
It's a Privilege
December 2003
By:
Anonymous
She lost the bargain with alcohol and won a new view of life
Imagine Such a Disease. . .
November 2003
By:
Dr. Ruth Fox
Reprinted from The Roundabout in the October 1968 AA Grapevine