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
I'm in Prison--but I Feel Free
August 1971
By:
C. W. M.
| Michigan City, Indiana
He's learning to face the truth and be honest with himself
Comfort in Action
July 1971
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
The winners are those who do things because it makes them feel better
The Long Voyage Home. . .to Finland
October 1969
By:
Sailor
| Jakobstad
Tempest-tossed on a sea of alcohol, this sailor finally found a peaceful harbor in AA - This Is AA Around the World. . .
Letter from a Nun
September 1969
By:
C. K.
| Clinton, New York
Written to friends, this letter ultimately reached a member of AA who, with permission, sent it to the Grapevine. We feel it is a sensitive and moving report of an AA meeting as experienced by one who is not a member but who is with us in spirit
Are We Grooming a Show-off Elite at AA Conventions?
August 1968
By:
Anonymous
| Charlotte, North Carolina
The emergence of prominent, special, red-hot speakers is, according to this member, a contradiction of our Twelfth Tradition
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
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")
Light Strikes in the Land of the Midnight Sun
April 1962
By:
V. K.
| Helsinki
a Finnish member valiantly breaks the language barrier to tell us what saved his life
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
Why Wasn't I Like Other Drunks?
January 1961
By:
Anon.
| Palo Alto, California
The things that happened to me were all so piddly--
But the Glow Remains
January 1971
By:
L. D. S.
| Colusa, California
The tinseled tree is down and Christmas is over. . .
Thoughts Are Things
February 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
. . .if I wished to change my surroundings, I had to change my thinking first.
The Chairman
July 1951
<emphasis type="italic">I'd even go for complacency if it</emphasis> WORKED <emphasis type="italic">for me</emphasis>.
Around the World With a Bottle
March 2011
By:
Jerry S.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
After years of booze, jails and despair, an American gets sober in Portugal
The End of the Nightmare
January 2001
By:
Karen C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
Part 2: Editorial Issues
August 1999
By:
Jaime M.
Presentation to the 49th General Service Conference La Viña: A Progress Report
Let Go & Let God
November 1982
By:
M. B.
The anxieties that accompany problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Case 8. Big Book
April 1963
By:
W. M.
| Corsicana, Texas
Eight Texans' recovery as seen through the eyes of their doctor-sponsor