The Light Next to My Heart
February 1989
By:
Bernie B.
| New York, New York
Thirty-three years, a day at time--the first in a series of interviews with some of AA's "old-timers
An Ace In the Hole
February 1988
By:
Terry T.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
These reassuring words have started many a desperate alcoholic on the road to recovery. This two-part section (Part Two will follow in March) takes a special look at the work of AA intergroups and central offices.
What We Do and What We Don't
February 1983
By:
J. M.
| Woodstock, Illinois
AA's Traditions spell it out
When Negatives Creep in
May 1982
By:
J. P.
| Clairton, Pennsylvania
Suddenly, he was back in the driver's seat
The Sense of Wonder
June 1968
By:
B. L.
| Seattle, Washington
. . .AA has taught me--to relate myself to the universe. . .
Recollections of a Blackout
March 1968
By:
T. D.
| Woodstock, Vermont
The city editor said, "Do a rewrite on the Pope's death." It was news to him the Pope had died. . .
Not My Weak Will but a Greater Power
February 1968
By:
Anonymous
| California
The key is this: A human being "stops depending on his own will and turns his life over to some other kind of will
I Sent a Christmas Card on Its Way
December 1967
By:
Neva G.
| Alvin, Texas
And in very short order, the sober, not-so-gay divorcée was no longer alone
How It Looks to a Sponsor
May 1967
By:
Anon.
| Rochester, New York
Notes on some mischances--and some rewards--along the sponsorship trail
Author's Bugaboo: "Can I Write Sober?
January 1966
By:
C. C.
| Mirror Lake, New Hampshire
She used booze to start the ideas flowing; would sobering up mean the end of her career?
Make Your Immaturity Pay
March 1965
By:
Anonymous
Those defects can keep us alive to the need to change
AA in a Few Words
September 1964
By:
Bob. T.
| Manhattan, New York
It started as a game, but it made me recall how strong and simple the truths were
Women Alcoholics Have a Tougher Fight
July 1964
By:
Marty M.
| Manhattan, New York
How this fact offers an exceptional opportunity to women members of AA
Race for a Sober Rat
January 1964
By:
J. S. F.
| Toronto, Ontario
For those in prospecting, newspapering, seafaring, selling shoes, or any other line
Different Kinds of Alcoholism
November 1963
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich village, New York
New ideas may explain why some who come to AA have trouble