Anonymity: Giver of Life
November 1990
By:
B. P.
| Contoocook, New Hampshire
Eleventh Tradition - Our public relations policy is based on the attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
The Great Equalizer
May 1980
By:
J. R., MD
| San Diego, California
Loners, leaders, priests, potentates, and just plain folk--alcoholism is
Personal Responsibility
March 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Maybe we don't like too much organization, but somebody has to get things done
Pills
July 1976
By:
R. G.
| Prairie View, Illinois
Abuse of prescribed medication blocked the way to AA principles
Eager Beaver
August 1975
By:
J. Y.
| Sparks, Nevada
Trying to do too much sometimes undoes everything
Long Crawl to the First Step
February 1974
By:
T. H. M.
| Oakland, California
Surrender is terribly difficult but reaching that point is even harder
One-shot Deal Or Constant Companion?
March 1972
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
The following nine-page section speaks to the question--Are AAs using the Big Book as much today as the early members did in the past?
The Blonde on the Boat
September 1970
By:
Anonymous
| California
When the picture finally came into focus, a new understanding of responsibility came clear, too
Chance Encounter. . .
April 1969
By:
T. W.
She had to drink her way through a war and across an ocean before it occurred
A Doctor's View of AA
February 1969
By:
Edward J. Delehanty, MD
Suggestion: Pass this article along to your doctor. The author holds advanced views of certain interest to his colleagues
Is Public Controversy Ever Justified?
January 1977
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
What should we do when outside theories conflict with AA experience?
Quote Your Way to Fame
December 1972
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
An allegory in which some fictional characters act out certain truths about our human experience
Seventh Tradition Checklist
October 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Every AA group ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
The Trouble Was, I Wasn't Ornamental
September 1965
By:
G. N. G.
| Manhattan,, New York
An AA comments on a recent sociological study of the different social and personal motives people have for drinking
Web Exclusive: Fun and Fellowship—Marathon Style
May 2011
By:
Brian K.
| Telford, Pennsylvania
Road-trip running buddies take a challenge to attend an AA meeting in six different states—all in one day!
Sixty Years and Counting
August 2003
By:
Easy E.
| Alabama
A "lightning case" of alcoholism brought him to AA in 1942, and he's still reaping the rewards, one a day at a time
What We Were Like
March 1997
The New York Intergroup Association - From the Grapevine, February 1951
My Two Sponsors
July 1973
By:
Lu S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
One was tough and one was patient; each had something to offer
AA'S 35th Anniversary International Convention July 3-5, 1970, at Miami Beach
October 1970
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
How It Seemed to One Biased Alcoholic Observer