The Slip That Didn't Happen
July 1972
By:
D. C. B.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Where he had failed before, Antabuse forced him to wait until the crisis had passed
Counsel for the Prosecutor
March 1970
By:
W. H.
| Sarnia, Ontario
Was it divine law that brought this lawyer through to grateful sobriety?
The Truth in the Myth
August 1969
By:
Ray Stratton
| Fort Supply, Oklahoma
A long-time (nonalcoholic) friend of AA examines the saying "Only an alcoholic can help an alcoholic
Thank You, Casper
July 1969
By:
Anonymous
| Boston, Massachusetts
Hurt, frightened, confused, she found help through her Higher Power, whom she chose to call Casper
You Can Carry the Message on the Job
April 1968
By:
K. R.
| Liberal, Kansas
This AA cooperated with his progressive firm in helping fellow employees start sober living
More Life All the Time
September 1966
By:
M. T.
| Miami, Florida
She capered from Texas to Landsberg am Lech, but the best place of all is Miami--sober
Six Stages of Drunkenness
October 1949
<emphasis type="italic">A reprint from the January 2, 1836, issue of</emphasis> The Salmagundi; News of the Day, <emphasis type="italic">"a comical, satirical, humorous, and entertaining Journal of scraps and Engraving," </emphasis>
Dysfunction Junction
October 2012
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An alcoholic with a happy upbringing speaks up
Reporting for Duty
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
George W.
| Louisville, Ky.
He thought his long, distinguished service career was over. Turns out he had more giving back to do
Making it Easy for Others to Love Us
January 2017
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
Years of AA have given him sobriety and acceptance and a life with compassion and wonder
Bumpy decision
August 2016
A sober doctor learns that finding just the right sponsor can be a contact sport
A Tale of Two Brothers
August 2015
Separated for 36 years, two alcoholic brothers experience quite a surprising reunion
Love in the Valley
April 2013
By:
Surely K.
| Sandy Valley, Nevada
In a small town, a newcomer opens her home to help save lives—and a little gas
Cut Loose
March 2011
By:
Dave R.
| Manchester, New Hampshire
Confused and sponsorless, a member embarks on a year-long investigation
Alcoholics and Suicide
October 1964
By:
B. L.
| New York City
The scope of the problem reviewed, with the suggestion that we all can help
Twelfth Step Workshops
February 1951
Low Bottom or High Bottom. . . <lb Two experiments that do raise bottoms up!
Ham on Wry
February 1987