AA Around the World
August 1958
By:
Gerard V.
| Bothaville
COMRADESHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA - News, comments, and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
Our Own Opinions
April 1951
By:
D. L. B.
| Goshen, Indiana
expressions of AA thought from everywhere. . .
Thank God for Despair
June 1965
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
...the un-ease that makes us want to do a better job of living
Open-meeting Bores
October 1963
By:
Jackson
| Michigan
Want to know how to handle Drink-by-Drink Dave, Mumbling Myron, Sour Sam or Pollyanna Pete? First, look in any mirror
A Year Later. . .
June 1958
By:
Bud S.
| San Diego, California
An outgoing ('56-'57) Conference Delegate wrote the letter below to the incoming "freshman" ('58-'59) team at our request, back in January. Although its view is of the '57 Conference, its spirit and meaning are of the kind which never become "dated.
Dear Joe:
August 1956
The following letter was written by a member to his 26-year-old son, both of whom saw combat together in the late Korean conflict.
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By:
Candace T.
| North Bay, Ontario
Today I decided to write out my thoughts and share them with someone I have learned to trust. That’s how we build bridges of trust and understanding.
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By:
Jude M.
| Springfield, Vt.
During COVID lockdown, literature is his hope
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June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Richie G.
| Beach Lake, PA
He put down the drink, but still needed to get sober where it counts: inside his head