Lonely at the Top
May 1991
By:
S. C.
| Harrisonburg, Virginia
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, four AAs share their thoughts on this topic, with six more to follow in June.
Autonomy--Not Self-will
April 1990
By:
Richard B.
| Iselin, New Jersey
Fourth Tradition - Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
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.
6th Step
September 1970
By:
F. C.
| Manhattan, New York
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Just Let Someone Cross Me!
September 1970
By:
C. G.
| St. Louis, Missouri
When I'm good, I'm very, very good--but . . .
A Helping Hand
Maybe she'll never be a sponsor, but that won't stop her from extending her hand and saying welcome.
Starry, Starry Night
Through the years of alcoholism and into sobriety, he held onto an image that filled him with the awesome sense of the spiritual world
Riot at Winkley Institute
November 1969
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Our exclusive inside story of the recent student unrest and campus demonstrations at the famous institute for alcohol studies
A job that needs doing
February 1969
By:
W. W.
| Edmonds, Washington
Suggestion to Retired Committee Members
Pills--a Minority Report
July 1968
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
Here's one alcoholic who finds no charm in pills and capsules. His problem, he says, was booze. . .
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