Let's Hear It for Sobriety
December 1984
By:
R.K.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA, one person's sobriety is important to us all
Powerless Equals Free
September 1984
By:
M. O.
| Oak Park, Illinois
Step One - "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
Flag-wavers Anonymous?
July 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy
The Jingle Cat
December 1981
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Our animated ornament would have demolished a Christmas tree
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
May 1979
By:
W. P.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Too happy, too sad, too glad, too mad, too busy, too tired-still, he gets to a meeting
An End to Envy
February 1979
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
If you're a grandma at a meeting full of young people, your thoughts may run a crazy course
The Roots of Resentment
October 1977
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
We can see ourselves in the anger we feel toward others
My Plastic Conscience
August 1976
By:
R. A.
| Omaha, Nebraska
It was a scientifically calibrated wonder gadget designed for controlled drinking
Baker's Dozen
July 1961
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland, Ohio
Sobriety, like baking, requires following a Master Recipe
Mickey Makes a Miracle
May 1961
By:
Anonymous
| New Rochelle, New York
Ex-showgirl and Dream Street lush, she brought the message to this active alcoholic
Closed Meeting
December 1958
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Suggested Answers to "A Few Questions
Second excerpt from the "Internationalists Bulletin
October 1954
About 100 sea-going AAs keep sober through correspondence with each other, with General Service Headquarters, and with homebound AAs who like to write letters. Two excerpts from a recent "Internationalists Bulletin" follow.
The Problems of a "Teen-aged" AA
September 1954
By:
A. T.
| New York City, New York
TO START THE BALL ROLLING ON A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF "AFTER SOBRIETY--WHAT?" (SEE AUGUST GRAPEVINE, "THE TWELVE STEPS AND THE OLDER MEMBER") WE ASKED AN OLD TIMER TO WRITE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AS WE GROW OLDER IN AA.
A Letter From a Traveler
March 1953
By:
T. C.
| Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
The group that gives help to a "transient" doesn't always hear how the journey ended. . .but this one did, and the ending was happy!
Of Valentines, and Whisky Bottles and Humility, and Things
February 1953
By:
W. T.
| Manhattan, New York
I Am Confused
November 1952
By:
Anonymous
| New York
Wherein A Wife Wonders Why Understanding Must Be One-Sided