Cop-out
February 1977
By:
B. L.
| Macon, Georgia
His failure to accept love, happiness, and success hid this alcoholic's fear of responsibility
This Sobriety Business
September 1976
By:
Harry C.
| Houston, Texas
After eighteen years of failure in AA a salesman discovers a secret
Social Drinking as a 'Way Back' for Alcoholics?
September 1975
By:
A. S.
| Toronto, Ontario
A dangerous theory when human lives are at stake, writes this psychologist
Help the Young People Identify!
August 1975
By:
Woodie" L.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
They don't have to keep on drinking
Some Words to Grow by
September 1974
By:
Teet C.
| North Hollywood, California
There are times when a speaker shares a thought that is truly inspiring
No Human Power
July 1974
By:
E. C. S.
| California
Just who is responsible for the success of a Twelfth Step call?
The Fear of Feeling Rejected
October 1973
By:
V. W. C.
| Venice, California
Ordinary setbacks. . .would throw me into seething anger and resentment.
Required" Drinking
May 1973
By:
C. H. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
A response to that plaintive old saw "But in my business I have to drink!
A Sponsor Can't Be My Higher Power
May 1972
By:
Dean S.
| Santa Monica, California
We belong to no one and no one belongs to us. We are God's "babies
The Bleeding Deacon Resentment
September 1971
By:
Anonymous
| California
But for the Grace of God, there go I
Impact at Acapulco
March 1970
By:
W. C.
| Cuernavaca
A serious accident provided time to reflect and be grateful
Overcoming Depression
August 1977
By:
S. M.
| Arlington, Virginia
Along with booze and pills, old ideas have to be cast aside
Hello. This Is AA. . .
December 1969
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
All the world's a stage, and the telephone in any AA Intergroup or Central Office is a lifeline to human drama
Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
Let's Make Practical and Spiritual Sense--
August 1958
By:
Bill W.
The 1958 General Service Conference unanimously voted down a proposal for a cheap paperback edition of the Big Book. Believing that all AAs should fully understand why this was done, Bill has asked the Grapevine to reprint portions of a letter he recently
Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours
June 1976
By:
Bill W.
The first aspect of the Twelve Traditions is protection; the second aspect is progress." - From the November 1960 Grapevine