The Anecdote Bin
March 1963
Heard at Open Meetings
December 1961
The Car Thief
January 2014
By:
Gym C.
| Los Angeles, California
Panic set in as he called the police. Someone had stolen his car—and everyone at work had to know
End of the road
April 2010
By:
CHRIS M.
| Buffalo, N.Y.
When his wife threatens to walk out, he goes to his first AA meeting
Restored to Reality
October 2004
By:
Simon H.
| New York
When drinking, his life was a nightmare. When he got sober, it was real.
Sponsor Relationships
November 1979
By:
E. S.
Everybody needs somebody to work things out<lbFrom the September 1975 Grapevine
Overcoming Depression
August 1977
By:
S. M.
| Arlington, Virginia
Along with booze and pills, old ideas have to be cast aside
Sponsor Relationships
September 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Everybody needs somebody to work things out
Going Up!
August 1972
By:
T. W. N.
| La Jolla, California
Sobriety, like beauty, is its own reward. But usually there are fringe benefits, too
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1971
By:
Jack Hill
Rent-a-drunk
Mr. Dooley's St. Patrick's Day Lament
March 1965
By:
Anon.
(With this author's apologies to the Irish, of whom he is one, and to the creator of Mr. Dooley, Finley Peter Dunne.)
Twelve Suggested Questions
April 1957
By:
Anon.
| Amarillo, Texas
for use in taking <lbA DAILY MORAL INVENTORY
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
December 1947
By:
P.L.C.
| Island Falls, Maine
Going It Alone