The Long Voyage Home. . .to Finland
October 1969
By:
Sailor
| Jakobstad
Tempest-tossed on a sea of alcohol, this sailor finally found a peaceful harbor in AA - This Is AA Around the World. . .
Just Plain Sober
January 1967
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contented with Sobriety?--<emphasis type="bold">Yes</emphasis> Contented with Everything Else?--<emphasis type="bold">Not Necessarily</emphasis>
The Responsibility Lies in Ourselves
April 1966
By:
V. W.
| Boulder Creek, California
An AA reflects on a long-remembered line from Shakespeare, which points a moral
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Badge of Honor
November 1963
By:
M. C.
| Austin, Texas
I carried it proudly every night on the bus, hoping someone would ask
That Sacred Spark of Gaiety
March 1963
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
In Paris, as at home, the sweet wine can sour--and sweeten again
The Final Befuddlement of Perry P.
September 1962
By:
Anon.
| Michigan
A finny fable of piscine perverseness proving that some fish are sicker than others
Should We Revise the Lord's Prayer?
April 1962
By:
R. Z.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
there is a world of difference between "Lead us not into temptation" and "Let us not fall when tempted
The recommended questions are as follows:
February 1961
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
If your prospect is an artful dodger try him on these blockbusters
AA Around the World
September 1959
By:
G. R. M.
| Edmonton, Alberta
FROM THE "POLAR MEMBER" - 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 by the General Service Office.
Animal Crackers
December 1968
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The birds and the beasts have their own peculiar characteristics--but he took on the characters of practically all of them
AA and the Deaf-mute
December 1968
By:
J. B.
| St. John
He could have used his deafness as an excuse for not sticking with AA. But eventually he heard the message loud and clear
Those Were the Years That Were
April 1968
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
And those were the years of the Lady Marchers, among other things. . .
What Allah Wills
July 1967
By:
S. H.
After two months 'in a wonderful garden' a member in Pakistan finds sobriety works
Humility Makes Sense
December 1966
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Discussion <lbStep Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Go Forth Without Fear
September 1965
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
An argument against the "give-'em-hell" approach
There Can Be an End to Loneliness
May 1964
By:
Allan B.
| Stamford, Connecticut
A new kind of love fills the void
The Choice Is Ours
January 1964
By:
L. H.
| Cleveland, Ohio
<emphasis type="italic">God grants each mind the choice of truth or repose. Either may be chosen, but not both. -Emerson</emphasis>
Fear
September 1963
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Claremont, California
How to turn this potential defect into an asset
The Beneficent Heart Attack
September 1963
By:
Tacker
A coronary victim tells how he found a full and happy life
Let's Level About Money
February 1963
By:
P. R.
| Manhattan, New York
A reminder that the program also has a material side
From Press Agent to Mailman
November 1961
By:
J. G.
| Somewhere in California
This extrovert member joins in the lives of 483 of his fellowmen every working day