If the Words Bother You Try the Music
June 1964
By:
K. W.
| Greenwich Village, New York
Someone said, EASY DOES IT, once too often, and I floated out into the night--
Abraham Lincoln on Alcoholism
February 1964
The profound insight of the great President into the dilemma of the habitual drunkard
It Wasn't Moby Dick
February 1964
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A yarn of the days when "Thar she blows" didn't refer to the head on a beer
Steady Girl!
November 1962
By:
J. G.
| New York, New York
Try these tested, proved methods for acquiring simulated stability.
Where Will Power Comes In
May 1962
By:
Bill
The following is Bill's answer to a letter asking about the role of the will power in staying sober.--ED.
Unexpected Dividend
November 1961
By:
L. H.
| Hollywood, California
The Los Angeles Central Office handles 36,000 calls a year. But a volunteer remembers this one. . .
A Patchwork Quilt
July 1961
By:
P. W.
| Jackson Heights, New York
AA is the foundation piece in this serenity building pattern
Across the Editor's Desk
March 1961
The Master Drunk
May 1958
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 . . .
Our Deepest Secrets
When she was able to finally share her shame with her sponsor, a new sober life began
The Laundromat Lush
November 1969
By:
M. S.
| Cypress, California
She lost so many of her husband's shirts, she almost lost him
Is 'Agnostic' a Nasty Word?
September 1969
By:
J. B.
| Casper, Wyoming
This member complains that many AAs stigmatize those who do not believe in a traditional deity
El Exigente Get Lost!
July 1969
By:
J. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Coffee causes this AA almost, but not quite, as much trouble as booze
Open the Other Door
January 1969
By:
H. O.
| Ossining, New York
Let the family into the blessed shelter offered through Al-Anon, even if the alcoholic is still nursing a bottle. It can give you a knowing ally.
Lonesome Road
December 1964
By:
Pop
| Broderick
The way out was bitter and friendless; the way back, after fifty years, a joy