Me? the Best Pal I Ever Had?
January 1974
By:
L. E. L.
| Sonoma, California
She was scared of that Fourth Step inventory--it might mean making some changes
Release from Fear
August 1970
By:
D. A. S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Pretension and willfulness cannot hurt us when we are anonymous
He Doesn't Dig Those 'Groovy Trips'
May 1970
By:
D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
Empathy, yes, but understanding, no, says this alcoholic who has been there
AA on the Local
April 1967
By:
J. W. S.
| White Plains, New York
A Twelfth Step session in the cab of the locomotive
Higher Powers and Slimmer Figures
August 1964
By:
M. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
My crash diet was working fine, then came the day the power failed
Those Vulgar Words
July 1964
By:
Anonymous
Comments from a cross section of AA on the speaker with a flair for ripe language
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
Honeymoon
January 1975
By:
G. P.
| Elbert, Colorado
When that first glorious realization of what it's like to be sober comes over us
The Revolution from Within
March 1973
By:
Jim H.
| Doniphan, Missouri
Was the world we rebelled against wrong, or were we?
Watch Those Commercials!
February 1973
By:
J. W. R.
| Millard, Nebraska
They fascinate, hypnotize, and make you slightly ill as they lead the unsuspecting down the garden path
Comfortable with God
August 1972
By:
W. O. P.
| Meadville, Pennsylvania
He was rebelling against "religiosity" until he realized that the spiritual and the earthly are governed by the same laws
Three Weeks into Sanity
July 1972
By:
C. B.
| Houston, Texas
A sudden awakening brought her to an acceptance of reality
How Would You Answer These Questions?
March 1972
24-hour Serenity
June 1971
By:
E. S.
| Hartsdale, New York
Serenity depends on the attitudes you bring to daily living, and it's not hard to retain the right attitude for just one day - Essence of AA
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