Category: 2nd Edition – Personal Stories – PART 2
NEW VISION FOR A SCULPTOR – 2nd Edition
This is a relatively rare story, as it is one of only five stories that was published exclusively in the 2nd Edition. There’s also nothing known about the author except what can be gleaned from…
ME AN ALCOHOLIC? – 2nd Edition
This story is familiar to many, as it was printed in the Second, Third, and Fourth Editions of “Alcoholics Anonymous”. Unfortunately, the author of this story is unknown. What little we know about him is…
STARS DON’T FALL – 2nd Edition
This story was penned by Felicia G. who first came to AA in 1943, but didn’t get sober until 1944. When she first met Bill W. at the AA Foundation office in New York, he…
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF – 2nd Edition
Written by Dr. Earle M. from San Francisco, who got sober in June of 1953, this story was printed in the Second, Third, and Fourth Editions. Earle was a very active member of AA throughout…
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE – 2nd Edition
Printed in the Second, Third, and Fourth Editions, the author of this story is said to have been Chet R. from Santa Barbara, California, though just when he wrote it or first came into AA…
THE HOUSEWIFE WHO DRANK AT HOME – 2nd Edition
In this 67th episode, story number 7 in Part 2 of the Personal Stories section of the Second Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous published in 1955. It’s entitled “The Housewife Who Drank at Home”” and it…
HIS CONSCIENCE – 2nd Edition
This story was printed only in the Second Editions, so it has remained largely unseen by those AAs who’ve otherwise been raised on the Third and Fourth Editions. As with the last story, the author…
UNTO THE SECOND GENERATION – 2nd Edition
Unlike many stories in the First and Second Editions of the Big Book, the author of this story is unknown. We know from the story that he got sober in 1950 and was still sober…
A FLOWER OF THE SOUTH – 2nd Edition
This story’s author, Esther E., got sober in Texas in 1941 and was inspired to seek help from AA’s relatively new General Service Office in New York after reading Jack Alexander’s seminal article about Alcoholics…
THE PROFESSOR AND THE PARADOX – 2nd Edition
This short, but powerful, story was written by John P. and appeared only in the Second Edition, which is why most AA’s have never seen it. John enumerated four paradoxes of the AA program and…
FEAR OF FEAR – 2nd Edition
This relatively short story was authored by Ceil M., who got sober in New York City in 1949. As with other authors of Personal Stories in the Big Book who achieved long-term sobriety in AA,…
RUM, RADIO AND REBELLION – 2nd Edition
The first of 12 stories in Part 2 of the Big Book presents a compelling case to stop drinking sooner than later and save years of infinite suffering. It was written by Pete W., who…