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 turned her over to Marty M., who became her sponsor, and, together with Pricilla P., helped her become known as the 6th woman to get sober in New York AA. As a gifted writer, it was Felicia who collaborated with Marty and Pricilla to start the AA Grapevine. As stories go, Felicia was considered by some as a "high bottom" drunk because she had not lost everything, but things had gotten pretty bad. In an update to her story published in the November 1967 Grapevine, Felicia said when the second edition was published, she was disappointed to learn that her story would be in the section labeled "They Stopped in Time." She thought she had sunk pretty low. Felicia died in 1999, at the age of 92.
This is the 70th episode, story number 10 in Part 2 of the Personal Stories section of the Second Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous published in 1955. The Second Edition is out-of-copyright and in the public domain.
Howard L, sober since January 1, 1988, presents this inspired reading of the Big Book and encourages listeners to revisit earlier podcast episodes that feature the main chapters and stories in the First Edition of the Big Book. Enjoy listening on our website, BigBookPodcast.com, or download and subscribe to the podcast for free at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. If you have a minute, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Also join our facebook group, Big Book Podcast Listeners, where you can share your thoughts and experiences with fellow listeners.