From the memories of a 90 year old alcoholic, (long sober, but still an alcoholic), first "diagnosed" by a US Army Medical Colonel while serving in the US Army in Germany, 1947. His earliest association with Alcoholics Anonymous came in 1958, and from that day to this he has attended meetings, sponsored several fellow alcoholics and been privy to hundreds of stories that seldom get heard outside of an AA meeting. Some are tragic, some are comic, all are poignant. Author and Poet Robert E. Maloney says, it is possible, but hardly probable, that some 90 year old, somewhere, will recognize his,...

Gregory John, a Millionaire Lawyer with macular degeneration, awakes next to his dead wife. After absorbing the initial shock, he decides to retire and work from home on his first love--Pro Bono cases. C. T. Soberman, who threatened to kill Gregory, in open court, after being sentenced to prison, is released after three years because of prison overcrowding. He gave his lawyer an ultimatum, and is bent on fulfilling it. Burton Edge killed an employee who stole from him, after Gregory got the employee off on a technicality. Burton went into hiding, then threatened the judge and Gregory. Milton...

Back in WWII, 20 year old solders had a different mindset. They were never hesitant, seldom afraid, always eager to test themselves, whether it was with a new place or a new woman, (or a new drink). Most WWII veterans came home, discharged around late 1945. They found a country in a changing mood, struggling to get back to normalcy. Robert was among the few soldiers, getting ready for discharge, who was able to re-enlist; thus waiting for the mainline mad house to quiet down, and the GI Bill to be put in place. He had gone through the China Campaign and was excited about re-enlisting for more...