The Vacant Chair
September 2011
By:
Linda B.
| Shelton, Connecticut
Their physical bodies may no longer be with us, but our cherished members are far from gone
ON THE ROAD
May 2009
By:
DON G.,
| Temple, Texas
Wherever he goes, a traveler finds home in the Fellowship of AA
I Could Apply a Full Face of Makeup Without Ever Looking Myself in the Eye
February 1999
By:
Eileen K.
| Tustin, California
On the Ropes
February 1997
By:
Cesar C.
| Mexico City
A look at some of the trials and tribulations AA members have endured--and stayed sober throughout
This One Chance to Live
January 1979
By:
K. S.
| Atlanta, Georgia
A returned card brings memories of a man who could neither trust nor share
Magic Carpet
February 1974
By:
Ron
| Berkeley, California
A voyage of discovery--to find that we have loving friends all over the world
In and Out of the Dts
December 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio--or--thank God we're sober!
Divided I Stand
November 1968
By:
F. C.
| Manhattan, New York
Many a spouse joins AA only to find that the search for sobriety brings new problems in family relations. Here, three members share their experience in making necessary adjustments
I Found AA in an Australian Prison
October 1967
By:
Leo M.
| Adelaide
From that day I began to listen. . .it sounded as if those blokes had been reading my mail.
Enthusiasm Rampant
September 1951
An Unmade Bed
April 2011
By:
Jeanne R.
| Monaca, Pennsylvania
Sometimes a slip starts in the subtlest ways
The Wonder of It All
February 2005
By:
Jo P.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
Life never runs out of surprises
July 8, 1944
March 1946
Stepping Into Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kim C.
| Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
How helping AA can mean helping yourself
Any Lengths
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Marie W.
| Arkansas, Kansas
A loner working on a tropical island off the coast of Belize was determined to stay sober-no matter what
Stop Right There!
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Yvon V.
| Welland, Ontario
Marylou had just left when my car was surrounded by no fewer than three police cars. A grim-faced officer ordered me out of the car.
What’s On Your Mind: What Is A Sponsor?
June 2018
By:
Christopher M.
| Elgin, Ill.
There is no relationship quite like that of sponsor and sponsee
Deal me in
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Tom S
| Cottonwood, Arizona
It wasn’t who won or lost, it was about the stories the old-timers told
Always Wanting More
August 2017
By:
Pat R.
| Satanta, Kan.
When he was drinking, he could never get enough of alcohol or pain and trouble. Now that he’s sober, he wants more and more Fellowship and peace
Sassy Pearls of Wisdom
October 2015
If minding one’s own business can work for the group, then it might work for her as well
Danger, Construction Ahead
March 2015
By:
Jim D.
| Toledo, Ohio
While his brain tried to grasp the mysteries of the universe, his sponsor just chuckled
Everything Is Illuminated
November 2014
By:
Carol S.
After being sober for a while, she reconsidered the narrative of a favorite painting