Filling in the Blanks
May 1985
By:
R. F.
| Missouri City, Texas
Steps Four and Five - These vital Steps help us understand our own patterns of behavior
Driving a Car Isn't a Contact Sport--and Other Things I Discovered in Sobriety
May 1985
By:
M. H.
| Everett, Washington
The Mystery of the Secret Twelve
January 1985
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
We all know the Steps and the Traditions--but what's this we hear about Concepts?
Peanuts Taught Me to Love
September 1971
By:
E. P.
| Columbus, Ohio
She didn't know what to do about resentments until a little bird told her
An Alcoholic's Recovery From Barbiturates
December 1955
<emphasis type="italic">Third in a series of personal experiences and opinions on endangering sobriety through the use of various "crutches," particularly sedatives. Comments and contributions welcome. -Ed.</emphasis>
Staying in the Game
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
R.K.
| Benicia, California
Through years of challenges, he keeps showing up. And he can’t wait to see what’s next
An Expert Gets Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.P.
| Aurora, Colo.
While helping others, the Steps helped him help himself.
Yes, It’s True About Acceptance
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tim H.
| Hayden, ID
Reflections on a cancer diagnosis and lessons learned through AA
In Service Heaven
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Don B.
| Baltimore, Maryland
What used to be a night of clinging to a barstool is now a weekend blast of fun and fellowship
It Can’t Get Any Better—But It Does
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
D.C.
| Bangor, Maine
To this old-timer, the fruit of sobriety tastes sweeter and sweeter every day
Getting back out
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Jack N.
| New Canaan, Conn.
After two years of COVID, a member wonders what the new normal will look like and what challenges lie ahead
Tough Love
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Pat K.
| Sunland, Calif.
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses
I Knew I Was Done
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.G.
| Toledo, Ohio
When even joy made him angry, he knew it was time to find AA
Sounds of Silence
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Jean C.
| Eugene, Ore.
No need to wait for the “right” time or place. There are many ways to pause for quiet
Trains, Dogs & Drums
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
A nice marriage, a beautiful new three bedroom house and a good sober life. Why was he so annoyed?
Old-timer? Nah!
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.
The Desperate Wife
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill W.
| Montreal, Quebec
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.
Where my life began
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Chad P.
| Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Young and terrified, he left his rough, drunken world and walked through a door that said “Welcome Home”
Someone's gotta do it
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Alabama
Who pays the bills? Who opens the door? Who buys the coffee? A member shares a few things she knows about how some groups work
Our troublesome friend
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
A group in Georgia struggles with how to handle a most unruly member