Filling the Vacancy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa D.
| Palmyra, Va.
Staring into the mirror after decades of drinking, she discovered a person she did not recognize
The Front Lines
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Ga.
Dimly lit rooming houses, emergency rooms, even rooftops— he keeps reaching out. And once in a good while they reach back
One step at a time
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Conn.
A member shares about his journey into sobriety and the challenges of living with cerebral palsy
11/29/94
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Turning Hope Into Faith
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
David S.
| Pooler, Ga.
Someday, the miracle will occur. It’s only a matter of time
Is AA accessible to all?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Debra L.
| Mint Hill, North Carolina
Her journey into service revealed a need for more handrails, ramps, babysitters and Braille
What Goes Around Comes Around
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Missouri
It took more than 20 years—and all Three Legacies—for him to become the AA member and man he’d envisioned
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Finding myself
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Tereson D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
An emotional journey to find her birth mother revealed a beautiful truth of her own
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Dear Grapevine
May 2018
Bloodshot Eyes
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Mark T.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shaking and nauseous, he puts on a dirty shirt to go out. He has to. He’s all out of liquor
Falling in love with the universe
September 2017
By:
Edward B.
| Moraga, California
Way out in the Nevada desert, among the stars and colorful characters, he found his sober crew
Blurred ambition
June 2017
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
A drunken writer with dreams of success places two huge bets that change his life
What We Were Like
December 1991
By:
Johnny B.
| Amarillo, Texas
Fragments of AA History - AA Beginnings in Amarillo
Is There Room Enough in AA?
October 1987
By:
J. L.
| Oakland, California
An atheist shares her experience, strength, and hope
