Stories by the Lake
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Liz N.
| West Bloomfield, Michigan
As the sun sets on Sunday, you can count on something good to read at this little meeting in Michigan
The Freedom of AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Artem A.
| Miami, FL
“God as we understood Him” became the key to his sobriety
Letter from the Editor
April 2023
| AA & Families
Letter from the Editor
February 2023
| Making Amends
Letter from the Editor
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
Letter from the Editor
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
On Fire
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
C.B.
| Bend, Ore.
Luckily, I’ve calmed down a bit. I get to laugh at myself when I look at all the phases I went through. I now get to practice Rule 62.
Letter from the Editor
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
Letter from the Editor
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
Out of the park
March 2017
By:
Dustin S.
| Akron, Ohio
I’m writing this home group story, not for recognition for myself or the group, but so that others might follow this example of what I hope is the old times coming back.
What’s On Your Mind: Anonymity Online
December 2016
With a billion eyes on the Internet, do private corners exist where anonymity can be preserved? One AA weighs in….
A strong dose
November 2016
Reflecting on the Past
December 2014
By:
Patrick K.
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A beautiful view of a mountain lake gives him gratitude for how far he's come
Heard at Open Meetings
July 1961
Clues to Sobriety
June 1959
Just as alcoholism is a progressive disease, so is sobriety a progressive delight. - December 1949
AA Around the World
March 1959
By:
Bob E.
SEAL OF APPROVAL - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.
Around the World
January 1959
By:
Dick F.
| Beirut
SOBER IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.
AA Around the World
May 1958
By:
Don E.
| Cambodia
A LONER IN CAMBODIA <lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
AA Around the World
October 1957
By:
Charley M.
| New Delhi
FROM INDIA <lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly GSH
Twelve Suggested Questions
April 1957
By:
Anon.
| Amarillo, Texas
for use in taking <lbA DAILY MORAL INVENTORY