The Lake
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kyle F.
| San Antonio, Texas
In the depths of his alcoholism, he found a way back to the place where he’d once been happy….
The Only Requirement
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert M.
At his first meeting, Tradition Three spoke his name loud and clear
AA Etiquette
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jack M.
| Libertyville, Ill.
The finer points of meeting behavior from an AA with half a century’s sobriety
Seemingly Miraculous
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bob S.
| Eureka, Calif.
In a long life of sobriety the difficult challenges do come and go, but the good times are so worth it all
The Spiritual Life Is Not A Theory
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Matt M.
| San Antonio, Texas
AA reconnected him “to the world, the infinite and to other people”
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, N.Y.
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
With lots of love
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jerry A.
| Gloucester, Va.
When a member loses his sight,
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
Searching for something bigger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Trenton, Missouri
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three
What my brother taught me
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Nancy McCarthy
| St. Louis, Missouri
A probation and parole officer learns to love AA from the man whose calls she dreaded most
Something to behold
July 2018
By:
Tom K.
| Tullahoma, Tennessee
An old-timer from Tennessee shares about all the love he’s gotten from AA since 1955
Let it snow
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Tolly M.
| Charlottesville, Va.
Holidays were once a constant storm. But now we have each other to keep us sober, safe and warm
I Got My Wish
October 2015
Once she got sober, Alcoholics Anonymous gave this transgender woman something she always wanted
How to Survive Cocktail Hour at 30,000 Feet
August 2015
Facing a stressful trip to see the family on a plane without drinking booze? One guy has some tips
Forgiven
October 2013
By:
Eavan J.
| Landing, New Jersey
What she got one drunken night on the highway was much more powerful than booze
No Laughing Matter
April 2013
By:
Kris G.
| Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Her drinking became a big joke; then nobody thought it was funny
