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….
I'm in
May 2018
By:
David S.
| New York City, New York
An old-timer in New York shares some experience about fitting in and belonging
Bag of donuts
June 2010
By:
DAVE F.
| Hutchinson, Kan.
Sometimes all it takes is a kind gesture to save a life
Lost--One Anonymity
July 1961
By:
F C.
| New York City, New York
The Post Office was communications center in this little seaside resort, and the good folks there really carried the message
12TH STEP - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
August 1974
By:
Bill C.
| Hull, Massachusetts
Presenting a short, concise version of each of the Twelve Steps as one member experienced them
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
April 1971
One Worldwide Day of Memorial Meetings for Bill
The Christmas Present
December 1968
By:
G. R.
| Fresno, California
Now, through sobriety, the gift of love, hope, and happiness
AA Around the World
August 1958
By:
Jack S.
| Essex
AFLOAT FROM ENGLAND - 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
Bleeding Hearts & Wild Geraniums
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Heidi C.
| Toledo, Ohio
A newcomer learns about love, patience and care from someone who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty
Dog Spelled Backwards Is God
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Pamela W.
Her long road toward recovery from the spiritual and physical effects of alcoholism led through the program—and a four-legged friend
Thank You Ladies
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Stephanie P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety
An Old Grad Returns
January 1963
By:
R. Z.
| Phoenix, Arizona
A.T.I., dear Alma Mater, was a tough, no-frills school--but the Dean has problems. . .