Dear Grapevine

I find the long stories in the Grapevine less than helpful. To me they tend to be sensationalistic, over-the-top drunkalogs that fall into the style of "what it was like, what it was like, and what it was like," ending with, "then I got sober and now everything is wonderful." My preference is for shorter stories and articles on topics other than "how I got to AA." I know a lot of people love the long tales, but that is not the only view.