Pro and Con
April 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
How Did A.A. Begin?
September 1948
Sponsoring the Ala-tot
December 1962
By:
M.D.B.
| Michigan
A new pop tells how sponsoring his firstborn is like a 12th Step Case
Truth works
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Joe S.
| Oakland, Calif.
Unsure of sponsoring a member inside San Quentin, he decided that honesty would be the way to go
Just Be Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, Calif.
A long-time member and past trustee shares about his journey serving beyond the group as a gay man
Walkin’ Funny
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Gary K.
| Hoover, Ala.
Stranger things have happened at an AA home group, but this Sunday morning’s was pretty good
With Dani's help
April 2018
By:
Connie P.
| Ukiah, California
Behind heavy steel doors, a young woman catches hope, thanks to a local BTG volunteer
Dancing with Mom
January 2016
Acting as though she loved the mother she couldn’t stand changed both lives forever
That Old Hippie
January 2016
Now that she has some sober time, she’s ready to start dating again. But this guy?
Running Wild
June 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
How a simple prayer under an old oak tree ended years of fancy drinks and handcuffs
My Very Own Twelve Steps
February 1973
By:
N. P.
| Grand Prairie, Texas
How one enthusiastic member works our suggested program
Not Too Early
November 2013
A court order got him into AA but the young people he met helped him stay
My Two Sponsors
July 1973
By:
Lu S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
One was tough and one was patient; each had something to offer
What We Were Like
April 1993
By:
Francis F. and Wayne F.
| Farmington, Connecticut
Fragments of AA History - <emphasis type="bold">The Hartford Blue Plate Group</i>
Beginnings in Beirut
April 1984
