Pro and Con
July 1958
Brief Comments and excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time
He Likes Our Brand of Cheer
March 1954
By:
Rev. Wm. Fargo Bayle, in "DuBois Co
| DuBois, Pennsylvania
Editorial
February 1951
Yes To Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ken K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
In the aftermath of the tragic death of a sponsee, his sponsor reflects back on life, service, and relapse in AA
From a Distance
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
As the COVID crisis continues, she’s more determined than ever to help reach out any way she can
Putting me back together again
July 2018
By:
Jessica M.
| Brooklyn, New York
With sound AA advice and a good sponsor, a member with mental illness finds her way
Unwanted visitor
May 2017
By:
Corey B.
| Soledad, California
From his prison cell, a member writes about the harrowing drunken night he still can’t recall
AA Is Not for Sale
February 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober
Give Me Liberty!
October 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA we demand - But that doesn't give us the right to push others around
Balance
May 1976
By:
D. B.
| Gulfport, Florida
When egoism becomes the motivation for hyperactivity in AA, it's time to take an inventory
6th Tradition
August 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
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