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.
On Relief Pitching
November 1957
By:
An AA "Fan
| New York City, New York
Autumn thoughts on baseball and sobriety, as seen by an oldtimer
Tradition Four
August 1952
By:
Bill W.
The fourth of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions. . . <lb Each group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
A Six-Week Tour in AA
September 2013
He went to help his daughter out and discovered that maybe he belonged there too
The Chop Shop
July 2013
By:
Michael W.
| Monroe, Washington
Welcome to the inmates' "meeting after the meeting," where sobriety comes first
Hope in a Lock Box
July 2012
By:
David N.
| Harvest, Alabama
AA gives a prisoner the key to sobriety and a way to repair the past
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Screen Saver
March 2012
By:
Ollie O.
| Canberra
A meeting in Australia uses technology to bring the world of AA into their room
Dear Grapevine
February 2012
A River Runs Through It
September 2011
By:
M.J.
| Boise, Idaho
After getting sober, a man returns to the valley of his childhood in his imagination and finds his Higher Power
"No Grappa For You!”
June 2011
By:
Nicola M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
At the border of Slovenia and Northern Italy, the universal language of sobriety is spoken
East to Joshua Tree
May 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
The old wrecking crew
March 2011
By:
Stephen H.
| Sun City, California
A member looks back on crazy drinking days when he meets his old buddy in AA
Web Exclusive: Who Does This Jerk Think I Am?
March 2011
By:
Lorraine K.
| Sparks, Nevada
A newcomer gives us an amusing look into her alcoholic mind as she encounters AA for the first time.
Young, Drunk and Broke
January 2011
By:
Jamie L.
| Oceanside, California
Sleeping in a dumpster was just the beginning of the end
I can soar!
July 2010
By:
KATHY V.
| Queens, N.Y.
An infrequent flyer seeks God's help to travel without fear