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.
Ray of Light
July 2012
By:
Lori C.
| Springfield, Illinois
AA showed her the way out of her dark hole
There was my proof
January 2010
By:
FRED G.
| Lethbridge, Alberta
An agnostic demanding evidence of God is handed a beautiful flower
A Lush in the Halls of Ivy
November 1974
By:
G. N. G., B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Cap and gown were turning into cap and bells until this professor turned himself in to AA
No Dues Or Fees, but. . .
October 1972
By:
F. F.
| Bethesda, Maryland
Just because we're sober, do we have to get tight?
Landon
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Landon C.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
This trans member drank to feel OK. Then one day, with outside help and AA, he discovered a whole new life
Faith Among the Ruins
September 2002
By:
Connie C.
| New York, New York
Even in the smoldering wreckage of the World Trade Center, there was hope
A Power in the Air
February 1993
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
A Lush in the Halls of Ivy
February 1965
By:
G. G., B. S., M. A., Ph. D.
Cap and gown were turning into cap and bells until this professor turned himself into AA
Listening to Life
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Grace L.
| Rochester, New York
Once lost and now sober, an autistic member finally finds the truth about himself. To him, it’s music
Listening to Life
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Grace L.
| Rochester, N.Y.
Once lost and now sober, an autistic member finally finds the truth about himself. To him, it’s music
Staying green
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, Calif.
At 81, with 50 years sober, she’s traveled the world both in person and virtually and plans to keep on growing
Sentenced to Sobriety
January 2004
By:
Farris R.
| Springfield, Missouri
It took a lot more than prisons and lockdown wards to persuade him to stop drinking
Joe's Woes
April 1991
A Living Big Book
May 2006
Dear Grapevine
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety