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.
From the Vintage Years
January 1958
By:
Bill Cunningham
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO THIS MONTH. . . <lbI Like Being a "Side-Line Rooter
What Do They Mean--"Personality Change"?
June 1957
By:
S. T.
| New York
Some resist it--others embrace it--what is it?
Three Answers to the Article "Fools Rush In" (October, 1953 Grapevine)
January 1954
By:
Anonymous
| Toronto, Ontario
Who Is to Blame?
Anything Wrong With AA?
March 1964
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
. . .AA as a movement might well have better friends in its adverse critics than in its nonalcoholic fans.
The True Confessions of a Man on a Pink Cloud
August 1952
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
Wherein a man retakes his inventory
Living With Relations
November 1951
General Service Headquarters, through its group relations activities, tries to live a paradox: To give advice in a paternal way without turning into Papa. . .
A Report on Youth Groups
September 1961
By:
B. L.
| New York City, New York
One of a proposed series of articles on special interest groups in AA
The Amends I Didn’t Want to Make
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Jim R.
| New York, New York
Once full of rage and anger, he knew he had to make things right with his mom. But when and how?
Rescue Dog
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, Colorado
A man shares about the challenges of finding a sponsor after moving to a new town with 10 years sober
So Worth It
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
B.B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A member in Canada shares his long wonderful story of relationships, sponsors and living the good life
Street Tough
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Lonnie D.
| Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender