MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Sharon Palmeri, Sharon Buckman George Miga, Sharon Dorelli,
Neil Bedeker, Donna Douglass, Tom Spencer, Jane Burns, Ron Trigg, Kathy Flotz,
Beverly Stanislawski, Julie Perkins, Jackie Huppenthal, Michelle Vargas, Kelly
Chase, Laurie Chase
OLD
BUSINESS:
A vote of approval was asked for concerning the March 20,
2013 minutes. SHARON DORELLI gave the first approval and RON TRIGG the second.
LITERARY
NEWS:
TOM
SPENCER reminded the members that this was National Poetry month.
GEORGE
MIGA
stated that his friend, Dean Larson, a professor at Purdue, has had a long time
interest in the life of Anne Frank.
Since he realized that George is now doing research on Anne Frank in
preparation for his novel, he has given George a video pertaining to her life
in the Auschwitz concentration camp. The
video can possibly be obtained through book stores or library.
READINGS:
GEORGE
MIGA
reintroduced this section of his novel, Medal of Dishonor, which pertains to
President Johnson’s investigation concerning his Secretary of the Army. The President is concerned that the Medal of
Honor has been given to the wrong person, the Secretary of the Army.
DONNA
DOUGLASS continued with her memoirs, this story entitled, “A View from the Top.” The story begins with her view from the top
of the World Trade Center in September, 1981, and continues with her
fascination of all the wonderful things Donna and her husband had encountered
as the recipients of the Shearson Lehman Brothers Spring Rewards Get-Away
program.
TOM
SPENCER brought his seven stanza poem entitled, “The Writer’s
Dream.” The poem related to a writer
falling asleep as he sat in his chair smoking a cigarette, turning the surrounding
smells and smoke into part of his story.
JANE
BURNS continued with Chapter 9 of her novel, Atalanta. The story continued with the initiation of
Atalanta and leading her into a dangerous situation where the rest of her
“sisters” believed she was dead.
RON
TRIGG continued with his book of memoirs entitled The Alluring Temptress. This story, entitled “Dancing Fool,” told of
Ron’s venture into Lesotho in 1990 to attend a music festival in a national
stadium. As the only white man in his
group of friends he felt pressured to uphold his race and gain their approval,
dancing as he had never danced before and injuring his knee in the process.
KATHY
FLOTZ, in honor of National Poetry Month, read her Fibonacci
Diamond poem entitled, “The Proposal.” Her poem, written in the shape of a diamond,
told of “life’s journey, living joyously each day, storing our memories.”
BEVERLY
STANISLAWSKI read her six stanza poem entitled, “Biloxi Belle.” Her poem, recently entered in a Mississippi poetry
contest, told of a lighthouse, which presently stands in the center of a four
lane highway, encountering all types of storms, including Camille and Katrina.
JULIE
PERKINS continued with her story, “One Night Stand at the Hometown Inn.” This part of her story tells of the husband’s
version of events following the night he abandoned his pregnant wife on a cold
January night in front of a diner.
MICHELLE
VARGAS continued with her novel Striving After Wind. After believing she has been forgotten by her
former married lover, Adam, she is forced to again work for the gun club where
she had been wounded. This part of the
story has a happy ending as Adam finds her.
KELLY
CHASE read two pages of her short story, “Stormy Night.” The story
begins with Jamie telling her mother on the phone that she is O.K., ignoring
her mother’s warnings not to go outside.
Venturing out into the darkness she finds the body of her friend,
Lizzie, lying on the ground by her feet.
The story ends with Jamie trying to get back into the house.
LAURIE
CHASE continued with her novel, Badradin. In this part of
her novel Dr. Togalaz enters a lounge and encounters her old friend,
Larana. Her friend brought her up to
date on all the happenings in the medical ward and later, after returning to
her room, began remembering the information she had deleted from her computer
concerning her heritage.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
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