MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Sharon Buckman, George Miga, Kathy Flotz, Sharon Dorelli,
Donna Douglass, Jane Burns, Tom Spencer, Suzy Steueben, Gail Galvan, Ron Trigg,
Laurie Chase, Kelly Chase, Beverly Stanislawski, Michelle Vargas, Sharon
Palmeri
OLD
BUSINESS:
A vote of approval for the May 15, 2013 minutes was first
given by KATHY FLOTZ and seconded by
GEORGE MIGA.
NEW
BUSINESS:
TOM
SPENCER stated that the Northwest Indiana Poetry Society will once
again hold POETRY IN THE PARK on
Saturday the 15th of June.
The event will be at Evergreen Park in Lowell starting at 10:00 A.M.,
the public is invited. Tom also
mentioned that the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs should soon be
putting out a book of the first, second and third place winners.
LITERARY
NEWS:
RON
TRIGG introduced the book Duneland, a pictorial history by
Kenneth J. Schoon. The book also
featured at least 80 pictures entered by Ron and can be found at Barnes and
Noble as well as various other book stores.
JANE
BURNS introduced the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. She stated that it was “very satisfying
reading.”
GAIL
GALVAN stated that she had again read Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Copote and
enjoyed it very much. Gail also
introduced her latest book -– a revised and updated, Sneezing Seasons 2013, the Inside Story about Allergies and Immunology. The book is sold on Amazon and Kindle as well
as her other book, New Jack Rabbit City: Starring the Chicago Hares.
MICHELLE
VARGAS mentioned that she recommended Falling to Earth by Kate
Southwood.
DONNA
DOUGLASS recommended the book If I Stay by Gayle Forman.
READINGS:
MICHELLE
VARGAS continued with her novel, Striving after Wind. In this portion of her novel Tabitha attempts
suicide after believing she has nothing else to live for, believing Adam is
dead and Victoria’s rejection of her.
Her attempt is unsuccessful after seeing a spirit who reminds her of her
deceased father.
RON
TRIGG read his four page short fiction story entitled, “She’s Gone.“ The story takes place in
England as a man is reminded of a past girlfriend who is trying to remake his
acquaintance following the death of Margaret Thatcher. The girlfriend felt Margaret Thatcher was
responsible for their separation.
TOM
SPENCER brought his two stanza poem entitled “Rhyme Quite Divine.” The poem told of the hardship of writing a
poem that rhymes and begins with the line, “The crime about rhyme, it takes so
much time.”
JANE
BURNS continued with her novel, Atalanta. Atalanta feels she has found a co-hort in a
messenger from a far away land who has been injured and who she tries to help
by letting him hold her hand as he receives a painful ointment.
GEORGE
MIGA
read the ending to his novel, Medal of Dishonor. The novel ends at the funeral of Bobby Geary,
a very brave soldier who had certainly deserved the Medal of Honor that had
been given to two other brave soldiers instead.
Remembering how bravely the now deceased soldier had defended his
country, Cordell placed his Medal of Honor upon the soldier’s chest as he lay
in the casket.
DONNA
DOUGLASS read her three stanza poem that she had written in
2001. The poem, entitled “My Heart is Not Broken,” tells of the
longing for her husband two weeks before their 30th anniversary and
two months before their divorce became final.
SUZY
STUEBEN continued with her children’s book Zilla, the Adventures of a Garden
Gnome. In this part of her
story, “Zilla Takes a Vacation,” Zilla
unhappily finds out that she is going to be accompanied on her vacation by the
cat and small puppy that she was trying to escape from.
LAURIE
CHASE continued with her novel, Badradin. In this part of her novel Dr. Togalaz
remembers a scene from her childhood as she walks with her father following her
graduation party. During the walk she
tells him that she plans to leave, never to return, and is booking passage on a
cargo vessel that will be meeting an alien ship.
BEVERLY
STANISLAWSKI read her two page short story entitled, “Sun Spots.” The story tells of a grandfather telling
his granddaughter that the solar eclipse they just witnessed was the result of
the Sun’s pride and the punishment the Sun had to pay.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
SHARON
BUCKMAN
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