MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Sharon Palmeri, Sharon Buckman, Katherine Flotz, Suzy
Stueben, Donna Douglass, Mike Musak, Michelle Vargas, Beverly Stanislawski,
Jane Burns, Janice Beier
GUESTS PRESENT:
Ruthann
Graczyk, Serena Yester
Ruthann
paid her dues. Welcome Ruthann!
OLD BUSINESS:
A vote of approval for the November 20, 2013 meeting was
first given by DONNA DOUGLASS and
seconded by SUZIE STUEBEN.
NEW
BUSINESS:
SHARON
PALMERI mentioned the Times article and pictures that had been
published in the January 6, 2013 edition. The article was about Write-On
Hoosiers 25th anniversary banquet which was held at the Lakes of the
Four Seasons Clubhouse.
LITERARY
NEWS:
MICHELLE
VARGAS mentioned the Turn
the Knob Workshop for creative writing.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, January 25th; arrivals
are asked to be there at 12:30 P.M. and will begin at 1:00 p.m. A fee of $20 will be charged and you are
asked to call Shelley at 219-932-3232 to reserve. The address is 5920 Hohman, Hammond, IN.
KATHY
FLOTZ mentioned to any member that was interested in talking
about their published book, or books, to
call Barb Houk at the Crown Point library.
The telephone number is 219-663-0270, the next meeting is scheduled for
February 4th at 2:00 P.M.
BEVERLY
STANISLAWSKI talked about a project she has been working on
with a friend. Beverly is doing the verse with the friend doing the music, they
are now working on the copyright.
SUZY
STUEBEN stated she has started a blog and will supply additional
information at the next meeting.
DONNA
DOUGLASS mentioned that she is beginning a new project which will
possibly involve writing a fiction novel concerning Vincent VanGogh.
JANE
BURNS recommended a book she had recently read entitled The Aklchemist, by Pavlo Cockho.
SHARON
BUCKMAN recommended a book entitled
Sarah's Key, by Tatiana
de Rosnay.
JANICE
BEIER recommended the book
Book Thief, by Mark Zusak.
READINGS:
JANICE
BEIER read four pages of her young novel entitled,
Crossing Lines. The novel begins
with a young woman telling her best friend of something that happened to her in
2009. The incident concerned a violent
encounter with her boyfriend in which
she had received numerous cuts and bruises.
SUZY STUEBEN read
her one page comical Christmas letter entitled, “Mrs Walter’s Christmas Letter.” The letter begins with promising she will stay
off the roads so they might have a “safe trip” during the holidays. The letter ends with promises to all of them
that she will have a “safe and boring year trapped in the house so she can
cause as few problems as possible.”
SHARON
BUCKMAN read her one page article, written eight years prior,
entitled “Recession?” The article tells of her trip to the
supermarket as she plans her Easter dinner for sixteen people. Trying to keep within her budget, she tells
of how many times she needs to change the menu in the “slowed down” economy.
JANE
BURNS read her eight stanza poem entitled, “Extubated. ” The poem, rich
with imagery, describes the vision she witnessed as her father struggled through a near death experience.
DONNA
DOUGLASS read four pages of the beginning of her novel entitled, Starry
Starry Night: A Return to Light.
The novel begins with her Fourth of July trip to visit her daughter and
husband. On the return trip home she encountering a beautiful sunset, and the
sudden voice and image of Vincent Van Gogh in her passenger seat.
MICHELLE
VARGAS read two pages of her newest novel, Salt and Light. The premise, “a city slated for annihilation
takes human form to convince a newly ordained minister to save it,” gives
promise of being a good, and very interesting, read when it is completed.
BEVERLY
STANISLAWSKI read her seven stanza, free verse poem,
entitled, “Miss Gallagher.” The poem tells of her remarkable fifth grade
teacher and how much she had learned from her, after adjusting to her Irish
brogue.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
SHARON
BUCKMAN
