MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Sharon Palmeri , Sharon Buckman, Katherine Flotz, Beverly
Stanislawski, George Miga, Sharon
Dorelli, Suzy Stueben, Paul Mulligan, Tom Molnar, Michelle Vargas, Bob
Moulesong, Neil Bedeker, Denise Taylor, Luneil Morrow, Ruthann Graczyk
OLD
BUSINESS:
A vote of approval for the June 4, 2014 minutes was first
given by BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI and
seconded by NEIL BEDEKER.
NEW
BUSINESS:
SHARON
PALMERI urged the members to go to Facebook and watch for prompts,
several members stated that they had already done this. It was also disclosed that we should be able
to continue our meetings at Chapel Lawn despite a reduction in their staff.
Good news!
READINGS:
RUTHANN
GRACZYK read three pages of the beginning of her new book entitled,
The
Adventures of Boop. Her novel,
intended for adolescent readers, began with a teenage daughter tagging along
with her mother to a local nursery and craft store. Upon approaching the pet section the daughter
encountered a Diamond Back Dove and eventually talked her mother into
purchasing it.
DENISE
TAYLOR read a summary of her book, All The Little Secrets. Members decided that she needed a hook at the
beginning of the summary to entice a prospective publisher into reading
further.
BOB
MOULESONG read four pages of his short story, “Wolf Moon.” The story, to
be entered into his book of short stories entitled, “Lunacy, A Clutch of Short
Stories,” told of a poacher, Nick Stavich, setting a snare bear trap and
finding that he was being surrounded by a pack of wolves, blocking his retreat
back to town.
SUZY
STUEBEN continued with her book, Battle Mage. In this four page revision of her previous
beginning, Meg, a battle mage, sits on a wall at the edge of Lake
Michigan. She was surrounded by the
sights and sounds of Chicago and fighting the memories of her last battle when
she tried to protect the knight she loved..
MICHELLE
VARGAS continued with her novel, Caelestis. Caelestis,, an
angel disguised as a church organist, finds that one of his hands has become
deformed when he transformed back into his natural state. He also soon realizes that someone has
witnessed his transformation.
BEVERLY
STANISLAWSKI read her 24 line free stanza poem entitled, “The Luck of Canary Jones.” The poem
tells of a rags-o-line man keeping himself busy as he paints his name on his
wagon and later deciding life has treated him well.
KATHERINE
FLOTZ read her delightful short story entitled, “The Way We Were, Then and Now.” The story, with paragraphs under the “Then”
category followed by the “Now” category, revealed the very distinct difference
between the work performed by our mothers and grandmothers and how much these
tasks have changed in today's world.
SHARON
BUCKMAN read three pages of her novel sequel, Beyond the Canopy. In this part of her novel Anne is caught by
surprise when a neighbor comes by with a message for Sally and soon discovers
that Anne, or Sally, is not disclosing the correct information about the death
of Anne’s parents.
NEIL
BEDEKER continues with his novel, Early Retirement. Mitch, a school teacher, finds himself being
interrogated and then taken from the school by several FBI men as all the other
teachers and students look on.
TOM MOLNAR
continued with his novel, Dark Age
Maiden, a book placed in the early Middle Ages and concerns a swordsman,
and Duke, who becomes intrigued with his friends daughter, Lady Carina. The Duke, Giancarlo, decided that her
independent nature presented a challenge and would “sweeten his ultimate
conquest.”
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
SHARON
BUCKMAN
