JUNE 4, 2014

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sharon Palmeri, Sharon Buckman, Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Dorelli, Denise Taylor, George Miga, Mary Ellen Beecher, Suzy Stueben, Michelle Vargas, Tom Molnar, Mike Musak, Paul Mulligan

OLD BUSINESS:

A vote of approval for the May 20, 2014 minutes was first given by SHARON BUCKMAN and seconded by DENISE TAYLOR.

NEW BUSINESS:

SHARON PALMERI passed around a copy of a brochure from the Ball State University for anyone who might be interested in registering for Magna cum Murder, featuring John Gilstrap as the guest of honor on October 24-26, 2014.  She also introduced an advertisement for the Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference from July 31 to August 2, 2014.

READINGS:

TOM MOLNAR read four pages of the introduction to his book, Materialism and Religion.  The book relates to the changes of religious views since the developments of science and how many great minds of the past, such as Galileo, were proven right, even though the church tried to prove them wrong.

MARY ELLEN BEECHER read her short story entitled, “A Gesture of Love.”  Her one page story told of the strong love shared between an older woman and younger man after the death of the woman’s husband.  The relationship was never accepted by her family.

MIKE MUSAK strayed away from his usual screenplays to begin a novel entitled, Things Change.  The novel begins with a nun reading a newspaper clipping printed six years earlier and ended with a hospital physician telling the parents of a raped teen aged girl that her condition was improving.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her fourteen line sonnet entitled “Creative Juices.”  The sonnet, certainly agreed to by most writers, related to the imagination and inspiration needed to “find creative juices at the spring,”

DENISE TAYLOR continued with the teenage novel, All the Little Secrets. In this part of her novel she told of Beth’s father reprimanding her for taking out her anger on her little sister.  Because of the gentle and loving way he proceeded the scolding was much more effective.

MICHELLE VARGAS read four pages of her novel, Caelestis.  Caelestis, presented to the congregation a normal human being as he played the organ.  After the church service was over, and when he felt he was all alone, he shed his clothes and spread his wins as he took to the air, jumping off the balcony railing.

SUZY STUEBEN continued with her adolescent novel, this chapter entitled, “Mrs. Walters Investigates.” In this chapter Mrs. Walters decides to investigate a cold case murder of a young girl.  Dwelling on her neighbors across the street, she “investigates” by boiling their hard drive in a kettle.

SHARON PALMERI read her four page memoir entitled, “Swiss Miss”Trades Her Cocoa for Skis.”  This short story tells how Sharon met her husband, John.  The blind date was set up by a co-worker that had stated John could teach her how to ski, something she desperately wanted to do.  Sharon’s lack of ability in learning how to ski resulted in their turning to other endeavors, such as downtown Chicago entertainment.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN