NOVEMBER 19, 2015

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sharon Palmeri, Katherine Flotz, Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Buckman, David Wilgus, Mary Ellen Beecher, Ruthann Graczyk

OLD BUSINESS:

A vote of approval for the November 5, 2015 minutes was first given by MARY ELLEN BEECHER and seconded by BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI.

LITERARY NEWS:

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI stated she had taken six awards for various poetry contests in Texas (she loves that state) and three poetry awards in Kentucky.  The first place awards were for “Metamorphosis,” “Stars Necklacing the Moon,” and “Endings and Beginnings.” She won third place for “Many Thanks,” sixth place for “A Day of Memories.”  “Barrel of Death” won her the tenth place.  In Kentucky she won second place for “Anyone for Stew?” and Honorable Mention for “Immeasurable” and “Ol’ Blue.”

READINGS:

RUTHANN GRACZYK (AKA ANNE HUNTER) read three pages of her children’s short story entitled, BEST-WORST CHRISTMAS EVER!   Susan felt cheated all her life because she had no brother, or sister, close to her own age (a younger brother had died at birth.)  Soon she began to realize that there were more important things to be concerned about, such as, her mother’s health.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her Vondelet Sonnet entitled, “METAMORPHOSIS,” the poem she had taken first  place in the Texas contest.  This poem compares life’s lesson, “She learned she’d have to crawl before she’d fly,” to a fuzzy caterpillar trying to make her way up a willow tree.

DAVE WILGUS continued with four pages of his novel, THE JOSHUA HENDERSON STORY.  In this part of the novel Chad and Cindy leave for the Cleveland Clinic to get Joshua’s liver evaluated.  Before leaving for the clinic Chad tried to find out the condition of his friend, Junior.  Guilt set in when he discovered the severe diagnosis of his friend, wishing he had accepted Junior’s invitation to stay with him at Dixie’s.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN