Saturday, September 16, 2017

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017



MEMBERS PRESENT:
Sharon Buckman, Katherine Flotz, Cathy Dziubla, George Miga, Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Palmeri, Marilyn Kessler, Ronda Jeremiah-Garcia, Norma Dewes, Angelina Mendoza, Hayley Hardin, Amy Brailey, Neil Bedeker, 

GUESTS PRESENT:
Peggy Glennie


 OLD BUSINESS:
A vote of approval for the August 18, 2017 meeting was first given by KATHERINE FLOTZ and seconded by BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI.

NEW BUSINESS:

SHARON PALMERI read a small portion of the “Ride and Read” pamphlet which told of the fun poetry and prose event that will be held on Saturday, September 16th between 10:00 and 12:at Erie Lackawanna Trail (starting at the corner of Jewett  Eve & 5th street..  Sharon also stated that the WOH annual banquet will be held at the Avalon Manor instead of the Innsbrook Country Club on December 6, 2017. Invitations and more information will be e-mailed soon. Cost for the event is $30. For members and $35. For non members. Reservations and money is due by Nov 2nd  (a FIRM deadline ) 

LITERARY NEWS:

RONDA GARCIA mentioned that her book Nocturnal Meeting is to be published in May.

GEORGE MIGA stated that his book  Medal of Dishonor was published.

READINGS:

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her two-page short story entitled, “Sun Spots.”  The story began with a grandfather telling his granddaughter how the first solar eclipse got started.  The highly imaginative story began with the sun constantly appraising himself, irritating everyone around him.  When the “Lord of the Lake” could stand no more he arranged for dirty blotches to appear all over the sun’s face, which were then called Sunspots.  The sun was then told he must hide his dirty face away for a while, thus came the solar eclipse.

HALEY HARDIN began with Chapter 2 of her novel in progress, Karmic Interference.  In this part of her story, Emily awoke in a room she did not recognize.  She walked through a house that she also did not recognize and she found an envelope with her name on it.  Upon opening it, she discovered it was from her deceased father, telling her of relatives that she knew nothing of and where they lived.

RONDA GARCIA read two pages of her newest novel, The Land of the Unimagined.  The novel begins with Oliver finally standing on the strange little island his uncle had told him about.  When he found his uncle had sent a Spanish speaking Juan to meet him he was very confused.  Later a kid named “Tut” who appeared in a Dunne Buggy to take him to his uncle greeted him.

AMY BRAILEY read three pages of her newest chapter in her collection of short story beginnings, with the title “The Experiment.”  This story, meant to be continued by students, began with a detective being asked by his sergeant to do surveillance on an old abandoned house from which they had received complaints of strange noises surrounding it.  When entering the house the house the detective discovered there were men in lab coats carrying on experiments, which involved cloning.  

PEGGY GLENNIE read her short story entitled, “Elliot.”  The story, written by Elliot, describes his life with his family, stating they were a “protective lot,” keeping him on a short leash, keeping him from playing catch and keep-away with his friends.  The story has a surprise ending.

NEIL BEDEKER brought the continuation of his screenplay entitled, “Torchkey.”  The screenplay continues with Joe, after finding his deceased father’s motel is in need of repair, runs into an old friend who works at the local hardware store.  Joe remembers that this friend had recently bought his father’s boat, a boat that he had wanted for his own. 
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

Respectfuly submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN

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