March 21, 2019

The meeting began at 6:05 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT: 

Bob Philpot, Caren Von See, Sharon Palmeri, Katherine Flotz, Amy Brailey, Tim Phillipart, Hardarshan Valia, Mike Ripley, Bev Stanislawski, Diane Stratton, Marilyn Kessler, Gail Galvan, and Paula Stephenson

GUEST:  Deborah Laverty from The Times

OLD BUSINESS: 

A vote of approval for the March 7, 2019, minutes was first given by HARDARSHAN VALIA and seconded by Katherine Flotz.

NEW BUSINESS: 

REMINDER: Meeting April 4:  This meeting will be held in the Public Library in St. John.  Address:  9450 Wicker Ave, St John, IN 46373 

Banquet:  Wednesday, April 10^th at 6:00 P.M. at Avalon Manor.   Address:  3550 E. Lincoln Highway (Rt. 30) Merrillville, Indiana 46410.  Strong people are needed before hand to help set up. 

Meeting April 25:  This meeting will be held in the Crown Point Library.  Address:  122 N Main St, Crown Point, IN 46307

LITERARY NEWS: 

KATHERINE FLOTZ will be speaking at Wittenberg Village in Crown Point on April 29.

TIM PHILLIPART had his poem “The Wall” published by Writer’s Resist. 

GAIL GALVAN published her book Problematic President Dangerous Dictators

  

READINGS:

TIM PHILLIPART read 4 free verse poems.  The first, entitled “Didn’t Know Her Well,” gives a humorous look at a boy receiving the advances of a girl.  The second, “Adjustment of Memory” examines how our memories never quite work the way we want them to—either with the good or the bad.  In “Island Song,” we see that you can leave the city, but it never quite leaves you.  Finally, “Non-Euclidean” takes a fun jab using mathematical language. 

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read “The Rat Trap,” a humorous tale about a pair of clumsy thieves who follow a man who has just gotten a wad of cash.  Unfortunately for them, he is not unaware of their schemes and manages to turn the tables on them.

CARON VON SEE read Chapter 12 of My Treasure Chest.  In this section, Sara discovers the unidentified key opens a chest in the attic which matches the one she’s seen in Uncle Lorenzo’s portrait.  A ghost confronts her.

DIANE STRATTON read a short article entitled “Dollar Store Righteousness.” This true story describes a young cashier who helps the father of a special needs boy find him in the midst of the Dollar Store items.

MIKE RIPLEY read part 3 from his short novel (commuter novel) entitled Lake Stories.  In this section, the officers and divers are looking for Tommy’s body.  They explain how new divers react to finding a dead body.

HARDARSHAN VALIA read a “Tribute in Memory of the New Zealand Mosque Attacks” taking a poignant look at the collision of hatred and worship. 

The Meeting Adjourned at 7:50 P.M.

Respectfully submitted by Amy Brailey