MEMBERS PRESENT:
Katherine Flotz, Sharon Palmeri, Beverly Stanislawski, Amy Brailey, Diane Stratton, Cindy Horgash, Bob Neuman, Judy Neuman, Al Koch, Ruthann Graczyk, Shirley Hinman, Gail Galvan, and Mike Musak.
NEW BUSINESS: Beverly Stanislawski won two 1st places, one, 2nd place, and one, 3rd place awards for poems sent to Massachusetts poetry contest. Amy Brailey working on her second novel. Al Koch had a column about term limits printed in “The Times.” Members were also asked to check possible restaurants where we can hold our Christmas meeting, first week of December.
READINGS:
KATHERINE FLOTZ continued “The Boy at the River’s Edge.” The winds of war blow toward the boy’s hometown. The family leaves their home, traveling with a relative toward Hungary, but she leaves them behind. Their travels take term to Dresden, Germany where they experienced the firebombing on Feb 13, 1945.
CINDY HORGASH brought her story,” Set up to Fail.” Each person can sabotage their goals by trying the impossible. Lucky for me, I received some advice that would change my life.
AL KOCH presented his “Hands of Character.” Using the hands of character as an opportunity to improve the times of one’s life.
SHIRLEY HINMAN read her poem, “It is Time.” Time is elusive. No one can put their finger on time or change it.
RUTHANNE GRACZYK recited her poem, “Another Day.” Her poem was about a child’s failed attempt at taking her own life.
SHARON BUCKMAN brought her “Memoir.” This work tells of the repercussions of not always telling the truth and other plans gone awry.
JOHN NEUMAN presented “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” This was an anecdotal travelogue.
JUDY NEUMAN told of “The Birds and the Bees—Rated “P.G.” This was a brief account of Bob and Judy’s courtship and marriage. The article includes a Biblical view of how to have a strong marriage.
MIKE MUSAK read his story “See You Later,” about a timer traveler who gets a disappointing surprise
SHARON PALMERI presented “The Lonely Rose” This story told of her mother’s love of roses, especially a single one, and of her love of dancing which she missed. Sharon’s second reading was “Tunnel of Sorrow and Regret.”. Her mother’s surprising death was “the most traumatic event” in her life, especially after they had “just started a new beginning friendship only a few months before.”
BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI offered four winning poems, “Can She be my Sister?” which doubted if they were related; “Gramps and Me,” about a boy’s love for his grandfather; “Eyes Wide Open,” a mother’s advice to her daughter; and an Ekphrastic poem, “It’s All in the Game,”
based on a painting by de Caravaggio, “Cardsharps,” about three men cheating at cards.
Meeting adjourned, 7:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Beverly Stanislawski
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