March 9, 2023

MEMBERS PRESENT:

KATHERINE FLOTZ, SHARON BUCKMAN, SHIRLEY HINMAN, DIANE STRATTON, TRENT PENDLEY,  BOB NEUMAN, JUDY NEUMAN, BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI, SHARON PALMERI, AMY BRAILEY, CINDY HORGASH, MIKE MUSAK

OLD BUSINESS:

The minutes for the February 23^rd meeting were approved by BOB NEUMAN AND JUDY NEUMAN.

 

 

LITERARY NEWS:

TRENT PENDLEY stated he had found a manuscript written by his aunt long ago and had it digitalized, he had brought a portion of it with him.

READINGS:

DIANE STRATTON read a nonfiction reflection on how kind gestures from strangers that we encounter can make the world a nicer place.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI wrote a one page true story about a man she had met years before they called “The Freedom Man.”  He was named this because he always related his meeting with President Lincoln.

KATHERINE FLOTZ continued her story entitled, “The Journey.”  This part of the true story relates what happened between Tom Wilson and his girlfriend, Arlene, who is not too happy with his plans to bring Martha and her boys to America.

SHIRLEY HINMAN read her five-stanza poem entitled, “The Mirror.”  The poem relates to the image we see in the mirror not always telling who we really are.  Shirley also read a poem entitled, “You’ve Got to Start Somewhere.”  The poem tells to, “move from your comfort zone.  Stop sitting on the shelf.”

AMY BRAILEY read one of her charming non-completed stories entitled, “The Dragon is Not Real.” The story tells of a newspaper reporter coming to see a hypnotist show and is surprised when she becomes part of the show.

SHARON PALMERI read two pages of her short story entitled, “Confessions of a Bookie.”  A humorous story of Sharon’s addiction to books, and the book that proved it.

BOB NEUMAN read his three-page short story entitled, “A Crude Cross.”  The story tells of a young man, contemplating suicide, finding new hope from a priest in a Wyoming church.

JUDY NEUMAN read her true story about their carbon monoxide warning, and some biblical warnings.

TRENT PENDLEY read the opening pages of his late great, great, great Aunt’s manuscript, “The Thirteenth Vibration.”  This unpublished 370 page novel is set in Pre-WWI Paris and tells of a widow of a prominent doctor that recently died.

MIKE MUSAK: read his two page short story entitled, “Kidnapped Help Line.” The story tells a story of Edward Cheetah, CEO of EFUTEC being kidnapped and taunted with his impending death within 30 minutes.

SHARON BUCKMAN read her two-page screen play entitled, “The Right to Shut Up.”  The story, which included some of our members, told of a very bossy woman trying to start a Homeowners Assn.

The meeting ended at 7:30 P.M.,

Respectfully submitted,

SHARON BUCKMAN

 

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Katherine Flotz, Sharon Buckman, Diane Stratton, Audrey Warzyniak, Bob Newman, Judy Newman, Corri Stephenson, Paula Stephenson, Amy Brailey, Cindy Horgash, Sharon Palmeri

OLD BUSINESS:

The minutes for the February 9, 2023 meeting were approved by CINDY HORGASH and KATHERINE FLOTZ.

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

PAULA STEPHENSON stated that she has become the host for the internet radio show entitled the Jieke Box which come on various time of the day, a few of our members have been interviewed for the show.

READINGS:

SHARON BUCKMAN read two pages of her novel entitled Running on a Treadmill.  In this part of the novel, Chapter 4, Sandy and her husband, Mark, are in the process of moving to a new apartment in Seattle when her old boyfriend, Eric, discovers her new address.

KATHERINE FLOTZ continued reading two pages of her novel entitled, The Journey.  In this part of the story Kathy explains how Mr. Wilson entered their lives during World War II.

BOB NEUMAN read two pages of “Hopeful Words,” an Easter meditation based upon words spoken by a representative of a hospice organization.

JUDY NEUMAN read her two stanza poem , a short poem reflection of a rain storm.

CORRI STEPHENSON read two pages of her current novel, not yet named, which tells of a king waking up in the middle of the night after an attempt on his life, which is just the start of his problems.

AMY BRAILEY read two pages of her short story entitled, “The Camera.”  The story told of two men finding a camera in a locker of the house they just bought.  After taking  a picture they realized the camera takes pictures of the future.

CINDY HORGASH read two pages of her novel, “The Magic of the Blue Hour.”  The story tells of Jason returning to school after a mysterious three month hiatus.

SHARON PALMERI continued reading four pages of her memoir entitled “Decisions,” memories from mid June 1986.  The story told of her ordeal with breast cancer and the following surgery.

The meeting ended at 7:30 P.M.

Respectfully,

SHARON BUCKMAN