NOTE: Writers Prompt: A stranger asks to borrow your cell phone. You agree. She turns away and talks on it for a minute, then faces you once more. "I'm sorry," she says, eyes red. "I'm so very sorry." Then, she runs away.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Beverly
Biehr, Sharon Buckman, Katherine Flotz,
indy Horgash, Karen Lauper, Bob
Neuman, Sharon Palmeri, Trent Pendley, Beverly Stanislawski, Diane Stratton
OLD BUSINESS:
Sharon
Palmeri shared statistics on people worldwide who have logged on to the W.O.H.
website. Overall trends show an 88.% % viewership from the United States, while
.42% is from the Philippines, the UK, and the Russian Federation.
NEW BUSINESS:
Diane
Stratton shared a March 5th Times article on the best-selling
books of all time.
The
W.O.H. has decided to offer the club an optional writing prompt for a fun
writing exercise. Members are welcome to read their stories, poems, etc. at our
April 24, 2025 monthly meeting. The prompt randomly picked is: A stranger
asks to borrow your cell phone. You agree. She turns away and talks on it for a
moment, then faces you once more. “I’m sorry,” she says, eyes red. “I’m so
sorry.” Then, she runs away.
LITERARY NEWS:
Trent
Pendley shared a graphic photo of “It Happened in the Indiana Dunes” and
is hoping for permission to use it for the cover of the final installment of
his nonfiction trilogy.
BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her short story “The Passover Lamb,” which is about a
young boy who takes a sheep to be killed for the annual Passover sacrifice to atone
for the sins of his family. On his journey, he learns that Jesus is the true
Passover lamb.
BEVERLY BIER read chapter 5 - Hannah, Prayer Warrior, from her book “God’s
Calling Seniors.” This chapter speaks of the first woman in biblical
history who prayed with so much emotion.
BOB NEUMAN
read his nonfiction story “Sarah and Dopey Me,” recounting the gift of a
Disney dwarf hat from a young cancer victim who passed away.
“Rhyme Time,” written and read by SHARON BUCKMAN, is a whimsical poem
about writing a poem.
TRENT D. PENDLEY read from his third book in his trilogy: “It Happened in the
Indiana Dunes”. This story captures the fallout the country suffers from
the COVID-19 pandemic, the aftermath of Charlottesville, January 6th,
and the security methods put in place to protect the American Jewish communal
institutions.
KAREN LAUPER read an excerpt from her memoir “Can You Push Me to Heaven.” Chapter
two details the outcome of two surgeries and the plight of their newborn’s birth
defect called Hirschsprung’s Disease.
SHARON PALMERI read the chapter "The Whirlwind Begins,” from her
memoir, describing a time when she juggled a nursing career, graduating from
college to teach, and beginning a lifelong career in writing.
The
meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted:
CINDY HORGASH
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