MEMBERS PRESENT:
Janice Beier, George Mika, John Boufis, Michael Musak, Beverly Stanislawski, Cathy Dziubla,Audrey Warzyniak, Paul Mulligan, Sharon Buckman, Sharon Palmeri, Tom Wilson
GUESTS PRESENT:
Serena Beier, Rose Ann Ross, Frances Burkett
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There will be no regular meeting on December 2nd at the Borders Bookstore. We are planning a Christmas party on that date instead. It will be held at the Lake of Four Seasons clubhouse in the restaurant area. The fee is $l5.50 per person. This will include turkey (with some other type of meat) a vegetable, salad, coffee and dessert.
NEWS:
l. Janice Beier brought along her newly published children's book and told of the good review she received from "bookpleasures.com." She has also posted a blog.
2. Serena Beier, Janice's daughter, stated she has done a little writing but is not presently working on anything in particular.
3. George Mika is revising his book "Medal of Dishonor"-- a story he has been reading to us at past meetings. He is also working on a short story.
4. John Boufis has been busy with his students and is also doing some revision on a short story he has been working on.
5. Mike Musak has been continuing with work on his screenplay.
6. Tom Wilson told of losing some of his work due to a computer virus.
7. Beverly Stanislawski informed us she had won seven different poetry contests for which she had actually received a check.
8. Cathy Dziubla has been keeping busy with a story called "The Right to Laugh."
9. Audrey Warzyniak stated she has been busy caring for her mother. Her mother is now doing better since she has been on dialysis.
l0. Rose Ann Ross told us she is an inspirational writer, usually working on religious themes but is presently not working on anything.
ll. Frances Burkett has just finished a book entitled "Vicki's Coffin" and is presently working on a 400 word short story.
l2. Paul Mulligan has been looking up agents for his book "Elevator Magic."
l3. Sharon Buckman stated she had been enjoying the day eating out, it was her birthday and her family had taken her out for breakfast and dinner.
l4. Sharon Palmeri has been busy finding a restaurant for our Christmas Party and various other projects.
READINGS:
MIKE MUSAK selected some of the members to participate in his comedy screenplay "The Plant." Everyone enjoyed the play as well as participating in it. We especially enjoyed the ending. Joe had been asked if he would like to get "high". After finally being assured he would not get into trouble they led him to a ladder where he was told he had been given the job of washing the "high" windows - so much for fun.
TOM WILSON received a few suggestions for his query letter regarding the 115,000 word book he had been working on entitled "Hero of the Gods."
BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her poem "The Eagle Has Landed." Beverly later revealed the seven stanza poem had really been written about a turkey vulture that had fallen in her backyard - an easy mistake.
CATHY DZIUBLA read the second part of her children's story "Carlisle and Cassie:. Everyone thought she should continue with the story which involved a sneezing snake called Alfred being flown to Arizona by a couple of friends.
AUDREY WARZYNIAK had written an eight stanza poem entitled "Messy Hair." It concerned the frenzied life of a caregiver with a very clever ending.
PAUL MULLIGAN wrote a letter to the plant manager concerning the unfairness of being asked to return money they had previously been awarded. After U. S. Steel received the letter they agreed that only half of the money needed to be returned. Paul was indeed a hero to his fellow union workers.
SHARON BUCKMAN continued with chapter three of her book "Canopy of Leaves." The life of the young captured Anne finally has a better turn of events when she takes an accidental swim with her dog.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Buckman
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