NOVEMBER 3, 2016

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sharon Buckman, Bob Philpot, David Wilgus, Katherine Flotz, Caren Von See, Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Palmeri, Mary Lu Cowley, Marilyn Kessler, Gail Galvan, Amy Brailey

GUESTS PRESENT:

Rebecca Juergens, Hayley Hardin, Kate Ryan

OLD BUSINESS:

A vote of approval for the October 20, 2016 minutes was first given by MARY LU COWLEY and seconded by KATHERINE FLOTZ.

NEW BUSINESS:

SHARON PALMERI talked about the entertainment for the December Christmas Banquet,  (SEE BANQUET DETAILS BELOW MINUTES) she felt that the music would be approved by all our members.  She also brought a copy of the members new book, Horizon Spectrum, telling the members it will be distributed at the Christmas Banquet and explaining to the new guests how the book was put together.

LITERARY NEWS:

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI announced that she had won several prizes in the Florida State Poetry contest.  She had taken third place in the metered humorous contest for “Ol Blue,”  Second Honorable Mention for her petrcuchan sonnet entitled, “My Own Tree Love,” and First Honorable Mention for her humorous sonnet, “Shakespeare’s Challenge.”  Beverly also brought a copy of the Peninsula Poets book as well as a copy of Texas Winner, the Texas poetry book of the year.

GAIL GALVAN mentioned that she had been published in the Literary Journal for her story, “Legends: Paranormal Pursuits,” by Grey Wolfe Publishing.

READINGS:     

CAREN VON SEE continued with chapter one of her novel, Dark Moon Rising.  In this part of the story, Kekoo listened to his uncle as the uncle tried to prepare him for the rest of his journey to follow in his father’s footsteps and become Chieftain of their tribe.  The last, and main task, was to kill his first simba.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read three of her poems which had taken prizes in the Texas Poetry Contest.  The first poem, “Metamorphosis,” was a Vondelet Sonnet telling of watching a fuzzy caterpillar on a willow tree changing into a golden butterfly.  The second poem, “Endings and Beginnings,” told of the death of a husband being taken off life support and the trial of his wife trying to take her first breath of a new life.  The last poem was a Japanese Haiku poem  (no titles are given to Haikus,) which told of stars floating like “cultured pearls,”  in a “black velvet sky.”

AMY BRAILEY continued with her novel, Jon Everett and the Hall of History.  This part of the story told of Jon Everett meeting George Washington, after being able to open the door in the portrait with the key he had found in his grandfather’s trunk.  Neither Jon Everett nor George Washington were able to understand why the other looked, or talked, the way they did.

GAIL GALVAN brought several articles to read.  The first, “Hoosier Harvest and Huckleberry Friends,” told of an Indiana girl dreaming of planting a literary garden, planting seeds donated from other dreamers, and watching the dream-book grow.  The second article concerned the  Horizon Spectrum,  the book that Gail has organized with entries from the Write On Hoosier members.  The third article is a Haiku poem concerning the cubs winning the World Series.

MARILYN KESSLER read her three-stanza poem entitled, “As You Retire from Nursing.”  This delightful poem tells of most nurses answering “God’s Call”  to serve humanity.  The end of the poem shares her hope that in retiring they continue sharing “all the years of dedication you have shown to those you’ve served.”

DAVE WILGUS continued with his novel, The Curse is Over.  This part, Chapter 2, of the story tells of the Cubs battling two teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants after they are able to win playing “the hapless Brooklyn Superbas.”  This story takes place in the early 1900’s as the cubs first begin to play and gives a detailed account of the first game as told by a young boy seeing the game with his father.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.

Respectfully submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN

Write-On, Hoosiers Celebrates 28 years

Horizon Spectrum Book Debut

W.O.H’s 28^th anniversary is open to:

W.O.H. members & all writers, plus family and friends

WHEN: Weds. December 7, 2016

WHERE: Lakes of the Four Seasons Country Club Ballroom, 1048 Lakeshore Dr. (Lakes of the Four Seasons)

TIME: 6:00 p.m.-10 p.m. 

COST: Members: $23.00 per person. Non-members: $28. per person. Deadline for payment is November 29, 2016

 

HIGHLIGHTS:  ** These are approximate times

6:00 p.m. Doors open for cash bar and socializing. GIFTS for EVERYONE!!   

Check out the local writers’ table where books are displayed for sale. 

We support our local authors, and hope you will as well by purchasing a book.

6:55 p.m.: Welcome by Sharon Palmeri

7:00 p.m.: Dinner 

8:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.: Mike Bruccoleri of “Good Clean Fun” will be providing the entertainment for the night.

8:45 p.m.: Introduction our new Horizon Spectrum book. Wine Toast.  Door prizes.  A short five-minute synopsis of the year’s events from each writers’ group in attendance.

9:10 p.m.: Gift exchange and group photographs. PLEASE stay until group photos have been taken. 

RSVP: Send check (make payable to Write-On Hoosiers) to: Katherine Flotz, PO Box 1124, Crown Point, IN 46308.  SEATING IS LIMITED. REMIT YOUR MONEY EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT.

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October 20, 2016

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Beverly Stanislawski, Sharon Buckman, Marilyn Kessler, Ruthann Graczyk, Kathy Flotz, George Miga, David Wilgus, Bob Philpot, Amy Brailey, Luneil Morrow, Helena Qi

OLD BUSINESS:

A vote of approval for the October 6, 2016 minutes was first given by RUTHANN GRACZYK and seconded by DAVE WILGUS.

LITERARY NEWS:

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI stated she had received awards for seven of her poems in the past month.  The first was from Chicago’s Poets’ and Patrons for the “The Flamingo.”  The following six were from Indiana Poetry contests: 1^st place for the “Magic Carpet Ride,” 2^nd place for “My Magic Carpet,” H.M. for “A Lover’s Wish,” H.M. for “Until the Bell Drops,” H.M. for “What a Hero,” and Reserve for “A Perfect Partner.”

GEORGE MIGA stated he heard from two self-publishing agencies, Xlibres and Next Century, in regards to his unpublished novels.  He is still waiting to hear back from Penquin Publishers.

READINGS:

BOB PHILPOT read four pages from Chapter 9 of his novel, Strange Friends.  After receiving a phone call from Frank, Zeb began packing his suitcases, which also included going into his hidden closet to remove a few of his guns.  One of the guns he would take reminded him of a woman he had met  years earlier as she had handed him the gun after saving his life.

GEORGE MIGA read four pages of a novel, written by one of George’s close friends, entitled, “The Head of the Snake.”  The story takes place in Chicago and begins with Tommy, a Chicago policeman, receiving a call from his aunt that his nephew has been killed by a local street gang.  The nephew, Sammy, was getting ready to enter his senior year and was up for a scholarship at  of one of the Big Ten Universities.

HELENA QI read her two page short story entitled, “Old Man Sai Lost His Horse.”  In her search for a new church, since her old church had dissolved,  Helena was reminded of a story she had heard from an old Chinese book.  The story was of an old man who people had sought out for his wisdom.  The old man kept encountering one tragedy after another but when people began to feel sorry for him he would say, “this may not necessarily be a bad thing,” and it would turn out he was right.

KATHERINE FLOTZ  read a poem she had written shortly after her husband’s death entitled, “And the Lord Said . . . . “  This beautiful poem tells of her husband’s strong faith throughout his life and how the Lord led him through all the various tragedies he encountered.

DAVE WILGUS continued with his novel, The Curse is Over.  The “curse” pertained to the one placed on the Chicago Cubs after their victory in the 1908 World Series.  This part of the novel is told by his grandfather as he relates his experience at a Chicago Cubs game with his father, eating a chocolate ice cream cone and then finding seats behind the home plate.

AMY BRAILEY continued with her novel, Jon Everett and the Hall of History.  After being punished for falling asleep in history class, Jon is assigned to a trip at the History Museum to learn about George Washington.  While noticing the portrait of Washington he realized that he possibly had a key that would fit the door in the portrait.  When he retrieved the key and placed it in the door, it opened to reveal a teenaged boy, holding the muzzle of a gun which was aimed at him.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI first read her short story entitled, “One Scary Night.”  The story told of two boys, Marty and Jerry, getting ready to go trick and treat a mansion that all others were afraid of.  When they peeked through a window they saw the old man’s killer dog coming after them.  Marty’s foot got stuck in a floor board as Jerry tried to think of a way to save his friend.  He did.

The second reading was a poem entitled, “Beware the Baba Yaga” (Polish for witch.)  This humorous Halloween poem tells of a very scary witch that sets out to entice small children to her room with promises of magic, however, the only magic is the one that promises they will never be seen again.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 P.M. 

Respectfully submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN