MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Katherine Flotz, Bob Philpot, Adam Sedia, Rebecca Juergens,
Marilyn Kessler, Caren Von See, Sharon Buckman, Amy Brailey, Beverly
Stanislawski, Rachael Thomas
NEW
MEMBER:
Al Koch
OLD
BUSINESS:
A vote of approval for the April 20, 2017 minutes was first
given by BOB PHILPOT and seconded by
KATHERINE FLOTZ.
LITERARY
NEWS:
AMY
BRAILEY announced that she had applied for a $2,000 grant from the
Indiana Artists program, Literary Theater.
This was accomplished through www.in.gov/arts/individualartistprogram.htm.
ADAM
SEDIA stated that he will soon be joining a different law firm, Hoeppner,
Wagner and Evans. He also stated he will
be attending an event at an Italian American Literary Society on June 17th.
RACHEL
THOMAS stated she is in the process of self-publishing her book
through Penit Publications; they require no money upfront and she will do all
advertising. She also stated you can
follow her on her blog: http://RachaelsReason.wordpress.com.
READINGS:
ADAM
SEDIA brought two poems. The
first, “Morning Fog,” was a four-stanza
poem viewing the world through a morning fog and the beauty of change as it “rends the veil and all the doubts that
dog.” The second poem, also four
stanzas, is entitled, “Storm Chaser.” These poems tells of the elegant view of a
tornado at a distance, but remember, it really is “a temptress, swift and sly.”
REBECCA
JUERGENS read two and a half pages of her second book in progress, In
The Devils Hands. This novel
begins with Kale trying to comfort Teagan as she tells him of her recurring
dream. She tells him that she doesn’t
believe it is just a dream but that it is possibly Kara trying to send her a
message.
MARILYN
KESSLER read her four-stanza poem which she had written in 1963,
after the assassination of John Kennedy. The poem, entitled, "Daddy, Goodnight,” was a poem supposedly written by “little
John” telling of his dad putting him to bed and helping him say his prayers.
CAREN VON
SEE
read her four-page short story entitled, “NYC
Detectives and the Homeless.” The
story begins with a reporter interviewing two detectives, Harry and Ed, asking
them how they ever got together to begin with, and how they began their vigil
of always working with the homeless.
AMY
BRAILEY read her two page, unfinished, short story entitled, “Moving Underground.” The story begins with young Khalid hiding
under a rocky overhang, in a war-torn city, as soldiers are approaching. He tries to remember how it used to be,
walking home from school and seeing a girl he wanted to meet. He is soon brought back to reality when a
young girl intrudes on his hiding space.
AL KOCH read two
pages of thoughtful remembrances entitled, “Just
Thinkin’. “ The beginning sentence, “What a person knows at fifty that they
did not know at twenty one,” pretty well describes how life’s experiences
change us. Al’s closing sentence, “Each
musing strengthens and nourishes our spirit: enabling each of us to celebrate
life with renewed thankfulness and appreciation beyond words,” tells it all.
BEVERLY
STANISLAWSKI read her short story, “La Senora.” This is a sweet
story of a young girl’s devotion to an old man that she considered more of a
father than a friend. Trying to convince
their small town that he was not crazy but instead a wise old man was something
that she finally accomplished at the end of the story.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
SHARON
BUCKMAN
