MAY 13, 2021

 

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sharon Palmeri,Sara Pierce, Bob Philpot, Sue Becherer, Shirley Hinman, Al Koch, Katherine Flotz, Mike Ripley, Beverly Stanislawski, Shirley Vaughn, Sharon Buckman, Diane Stratton, Amy Brailey,  Gail Galvan

 

 

 

 NEW BUSINESS:

Due to the Covid pandemic our normal meeting place has been presently canceled. A vote was taken as to the place, dates and times of our future meetings. It was decided that the meetings would be alternated between the Crown Point Library, 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. and Pappas restaurant in Crown Point, 5:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.

LITERARY NEWS:

AMY BRAILEY announced that she would have a book signing on May 23rd at the Living Stones Church in Crown Point. Amy also announced the recent publication of her book BEHIND THE VEIL.

GAIL GALVAN stated she recently had a book published entitled, DIARY OF AN AMERICAN COVID-19 ERA SURVIVOR. She also stated that $3.00 of each sale would be donated to her local food pantry.

MIKE RIPLEY stated he has recently published a book entitled, LAKE STORIES. Mike also stated his story, “THE BOHEMIAN,” rated 2nd in anthology at the Notre Dame University.

SHIRLEY VAUGHN told of the recent publication of her book entitled, HEAVEN’S PLAN.  

 

READINGS: 

SHARON BUCKMAN read two pages of the beginning of her new novel entitled, “RUNNING ON A TREADMILL.” The story takes place in the early 70’s and begins with a young woman making plans to run away from her controlling boyfriend. In the beginning everything seems to go as planned.

SHIRLEY HINMAN read her poem entitled, “THE DETOUR.” Her delightful poem compared the overhauling of an old road to life’s destiny.

BEVERLY STANISLAWSKI read her five stanza pantoum poem entitled, “INTERTWINED.” Beverly’s lovely poem began and ended with the line that completely described the poem, “The hearts that once loved can begin anew.”

GAIL GALVAN read a 47 line excerpt from her memoir DIARY OF AMERICAN COVID-19 ERA SURVIVOR. The excerpt, entitled “World Chaos/Comfort Cats,” told of her “loving home companions” and how much they meant to her during her time of pandemic isolation.

MIKE RIPLEY read his three page story entitled, “THAT EAGLE.” This very well written, and sometimes hilarious story, told of an eagle landing on his deck and beginning to ask him a series of political questions. The questions began to get harder and were questions we would all like answered.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M. 

 

Respectfully Submitted:

 SHARON BUCKMAN

 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

NOTE: After seven long months of not meeting face to face, Write-On, Hoosiers met (with Covid 19 distancing guidelines) at a park in Lakes of the Four Seasons. We were also on remote standby for any of the members who couldn’t make it and wished to attend on ZOOM. It was nice to return to some form of normalcy.

 Before this meeting, W.O.H. was meeting on exclusively on ZOOM.  Whether we will be able to meet again outdoors this year depends on the weather and meeting arrangements.  It is unlikely that the library meeting rooms will be open by the end of the year. Thanks to those who attended. Take care, be well and stay safe.

SHARON PALMERI

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The meeting began at 5 pm. 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sharon Palmeri, Sharon Buckman, Shirley Vaughan, Diane Stratton, Dennis Mc Lean, Amy Brailey

LITERARY NEWS:

DENNIS MC LEAN stated that his book, The Eye of the Gift Horse, was just recently published by  the Flying Turtle Publishing House in Hammond.  Several copies of his book was purchased by the members that were present.

SHIRLEY VAUGHAN also announced that her book, The Will of God, was just recently published by Draft2Digital and is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other distributors.

READINGS:

SHARON BUCKMAN read her short story, possibly to become a novel, entitled, “Running on a Treadmill.”  The story begins with a young woman, Sandy, planning on leaving her domineering boyfriend.  Afraid  that he will try to stop her she tells no one of her plans.  After a successful escape she calls her mother to tell her where she is, inadvertenly giving her boyfriend the name of the town she is in.

AMY BRAILEY read one page of her novel in progress, Jon Everett and the Hall of History.  This part of the novel, Chapter 17, began with the funeral of Monakatuca’s son.  Because of the help that the Indians had given General Braddock, especially Monakatuca, his son was given full military regalia.  At the end of the funeral Jon saw Christopher Gist slip out of the woods and into the crowd of people, pretending to have been there all along.

DENNIS MC LEAN read his four page excerpt from his novel in progress, Flatboat. This part of the excerpt tells of Abraham Lincoln and several other men’s attempt at building a flatboat.  The purpose of the flatboat was to float down the river to New Orleans.  As the boat was leaving Abe stated he felt “ depressed and ashamed, depressed because he was leaving his wife for one month and ashamed because he was happy to get away from her.”

SHIRLEY VAUGHAN read four pages from her published novel entitled, The Will of God.  This part of the novel, Chapter 3, tells of people rushing  for safety, away from the missiles flying overhead.  The aeromobiles that flew up from the parking lots were losing control of their vehicles as they tried to see where the missiles were coming from.  The military, not knowing the attack was caused by a computer hacker, were blaming several other countries.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN