Thursday, March 27, 2025

Attendees: Michal, Lesley, Rose,    George, Cheryl, Cathy, Angela, Marian, and Cecilia.

Lesley read a poem, Family Tradition,  about her family history of razor clam digging.

George read Mark, a continuing story of his high school friends that misbehaved with him.

Cathy read  What's a Grade Level, a dilemma about a transfer 2nd grader whose family insisted he was a 3rd grader. 

Cecilia read Forgetfulness, and how from birth we store memory in bins, then forget where we put the bins. Every senior can relate.

Rose read a poem, Coupled With Defeat is Victory, how the tug and pull of family  and daily life can be resolved.

Angela read her first draft of The Memory Keeper.  A beautifully set scene in Ireland. We gave her our ideas to keep it going.

Marian read Frankly Frank sharing characteristics she remembers of her grandfather and family when she was a child.

  Thursday, March 13, 2025

Attendees: Michal, Lesley ,Rose,  John, Jennifer, George . Cheryl, Cathy ,  Marian, and Cecilia.

Michal read from her daily diary ending with a joke and generated a discussion of swear words.

John read Marking an Impression. The story goes from being a student to teaching students and his relationship with school principals.

George read Tom a remembrance of his high school friend . An exceptional student, friend, and fellow prankster.

Cathy read  A Kindergarten Mystery. A funny recollection of a young student who found something unusual in his pants.

Cecilia read a poem, Take a Chance, about a childhood friendship that over the years turned into a romance.

Rose read a poem, Communication, asking "how a hurting heart can begin to share its pain."

Marian read Alias, siting Dr. Seuss and Mark Twain. It brought up a discussion of aliases and why published writers use them.