We
kicked off our Wednesday meeting with 17 attendees, 8 of whom were
FWA members. After the initial welcoming and introduction of first
time guest Jeff Cochran, Rod DiGruttolo read the thank you letter
from Mark S. O'Connor, Commissioner of the Nokomis Fire Department
for our contribution to their fireman's fund.
With
only seven readers, we got to spend more time discussing issues and
style before kicking off with Beth Rice, who read more of her
developing story, “Paw Prints Are Forever.” Good feedback
about incorporating more dialog with the descriptive narrative,
Beth's story is developing nicely.
Ernie
Ovitz read a short story, “Lost and Found,” which turned out to
be the first of two fly fishing oriented pieces. Ernie's reflective
piece about self-discovery and manhood was well received. Jenny
Oberg read her tender “Beating Heart of a Flower,” and had
everyone's attention. Jenny is developing a very nice, unique style.
George Collias read a verse from songwriter Don MacLean, then read a
series of his ingenious limericks, all based on Florida humor!
Cecile
Bell Kennedy read a piece she rewrote just before the meeting called
“A Paranoid Mother's Guide to Insanity.” A personal
tragedy in a narrative vein, Cecile interjected dialog as an opening
and it worked well. Kerri Dieffenwierth followed with a reading from
“A River Runs Through It,” by
Norman Maclean. Oddly enough, Kerri's preselected reading was a
beautifully described piece on fly-fishing.
Joanne
Phillips stunned everyone with a poignant, tender story of a young
girl's violation told in both first person and third person narrative
called “Hardship.”
An interesting switch from Joanne's sharp wit and often bawdy humor.
Andrew Parker read next from his “Reality
Gone Wrong,” with a
section called “Homeless
Man.” Andrew
continues to show his command of manipulating a plot and characters
that continues to astound listeners. Andrew will soon publish his
material, we'll keep everyone posted.
George
Mindling read a piece from his first published newspaper article in
the 1999 Waterline called “Bringing
Baby Home,” a
jaundiced view of a four day boat trip across Florida.
We
wrapped up on time and said our goodbyes until the next meeting, July
17th!
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