Flash Writing topics were presented by Barbara Moore:
1) Tell about a phrase evocative of your childhood, i.e. something your mother or father said
2) Write about a weird word you like (It has to be a real word)
3) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, what city would it be? (Paris, San Antonio, London, Hong Kong, Shreveport)
4) The kiss wasn't quite what I expected
5) Who is to blame for the Arizona shootings
We discussed compiling a history of the club (possibly on this page), and culling together various documents and other published works from and about the club. We will continue to work at getting a comprehensive club history documented.
Congratulations to Bonnie McEwan for winning the Verna Lee Hindgardner Award! Judge Sonia Coman Costanza remarked on her haiku, "In just seven words, this poem encapsulates a world of hope, transience, and change."
Marcy Simmons provided us with this month's Members Only Mini-Contest:
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating storm that will never be forgotten - it wrecked the lives of thousands, leaving them homeless and mentally shaken while killing hundreds more. People's lives were shattered, ripped apart, and life in the Big Easy became a living nightmare for those left stranded in its aftermath. It affected the nation in so many ways. Look at the picture (below) of real people after the storm and write a 500 word Fictional Narrative from the viewpoint of one of the young men in the photo - what was he feeling? What did he go through during the storm? Did he lose family members? Was he hungry? What was he feeling as he was trying to keep the battered boat afloat? Do you suppose hte other young man may have been his brother, son, or best friend? Suppose they had been trapped for days, and found the boat floating by in the garbage and rubble that floated through the streets. What was the one young man's reaction and how did he salvage the boat? Did he see this as their only tool for survival? Do you think he may have cried at some point and thought it was hopeless? Give him a fictional identity.
The December Mini-Contest was held over, so no winner was announced at this meeting. However, Bonnie McEwan added some flourish to the pass-around trophy:
The meeting was concluded, as always, with Making a Mark pens being distributed and a rousing Round-Robin reading.
Notes for upcoming meetings:
The April meeting will NOT be moved due to the conflict with the Christian Readers and Writers Conference.
Our March speaker will be Jim McClain, author of Double-Team Trap. He will also be bringing copies of his book for sale at $20 each.
Our April speaker will be Jackie Lewis, Editor of Minute Magazine.
Best wishes go out for a speedy recovery to Marie Brass who fell and injured herself recently. We all look forward to seeing her again at a meeting soon!
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