We had an interesting mix of writers and poets gather today at
Blue Mountain Coffee and Grill for our last meeting of the year. We don’t
meet in January and February because the weather is questionable in this area
during those winter months. We will begin in March on the second Wednesday, at
10:30 a.m. and our featured Netwest member will be Bob Grove, author of several books, including his memoir, Misadventures of an Only Child. Visit him online at bobgrove.org.
We had
visitors today from Murphy, NC and from Blue Ridge, GA. I was happy to see two writers from my classes at Tri-CountyCommunity College in Murphy, Kim Delaney and Larry Weas. I look forward to
teaching again in March 2015 at TCCC. The title of the class is Write Your Life
Stories. We will meet from 6 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. See www.glendacouncilbeall.blogspot.com
for more description of the class.
We gave away
five or six door prizes today – books and writing magazines. We talked about
how, as writers, we bond when we share our poems and stories with each other.
We get to know each other in a way that non-writers do not. Maren Mitchell said when she first read her work in public her
knees were shaking but now she could read before a thousand people and it would
not bother her. I hope all our beginning writers and poets hear that and know
that one day all their fears will disappear, and they will enjoy sharing their
work with others.
The program
was all open mic today and we heard stories, poems and essays from those
gathered around the table. I read a poem from Christmas Presence, an anthology edited by Celia Miles and Nancy Dillingham.
The poem, Southside Diner by Cecily Wells,
showed a glimpse of the loneliness of some people at Christmas time and made us
all feel grateful.
Some photos
of our day:
From left: Kim, Totsie, Maren, Joan, and Bill
Linda, Joan and Jim |
Not pictured, but present: Larry Weas and Louisa, Jim's wife.
What a wonderful fellowship! Thanks for hosting, Glenda,, and for the gifts!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joan. You are welcome. I hope to see you as often as you can come now that you are here in Clay County.
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