April
15, 2007
Fun, fantastic meeting
Thursday night with nine of us here. Special welcome to Amanda Minchau who
joined us for the first time.
Margaret read first
from her Peabody collection. Rev. Peabody’s housekeeper, Marie, goes to
the Art Club and sees that he and Peacock hadn’t displayed her art as requested,
so she goes home to retrieve it and make sure it’s entered. Meanwhile, Rev.
Peacock and Rev. Peabody decide to go to the Hound & Fox Inn, on the
motorcycle. But when they arrive, the sidecar with Rev. Peabody and the
parrot in it are missing. Hilarious.
Susan read to us of
Barley still in detention at the Border. Talking to Phyllis on the phone,
he helps her find the next cache on Grouse Mtn. The next clue from the kidnapper
directs them to Redwood Park. Newton shows up and manages to get Barley
released and he is reunited with Stanley, who is being fondled by all the
Border guards.
Nathaniel read a poem
called “Memento Mori” about Renaissance art, dimmed by time, provoking a
disconnect from current reality. He also read an untitled prose piece about
a character named Bob who is visited by a manifestation of God in human
form. And God demands that Bob start living and feeling, good or bad, so
God can experience life through him. A sometimes irreverent look at the
reverent, and very funny in places.
Tara read more of her
story “Clocks”, where Simon is tired of his girlfriend, Julie, and goes
to a showing at an Art gallery without her. There he meets Celita whom he
sees again later at a bar. He is smitten. Julie calls through the night,
looking for him, and then confronts him the next day. She wants to break
up with him because she feels so unloved and unwanted. Tara’s writing is
full of startling images and witty observations and so much fun to listen
to.
Amanda read to us two
poems. The first one ,“Silence” is full of haunting images as seen by someone
battling serious depression. The second poem, “Remember”, was written for
her grandmother’s birthday, which was just a couple of months before she
passed away. Amanda said her grandmother had raised her, and this was a
very moving piece. We’re hoping Amanda will submit this for our website
for our Mothers’ Day page.
The rest of us didn’t
read, but all thoroughly enjoyed getting together after two weeks apart.
Susan said her house is sold and the Flanagans will be leaving for Newfoundland
June 30th. We will miss her bright and keen personality dearly
when she leaves. Nathaniel’s house isn’t sold yet, but he said he and Tracy
have purchased their boat, so he too, will be leaving our immediate circle
eventually. Thank God for email. We can still stay in touch. And someone
did tell us a secret that we can’t divulge yet. So mum’s the word! And Mothers’
Day is approaching, so it’s time to start sending your work to Sonny at
sthatton@gmail.com
Our next meeting will
be here at my place, Thursday, April 19th at 7:00 p.m. Hope to
see you then. Bring your Muse with you.
Lisa