THE RAM’S HEAD REVIEW

July 29, 2007

Thursday night saw four of us here, all with writing of our own to read. Bob had told us the previous week of having broken his printer, but has now purchased a new laser printer for under $100.00. Smart shopper.

Bob read first, more on his chapter about Jacoby Bros. He said in the first 5 years of their business, they purchased some large equipment that was shipped to them from Europe down around the tip of South America, as the Panama Canal had not yet been built. In 1919 the company moved to Hamilton and Hastings where they had a tin floor and a view of Victory Square. As business was tought during the ‘20s, they did make fishing tackle as well as their main product of rings. They also wholesaled watches. This telling about the business is much more conversational and engages the reader more on a personal level. Well done.

Margaret brought with her a family tree she had drawn of the Peabody family going back to the late 1700s. Then she read to us that Marie opened all the Rev. Peabody’s mail, and one day when he was too busy, she opened a wedding invitation he received to his brother’s wedding. But Marie is adamant the brother cannot marry Jessie Bingham as his father and Jessie’s grandfather were stepbrothers. Marie declared that would be marrying in sin and the Reverend should not attend.

Ellie read of Tor watching Tassie and following her back to the village, where it is market day and very, very busy. In the market, there is a crippled jewelsmith, Aaplurus, selling his wares, who listens to all the goings on, and knows everything that is happening with all the different peoples in surrounding lands.

I had two pieces to read. The first was the result of clustering the word “maybe”, and bemoaned having too many choices when making decisions on what to wear, to cook, to read, to write, where to visit, or whom to see or talk to. The other piece I read was inspired from a writing prompt in one of my books that said to write about a free-for-all. I did a piece in first person, present tense, telling of an incident in 1970 where I had been witness to a free-for-all among guests at a dance on the top of Sumas Mountain.

No word on my roof being replaced yet, so the next meeting will be here at my place on Thursday, August 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Look forward to seeing you then. Hope your Muse keeps you busy in the meantime.

Lisa