THE RAM'S HEAD REVIEW

JUNE BLOSSOMS


Four of us gathered Thursday to honour The Muse. Gemma was finally able to join us again, and it was so wonderful to see her.

Bob had a wedding picture of his son Rob who tied the knot in Paris. The picture was included with a wedding invitation for their second wedding here at home. Interesting. Would that be called double jeopardy?

Bob said he also sent a long piece of snail mail to Sonny. If anyone else wants to send an ordinary piece of mail to Sonny while he’s in Afghanistan, let me know and I will give you the mailing address. Letters can go postage free, but postage on parcels has to be paid as far as Belleville, Ontario, from where the military picks up mail and forwards it.

Gemma brought me a gift of a salt crystal candle. She said it’s supposed to aid concentration and to use it by my computer when I’m writing. Will give it a try.

Gemma read first, a short story about her younger sister, Zsuzsa. As a youngster in post-war Hungary, she was caught charging candy to her mother’s grocery account at the store. As a young woman, she married a Frenchman. Faced with an empty nest years later, she applied to go to a nursing school when her older husband was retiring. When asked why she wanted to go into nursing, she said it was to save her marriage. Gemma plans to send this piece to Seniors Newsmagazine, so if anyone sees it, be sure to tell me.

Margaret read of Peabody getting a phone call from Marigold, who was so upset he was going to marry Marie. With both women wanting him, he was having nightmares and headaches. He gave the solitaire ring back to the innkeeper, who had entrusted Peabody with its safekeeping for him. The innkeeper told Peabody not to bother telling either Marigold or Marie about his intentions. But then Peabody started to think that maybe he should take a wife after all.

First I read the winner of the writing prompt in Writers’ Digest, a short story called “All Star Dinner”. It was a sad commentary on a mother’s grief after the loss of her son. Then I read chapters 6 and 7 from my novel. Margaret said she finds it interesting and she always wants to know what’s going to happen next. And Bob said it reads much better now than the first time around.

Next meeting will be here at my place on Thursday, July 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you then.

Lisa