THE REVIEW

HAPPY EASTER!


Four of us had a good meeting last night. Jim, Ellie and Jason joined me and so we had lots of time to read and discuss things.

Jason read first, Chapter 15 entitled “Worm”. It is from the point of view of Ligeia, the winged siren. She and Damianos take Jody to a hidden camp deep in the forest. Ligeia is jealous of the way Damianos pays attention to Jody and, indeed, any of his victims. She wants his attention all to herself, like the need for a drug. Once arriving at the camp, Damianos told Ligeia to tie Jody face down to a cot, as he tore off Jody’s shirt and bra. Lots of tension and a dire threat of evil in this chapter.

Ellie read two poems. The first one was about the death of her uncle Pete, and all the questions it raised about life and death, and the soul, and what comes after death. The second poem was an observation of nature’s evidence of early spring, each tiny nuance becoming slowly visible. Ellie shared with us that nature was her path to spirituality.

Jim read Chapter 14 in the second book of the Coventry Ghosts. In it we see Karly teaching Sarah, the kitten ghost, to read. They are in the library. When Sarah tires of reading, she tells Karly they can practice manipulating physical objects by the power of thought, a skill she is teaching Karly. For a break, they both careen around, cavorting in ghostly fashion until they tire and return to the library. It was a good chapter showing ghostly development.

Jim said he had taken our advice and inserted in the first book early mentions of the antagonist Jason, to add to the suspense of the story.

I had another “Honey” story to read, “The Best Thing” which tells of my meeting Honey and some of our amusing first encounters. I am trying to collect enough of this series for a collection that might be publishable. But Jason wants me to get back to writing “Nigel Wingate Is Dead” as he wants to know what’s going to happen in that novel. Thanks for the encouragement, Jason.

Julie emailed that she was busy taking a course last night. Margaret Florczak is busy working long days and said she hoped to join us again sometime in May. Wendy wasn’t feeling well and we wish her renewed health. And there was no word from Anne or Monica.

Happy Easter to all the Rams! Next Meeting will be Wednesday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then.

Lisa