THE REVIEW

NEW YEAR REUNION

It was wonderful to see everyone again after our hiatus during December due to my surgery and the demands of the holidays. Wendy, Kristi, Annette, Jim and Jason all joined me on the 7th for our first meeting of 2015. Also present that evening was a new face, Chelsey Bleker. She said she has made many notes for a story, but hasn’t started writing it yet. Her chosen genres are fantasy, young adult, and children’s lit. She did say she is looking for a group that might offer more workshops, so if anyone knows where that is happening, please let her know.

Jim read first, Chapters 64 and 65 in Coventry Ghosts, Book II. We see the kitten, Sara, in Drakko where she decides to take the ghost of King George IV back to ghostdom with her, while leaving about 30 bad Umbra ghosts in Drakko. Once back in ghostdom, she is still tasked with returning two living people, Joel and Ji-Young, to the submarine, but radio signals are blocked. She uses telepathy to contact Launi and make arrangements.

Kristi read a short story called “A Fairy Tale Ending” about a young girl living with her deeply depressed father after her mother had committed suicide. The story details the horror of this young girl watching her father lose connection with reality and the people in the world, and emphasizes her desperate loneliness.

Annette read Chapter 1 in her “Untitled Christmas Story”. It shows us Cadence, a 3rd grade teacher with a fascination for names and what they convey about character. Her mother is staying with her after surgery, and a caretaker comes in to look after the mother. One evening the caretaker’s handsome son arrives for dinner, unbeknown to Cadence, and she slams the door in his face. This felt like the perfect beginning to a romance to those who were listening.

Jason read the next chapter in his book. We are taken through a terrible, terrible dream of Gregg’s where he is running from a decaying angel and awful zombies and is trapped between them and the lava flow that takes victims to the shore of the dragon’s domain. He awakes to Jody crying over him. There was lots of suspense here as Gregg and thus the reader don’t know this is just a dream.

Margaret Moffatt was pleased to see her book “Blow Up The Castle” with a good review at http://cosybooks.blogspot.ca

Leah Murray was scheduled to give a talk at the White Rock Library Jan. 16th and 17th, on the use of technology and digital photography to showcase nature. We hope it went well.

I was just notified by the BC/Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion that they are going to post on their blog my article “The Making Of A Soldier, A Mother’s Perspective” and they also offered payment for the story. When I saw the call for submissions, I wasn’t aware of any payment being offered. Very nice surprise. Just goes to show we should keep submitting our writing anyhow.

The next Meeting will be Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. here at my place. Hope to see you then.

LISA A. HATTON
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