December 2015 - South Florida Writers Association

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ISSUE 8
SOUTH FLORIDA WRITERS ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER 2015
WWW.SFLWRITERS.ORG
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Connie Goodman-Milone
As autumn becomes winter, it is important to savor the
seasons as they come. Autumn gave us the literary gift of the
Miami Book Fair. Our weather went from intensely hot to a
breezy wonderful. We had the chance to reflect with
gratitude for family, friends, inspirations, and all that we have
in our lives.
The true holiday time is here, not the consumer season
that hit us with a wave of Christmas music in late October.
We made it through the clamor over Starbuck’s coffee cups
and enjoyed the café latte within. We can bask in the warm
glow of peace and freedom that we have as writers in South
Florida.
I look forward to celebrating with you at the SFWA holiday
party at Kyojin on December 5. We can enjoy our shared
traditions with the delights of Japanese food.
The board and I send our very best wishes to all for a
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and Joyous Kwanzaa.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S
MESSAGE
By Jonathan Rose
Can you believe 2015 has
almost run its course? Neither
can I. While the year is almost
at an end, South Florida Writers
Association will convene once
more at Kyojin Japanese Buffet
at 6212 South Dixie Hwy in
South Miami 33143 on
Saturday, December 5 at 11:30
am for only $20.
Bring along your creativity,
because who knows what kinds
of Holiday mirth will be
proposed. It will be fun just to
gather together. In fact, some
of us are accustomed to doing
so on the first Saturday of every
month.
Happy Holidays to all!
Regards,
Jonathan
SFWA ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
The SFWA holiday party will be on Saturday, December 5
from 11:30 am-3:30 pm at KYOJIN JAPANESE BUFFET, located
at 6212 South Dixie Highway in South Miami, FL 33143. Price is
$20 for members and guests. Reservations are required. You
can pay online on our website at www.sflwriters.org, or by
cash or check at the door.
RSVP TO BRENDA ROMAN
LADYROMAN1@YAHOO.COM
FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Follow SFWA on Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/groups/southfloridawritersassn/
WWW.SFLWRITERS.ORG
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DECEMBER 2015
The South Florida Writers Association
publishes the AUTHOR’S VOICE monthly. The
official publication of SFWA carries
authorized notices and articles regarding
activities and interests of the organization
but does not assume responsibility for the
opinions of author’s articles, stories, or other
materials.
Members’ subscriptions sent via email are
included in the annual dues of $75 for
regular membership or $25 for student/out
of area membership. Printed editions are
available during monthly meetings.
FROM THE EDITOR
2015 has been a busy, exciting
and fruitful year for SFWA. We had
the Mango Writers Conference at a
privately owned museum last
February with a full day of interesting workshops by great writers. In
September, we had Margarita
Cano’s Art exhibition at the MiamiDade Main Library accompanied by
ekphrastic poetry written and presented by SFWA members. That
same month, we presented a
tribute to the American worker,
“The Way We Worked,” in
partnership with Pinecrest Gardens
and the Smithsonian Institution
where we enjoyed poetry, music
and members’ original readings.
There was also the PhilanthroFest
in Downtown Miami in April, and
the Miami Book Fair in November,
showcasing the books of SFWA
writers. We also had a diversity of
guest speakers throughout the year
who inspired us with their stories
and experiences.
In addition to these special
events, we also had our regular
SFWA favorites: the member
readings in April and July, and
our monthly writing contests. All
in all, 2015 has been a year full
of activities.
I wish you all Happy Holidays
and a Blessed New Year.
Continue writing and keep
sending your submissions to:
SFWA.EDITOR@GMAIL.COM
Follow SFWA on Facebook at:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/
SOUTHFLORIDAWRITERSASSN/
Teresa Bendana
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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President’s Message
TERESA
BENDANA
Program Director’s
Message
Editorial Staff/Submission Info
SFWA Monthly Writing Contest
SFWA Board Contact Info
Poetry
Another Book
Stand Up Comedy: Perfectionism In Husband
Spotlight: B.B. Free
Photo Parade – SFWA November Meeting
Photo Parade – SFWA Booth at the Miami Book Fair
On the Bookshelf
SFWA Critique Groups
Advertisements
EDITOR
TERESA BENDANA
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Evelyn Benson
Photography
Lisa Gunsberg
Volunteers
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
Chairperson – Teresa Bendana
Evelyn Benson
Connie Goodman-Milone
Lisa Gunsberg
Holly Schwartztol
Cara Nusinov
Eva Calia
SUBMISSIONS/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
CONTACT
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The Author's Voice accepts submissions by
members via email. Deadline is the 15th of
each month for publication the following
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AV's mission is to inform and enlighten
writers with news, articles, and current
affairs related to writing, as well as
members' accolades. Letters to the editor
are also appreciated.
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P.O. BOX 56-2652
Miami, FL 33256
Tel. 786-877-0136
SFWA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES
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$25 student
$25 outside Dade, Broward & Monroe Counties
Contact:
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Register online at
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DECEMBER 2015
WINNERS OF THE SFWA
MONTHLY WRITING CONTEST!
FICTION
First Place:
Bob Jacober
Second Place : Zorina Exie J. Frey
NON-FICTION
First Place:
Paul Gustman
Second Place: Bob Jacober
Third Place: Ellen Sherman
POETRY
First Place:
Zorina Exie J. Frey
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
SFWA MONTHLY WRITING CONTEST
For SFWA members only. Only those with upto-date memberships can enter. All genres
accepted: Poems, haiku, short stories, essays,
personal essays, one chapter of a book.
Submissions must be received no later than
one week prior to our monthly meeting. Late
submissions will be held over for the next
month. Winners will be announced at the
meeting and will be presented with a beautiful
certificate.
First place winner has access to $20 toward
submission of the winning work to a national
contest. Writer must show the contest director
the contest submission form and claim the $20
from the Treasurer within 60 days of award
date.
Submission fees: One article $3, two articles
$5, three articles $7. Fee is $5 for any piece
more than 10 pages. Fee can be submitted to
the Contest Director at a meeting.
Submit to: Phyllis Teitelbaum, Contest
Director, via email, PTMiami113@gmail.com
or provide in person at a meeting.
Your entry should include your name and
contact information, a title, genre and
numbered pages if more than two pages.
SFWA OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTACT INFORMATION (JULY 1, 2015 TILL JUNE 30, 2016)
President
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director – Program
Director - Membership
Director – Community Relations
Director - Communications
Director- Publication
Director - Conference
Director – Contests
Director – Website
Director at Large
- Connie Goodman-Milone
- Margarita Muina
- Estefania Uribe
- Mervyn Solomon
- Evelyn Benson
- Jonathan Rose
- Brenda Roman
- Sherna Spencer
- Norma Chew
- Teresa Bendana
- Ricki Dorn
- Phyllis Teitelbaum
- Daniela Ortiz
- Steve Liebowitz
305-259-6215
305-358-9010
305- 934-0992
305-412-1935
305-772-5857
305-534-6125
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754-246-8120
305-274-1337
305-271-6869
305-905-5055
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DECEMBER 2015
POETRY
ZANY CARAVANISTAS!
BORDERLINE
Zany Caravanistas, Zany Caravanistas
You want to make me pack up my tent and travel
with you!
By Mort Laitner
Dare inch forward toward the borderline,
That thin, invisible line between private and secret.
As Conscience screams to ears stuffed with index
fingers:
The consequences are too grave.
The risks greatly outweigh the benefits.
What about those stories you read in the paper.
Those poor bastards crossed the line
and paid a severe price.
But how our heart pounds,
like the amateur gambler who as gone all in.
But how our heart pounds for that taste of excitement.
That taste of youth swirling and coating our tongue and
gums.
Our nostrils inhale the sweet ripeness of low-hanging
forbidden fruit.
As we remember our wilder days.
Those days we relive in nightly pillow dreams.
Yet we plan and act.
Inching forward.
As our heart and gut plummets our brain.
As we cross the border into twilight.
Fear dissipates.
It is now too late to turn back.
We have crossed the borderline.
________________________
Mortlaitner.com
By Dr. Patrick ODougherty
Burma Shave Signs, Burma Shave Signs
The Burma Shave Signs along the Roads in SD are
Missing in action since the loss in Indochina.
Zany Caravanistas.
The Loons are missing in many Minnesota
communities
Since the loss in Indochina. This is cause and effect!
Underneath the evening moon I still do Loon calls
against the moon.
Birds of a feather do loon calls together. Thus is a
Minnesota habit
Straight from a Minnesota Heart, Zany Caravanistas!
In Minnesota the expression is Maybe Baby.
Caw call is a duo counter point to the Loons in
heartland.
When we are in the caravans in Minnesota heartland
we
Pass the razor and the Burma shave to the Zane Gray
stories of the heartland Zany Caravanistas!
Say no to cost effective genocide. This is a stanza in
Catatonia as we cognitive slip to
A New Catalan, along high way 61 from Duluth to the
Jack Ruby Bar in NOLA in rum, sedition and
Revolution to reclaim stolen lives in Havana, Zany
Caravanistas!
_____________________
Link to Stolen Lives in Minnesota--People Who Lost their
Lives Through Encounters with Law Enforcement
Authorities! Complied By Communities against Police
Brutality.
4200 Cedar Ave South, Minneapolis, Mn 55407
http://www.cuapb.org/The Nordic Center
The Cuban Blockade Time Period in Minnesota
www.dodoughert9.wix.com/Irish-publishing
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DECEMBER 2015
ANOTHER BOOK
By Paul Gustman
The latest issue of Writer’s Digest leads with these
articles: “Make a New Commitment to Your Writing,”
“Give Yourself Permission to Become a Writer,” and
most specific of all, “Finally Write That Book.” Many
have taken this advice already. Amazon lists 126,430
biographies and memoirs. In 2013, there were
458,564 independently published books raising the
question--do we need more?
The average book sells 250 copies in the first year
after publication. The number of book readers
nationally is shrinking. So why is a writer’s group
encouraging more members to join the “Published”
club? Is it a commercial ploy of the self-publishing
industry? Does having others share the burden of
writing a book make that burden lighter for the
individual author? Does it validate his or her suffering
through the months and years it takes to consummate
a book project?
To answer, we must go back to the beginning of a
writing project: why do we write, or more specifically
why do I write? This can be broken down into, am I
writing for an audience or primarily for myself? Is the
process of writing and are the products of those labors
somehow salutary, growth inspiring, an end in itself? I
contend that it is.
If my book sells 200 or 200,000 copies there will be
a common benefit-- I will have stayed with it. Is there
not status in climbing Mt. Everest, whether the
first in line or the last?
These days you don’t have to be an
accomplished mountain climber with uniquely
elevated oxygen consumption to get to the
summit. There are oxygen tanks left by Sherpas
along the way. You just have to be risk tolerant
and persistent, qualities that would benefit any
writer.
We have our writing Sherpas as well. Is not the
whole self-publishing industry our Sherpa, helping
us over our deficiencies to reach the heights of
publication? Does an aided effort yield an equal
reward in the end? I submit there are accolades
due to anyone who crosses the finish line, the
ones who found the strength to continue. Was it
a world class climb? Possibly yes, you may bring
joy to others and fame to yourself. Perhaps your
effort will go unnoticed, win no prize; but who are
we competing against if not ourselves?
So writers, I add my voice to those die-hard
cheerleaders of Writer’s Digest. Don’t become “I
could haves.” Triumph over the seemingly
insurmountable, over yourself. Put this trophy on
your shelf, whether that shelf is full or empty --Right next to the “I climbed Everest… or could
have if I’d wanted to” certificate.
LOUIS LOWY’S SECOND NOVEL
Panoptic Books, Assent Publishing’s contemporary fiction imprint, announces
the release of Miami author Louis K. Lowy’s second novel, Pedal. This uplifting
story examines 49-year-old elementary school music teacher, Joanne Brick, who is
fired and struggles to reclaim her life back through bicycle racing. Pedal is based
around the theme of daring to change and how ordinary people deal with those
changes. Turning points are of universal concern to all readers. Pedal will appeal
to anyone who has an interest in how to handle life’s turning points.
Visit Louis K. Lowy at WWW.LOUISKLOWY.COM. Print books are distributed
domestically and internationally through Lightning Source. E-books are available
at all e-book retailers and distributed in all e-reader formats.
For more information contact LKLOWY@GMAIL.COM.
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DECEMBER 2015
STAND UP COMEDY: PERFECTIONISM IN HUSBAND
By Lynn E. MacKinnon
My name is Lynn and I'm NOT a perfectionist.
My husband is and it drives me crazy.
Yesterday I asked him to go for a walk around
the block with me. First he had to comb his hair,
brush his teeth, change into nice clothes, get his
sunglasses, put on sun screen and grab a water
bottle. By the time he got ready, I had finished
my half hour walk and returned.
I love the way he parks the car when we go
out. He slowly proceeds into a parking lot. He
stops. I point out where I see empty spaces. He
drives past them. (pause) He locates a spot
farthest away from the entrance (pause), doesn't
want anyone to scrape the car. Then he chooses a
spot and pulls in. Not good enough. He backs up
again. (pause) Pulls forward again ending up in
the same position as the first time. (pause) He
backs up a second time and pulls forward the
third time. (pause)
One time a lady got tired of waiting and when
he backed up, she zipped in and stole his parking
space.
Ten years ago we had to get our shadow box
fence repaired. We hired someone to replace
boards. It just took a few weeks. It took us 6
weeks to decide on a color. (pause) My husband
would bring home a pint and paint it on. Didn't
like that one and bought another, painted it next
to the first one for comparison. The painting was
nearly completed before we decided which single
color to paint it. (pause) Pale olive green. Yuck!
Just last year we needed a new roof. My
husband wanted a metal one that would last
through a hurricane.
We hired a roofing
company with a great reputation. Every day my
husband stood outside to SUPERVISE how they
were doing. (pause) He must have taken 100
photos of every step. (pause) He should have
been on their payroll.
Five years ago we had to get the house tented
for termites. I stayed at a motel. Hubby set up a
tent in the back yard (pause) complete with a
portable potty (pause), a sleeping bag (pause) and a
cable to an outdoor plug so he could watch TV.
Once I asked him to trim the trees in the front
yard. I said, “Just do a few branches so I can have
more sunlight for my garden.” He was at it all day.
When I went out front the trees had no branches
left. What could I say? I told him, “Thanks for my
sunlight.”
For years he mowed and edged the grass. Then
he complained there was no time to prune trees or
trim bushes. Finally, after 23 years, we hired a
young guy. Hubby still goes behind him “checking
things.”
Once we were planning a birthday celebration at
our house. We were only having his brother, the
kids and us. I asked hubby if he would vacuum the
living room. It takes me ½ hour to do it. He was
there 2 hours (pause), moving the couch, dusting
under the tables. I said, “It's only your brother. His
house is so messy, we rarely get invited over. He
won't care about some dust.” Hubby answered, “It
hasn't been done in a while, I might as well.”
(pause) Later when I asked him to set the table, he
said, “You do it; I'm too tired."
Once I asked him to teach me how to program
our new VCR. I wanted to record a one half-hour
show at 7:30 that night. He proceeded to explain
the 50 functions that the VCR could do. (pause)
I can always tell when my husband is tired. He
turns into “Mr. Clean.” (pause) I say, "Honey, you
don't need to scrub the kitchen floor. The maid is
coming tomorrow.” He ignores me. He keeps
cleaning. Must be another relaxing thing for him.
(pause)
Well, I have to accept hubby just the way he is.
He's perfect and I'm imperfect. A great match made
in heaven (pause) with lots of love.
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DECEMBER 2015
SPOTLIGHT: B.B. FREE
B.B. Free always had a book on her nightstand
from the age of three, and so began her love affair
with language.
As a teenager, poetry became her favorite
vehicle for expressing the rollercoaster of those
angst-filled years.
When she became an elementary school
teacher, she truly discovered the range and quality
of children’s books and began creating thoughtprovoking storylines appropriate for children six to
eleven. This is when The Rescuers was born, a South
Florida Writers Association award-winning story,
which will also be published in Spanish.
Her passion for writing has now expanded into
the realm of adult fiction. While she will continue to
produce literature for children, she is now midway
through completing a poignant, funny and stylish
novel about female friendships, food, love and
reinvention in sexy Miami.
B.B. Free is married and has raised a daughter,
now 25. She continues to teach and foster the love
of reading in young children. She also writes a food
blog where she chronicles her adventures in
pursuing another passion… fine dining!
B. B. FREE
The Rescuers is available at :
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Rescuers-B-Free/dp/0986120103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439481275&sr=81&keywords=bbfree+the+rescuers
Barnes&Noble.com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rescuers-b-b-free/1122314622?ean=9780986120107
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25939241-the-rescuers?ac=1
You can find B.B. Free at:
www.facebook.com/bbfree61
www.goodreads.com/bbfree61
bbfree61.blogspot.com
Twitter: @bbfree61
www.pinterest.com/bbfree61
Instagram: @bbfree61
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DECEMBER 2015
PHOTO PARADE
SFWA MEETING –NOVEMBER 7, 2015
By Lisa Gunsberg
Phyllis Teitelbaum with the winners of our SFWA Monthly Writing Contest:
Speaker Anthony Torres receives plaque from
SFWA President Connie Goodman-Milone
Paul Gustman, First Place
winner in Non -Fiction
Zorina Frey, First Place winner
in Poetry and Second Place
winner in Fiction
Ellen Sherman, Third Place
winner in Non-Fiction
Bob Jacober, First Place winner
in Fiction and Second Place
winner in Non-Fiction
CONGRATULATIONS!
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DECEMBER 2015
PHOTO PARADE
MIAMI BOOK FAIR, NOV. 20-22, 2015
By Zorina Frey, Maritza Martinez-Mejia,
Connie Goodman-Milone and Evelyn Benson
Maritza Martinez Mejia
Jan Smolders, Gustavo Suarez Parra, Evelyn Benson, Sheila Hodges
and Margarita Pedroso Walling
Don Daniels, chairperson of the SFWA booth
at the Miami Book Fair with Louis Lowy
(Front Row, Left to Right) Sheila Hodges, Zorina Frey; (Back) Mervyn
Solomon, Don Daniels, Rodney Jackson and Steve Liebowitz
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DECEMBER 2015
Please submit or update your information/published books to the Editor, TERESA BENDANA, SFWA.EDITOR@GMAIL.COM.
Books should be written by current members and be presently in print.
ED AHRENS
The Perils of Imprudent Writing: How to Watch What You Write and Stay Out of Court (Second
Edition), Already Walks Tomorrow: A Love Affair, Reborn and Eternal, Ed'sitorials on Mediation: A
Curmudgeon's Wit and Wisdom on the Perils and Pearls of Mediation (With Joe Klock's gracious
consent!)
LIZ ALEXANDER
The House of Lucretius (Co-author: Jean M. Bratcher)
SIMONE ANDERSON
Totally Yours
SETH BRAMSON
Hallandale Beach, Florida: For More Than 90 Years Broward County’s City of Choice
EMANUEL F. CAMACHO, PMP
I Think? No, I’m Sure…God Hates Me
DON DANIELS
Rhyme and Punishment
LEITA KALDI DAVIS
Roller Skating in the Desert
BADRU DEEN
Out of the Doubles Kitchen: A Memoir of the First Family of Doubles: the Number One Street Food
of Trinidad and Tobago,
DEBORAH DE NICOLA
The Future That Brought Her Here, A Call to Awaken, Orpheus and Company, Where Divinity
Begins.
RICKI DORN
Strands of Rhyme: Poems from the Real World
JORGE FRASES
Online course on Asbestos Fundamentals at www.jorgefrases.com, Asbestos is our responsibility in
design and construction
B.B. FREE
The Rescuers
BOB GOLDSTEIN
Your Head’ll Turn Into A Ball
MARY GREENWOOD, J.D.
How to Negotiate like a Pro, 41 Rules for Resolving Disputes; How to Mediate Like a Pro; How to
Interview Like a Pro: 43 Rules for Getting Your Next Job
G.G. HALL
Hershey-A Tale of a Curious Rabbit
WILL HARDEN
Interstellar Advocate
SHEILA HODGES
Against All Odds: Life is like a puzzle.
VICTORIA JACKSON
Can You Feel Me? Intimate Poetry, Not Just Us, Untraditional Love In The Dark
ESTEFANIA JARAMILLO-URIBE
Todo Cuesta...
JOE KLOCK, SR.
Like Klockwork, The Wit and (sometimes) Wisdom of a Key Largo Curmudgeon, The Real World Of
Selling Real Estate, In Search of Maximence (4CDs and workbook)
MORT LAITNER
A Hebraic Obsession, Healthy Stories, A Compilation of Short Stories & Poems on Health
STEVE LIEBOWITZ
The New Professionalism, Devorah: The Covenant and The Scrolls: Book I, Saul: First King, Book Two
The Covenant and The Scrolls; David: The Usurper, Book Three of The Covenant and The Scrolls.
MADELYN LORBER
The Eyes Have It
LOUIS K. LOWY
Die Laughing, Pedal
BONNIE MICHAELS
Upside: How to Zig When Life Zags
DOLLY MACINTYRE
The Women Artists of the White Mountains (NH): 1840-1940
ULRICH MERTEN
Forgotten Voices: The Expulsion of the Germans from Eastern Europe after World War II; "Voices
from the Gulag; The Oppression of the German Minority in the Soviet Union
DAVID MILLER
Translation of the Autobiography of Miguel Pineiro, publisher of the Yellow Pages in Spanish,
Chairman Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley Jr; and Oedipus and Other Poems
MICHAEL KERR AND BARBARA
Cristie Kerr- A Father's Story
MOLLER KERR
ALYCE NORRIS
The Imperfect Circle
CARA NUSINOV
Unrequited Loves and Other French Kisses
DR. PATRICK A. O’DOUGHERTY
Shaking Up Shakespeare: Shakespeare, Dreamwork, and Complexity
ROBERT PLATSHORN
Black Tuna Diaries
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DAVID PEREDA
Havana Confidential, The Highest Hurdle, Getting Filthy Rich, Havana: Top Secret, Havana:
Killing Castro, However Long the Night, Twin Powers
Orville Bulman: An Enchanted Life and Fantastic Legacy, Laura Woodward: The Artist
Behind the Innovator Who Developed Palm Beach, Felix de Crano: Forgotten Artist of the
Flagler Colony, Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South
Crimson Footprints
Cooking Lessons, Coffeehouse Meditations, and Writing in a Changing World (co-author),
She Wouldn't Sing at My Wedding, Prayer in a Summer of Grace, Times Mirrored Illusion,
Faraway Confections, Westwood: Guided by Starfalls and Moonbows, The Other Side of
the Gates (collection of short stories), The Secret Language of Women
Means to an End
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger- Turning Bad Breaks Into Blessings, Paris to Die
For, Spy in a Little Black Dress
The Little Mouse Solamae
In A Darkness, Sherry and the Unseen World, What We Tell
The Gullwing Odyssey
Viral Games, The Bridge of Whispers, The Convenient Fund, Ripping the Veil, Alone in Boca
Raton, Tennessee Tremors, Harvest of War
Musing Aloud, Allowed
The Crumb Snatchers
Five PM Intoxication
Memories from the Land of the Intolerant Tyrant
One Song—Two Voices
Crayola Psychology, An Apple Falls, Taming The Word, Neighborhood
DEBORAH C. POLLACK
SHEWANDA GARNER PUGH
NINA ROMANO
ELIZABETH ROMERO
MAXINE SCHNALL
LINDA CARDINAL SCHNEIDER
HOLLY W. SCHWARTZTOL
ANTONIO SIMON, JR.
JAN SMOLDERS
SHERNA G.SPENCER
DEBRA C. THOMPSON
GONNY VAN DEN BROEK
GUS VENEGAS
BARBARA WESTON
JNITA WRIGHT
BENEFIT FROM SFWA CRITIQUE GROUPS!
PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE (BELOW) AND CONTACT GROUP LEADER
SFWA CRITIQUE GROUPS
Group #1
Leader:
Don Daniels
786-877-0136
d_donald@comcast.net
What:
Novels, Short Stories
Group #2
Group #3
Jnita Wright
305-232-5200
jnita@juno.com
PETER LUYKX
peterluykx@bellsouth.net
Poetry
Nonfiction
nd
st
When:
4th Saturday
9:30 AM -12 NOON
2 Monday
1:00- 3:00 P.M.
1 Saturday
12:30-2:30 P.M.
Where:
Nordstrom eBar
Merrick Park – Coral Gables
358 San Lorenzo Ave.
(off LeJeune Rd)
Pinecrest Library
(next to Pinecrest Gardens)
5835 SW 111 St., Pinecrest
Pinecrest Library
(after the SFWA meeting)
5835 SW 111 ST., Pinecrest
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