Sunday, November 10, 2019

Writing Group - need a new name - Oddfellows ? Mais oui ! Sarah's Booklist Review

Our writing group now meets on the ODD numbers of the month.

Rem Murphy wrote his usual delightfully raunchy Randy Package.

Linda, where art thou?

Her piece Gloriana creates a land all its own. Names like Ronce, Lanai, B'Mar. Quelle imagination.


Here's Jane, Linda's Mom.

They brought zesty Lemon Drops.

Nice n crisp.

I wrote Letter to Stephen, which everyone enjoyed. I'll expand on it. Here's Stevarino's obit.

My niece Jade is giving birth now. Yes, right now, November 10, 2019.

I'm watching Netflix, The Devil Next Door, overly long, but it's a documentary.

I'll go over Scott's at 10 am for FILM NOIR. 

Way to go, Sarah Lynn. Here's a review of her new book GRAVITY.

★ Gravity, by Sarah Deming
Sixteen-year-old Gravity Delgado is making her mark on the world of amateur women’s boxing, with a Golden Gloves victory under her belt and undefeated status in the ring. Finding the Cops ‘n Kids boxing gym in Brooklyn was her salvation, quickly changing from a place where she could simply channel her anger at her drunk, abusive mom to Gravity’s ticket to a better life with her kid brother, Ty. Now the Olympic trials for the 2016 games in Rio are approaching and Gravity is training hard to knock out any competition among her fellow Lightweights and secure a spot on the U.S. team. Deming’s own background as a boxer, coach, and sports journalist comes through in vivid writing that slings sweat and pulls no punches. Fights and sparring matches are energetically relayed and exciting to follow, even for those unfamiliar with the sport. She also provides narrative variation by inserting accounts of fights and boxing news from a respected boxing blog that Gravity follows. Though fiercely passionate about boxing, Gravity’s love for Ty is unrivaled, and their relationship is tenderly depicted.

Her bio forgot to list her as KIDNEY DONOR to her Mom.

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I also submitted THEY'VE ALL DIED - or some title like that - to Mad Swirl. At first I forgot about the word count. They reminded me, so I whittled it down to 933 words.

In 120 days I'll find out if I made it.

120 days is... how long?


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