October 5, 2019
Virginia informed us that the anthology is too short. Some people only gave one submission. You are able to submit more than one piece of writing so if you have more, please forward them to Virginia. We have extended the deadline to December 31st. If we still don't have enough pages to make a book we will hold it over until next year.
Marilyn is holding a free workshop on self-publishing at the Orangeville Public Library on Saturday, November 9th from 10am-2pm. Register with Shannon McGrady at smcgrady@orangeville.ca.
On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 7pm, join the library for An Evening with Maureen Jennings. Maureen is the creator of The Murdoch Mysteries. She will be discussing her new book Heat Wave.
Prompts
The Trouble with Turkeys and Other Table Terrors
1. The trouble with turkey is....
2. Never make a pumpkin pie with the insides of a Jack O' Lantern.
3. My mother-in-law finally gave me her recipe for stuffing. Now I know why they can't get enough of it.
4. How was I supposed to know candied yams weren't made with candy?\
5. I thought it would be great to pick up some fresh corn from the stand outside the farm, but when I peeled back the husks, I was shocked at what I found.
6. Usually I open a can and let gravity pull out the gelatinous mold we know as cranberry sauce, but with my son bringing his gourmet chef girlfriend for Thanksgiving this year, I knew I had to step up my game.
7. Gravy can usually cover a multitude of culinary sins, but this year I was going to have to make mine using holy water.
October 20, 2019
Diane has HWG mugs available for purchase.
Prompts
1. While driving my car, I noticed....
2. When I was a teenager, all I wanted was....
3. What the hell are you doing here?
4. When the judge looked at me I prayed for the first time in many years.
5. When I awoke on the couch this morning I didn't know where I was.
6. The rain came on so suddenly I couldn't...
Next Meeting is Sunday, November 3rd
1:30pm to 3:30pm
