We met in person in July for the first time since David’s stroke cancer detection. Our new temporary meeting site is the Chairman’s Office at the Main branch of the Kansas City Public Library. No cigars allowed, though. Peggy showed off her new Kansas City Public...
First, the good news is that David is finally home from the hospital/ICU/who knows where else. Coleen says he is making some progress, and that the chemotherapy drugs seem to be working. Doctor and therapy appointments will fill his upcoming days, but it is better...
Mother’s Day plus other happenings limited us to five members as we met online to discuss the books we have been reading. Regulars Peggy and Kat signed on, and Cynthia was also able to join us once again after a short absence. In all, 65 books were reviewed. The...
Eight of us met online in April to discuss the books we have been reading, including what is becoming a second core group of readers from Colorado. Plus, we welcomed a new reader, Dan, from El Dorado, Kansas! Dan is a writer himself, and if I remember correctly has a...
We have another new reader this month -- Lloyd from Denver. Only four folks on Zoom, six in person, and two who reported on their readings but couldn’t join us. Lloyd was in the military and has a background in aviation and law. At one time he was stationed at Fort...
We have another new reader this month -- Ben from Omaha. Only three folks on Zoom and five in person. Super Bowl or beautiful weather? Ben enjoys reading horror and graphic novels and science fiction. He had read Cycle of the Werewolf and Different Seasons by Stephen...
We started off the New Year with several new readers - all from Colorado. We were happy to hear from Michael after several months. And we said a final goodbye to our friend Rodney, who passed away just three days before our group met. Beth joined us again. She likes...
We had a large group this month although some were joining us via Zoom. We had a new reader, Beth, joining us from Colorado. She recently retired and is looking for more things to do. Rodney needed to leave early, so he started us off with The Man Who Was Thursday: A...
Everyone made it to our house despite the road closure. Yea! First, we will catch up with Christine, Michael, and Brad, whose reports I missed last month. Christine had read The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius by Gail Saltz, M.D. The author...
We had a split meeting this month. Brad hosted the Zoom version from his current location in South Carolina. We had the in-person version at our house. Perhaps next month we will be able to all be together! Rodney started us off with Lincoln, The Fire of Genius by...
