Published November 10th, 2010
Senior's Open Reading Enlightening
By Cathy Tyson
Members of the Lafayette Senior Services Writers Group, Mary Lee Dodd, Miriam Glickman, Edna Coulson Hall, Judith Rathbone, Janet Clark, Sally Holzman and Mei Sun Li. Photo C. Tyson
With a broad array of excerpts of their selected works covering a Pomeranian Monologue - a charming slice of life from a beloved pooch's point of view - to the story of a civil rights worker in Mississippi circa 1964 and more, the Senior Services Writers Group represents an impressive collection of talent that thoroughly impressed the standing-room-only crowd at their recent Open Reading.

With their facilitator Judith Rathbone, herself a teacher at Las Positas Community College, these women are working on a variety of projects and come together regularly to be supportive and offer feedback. Mei Sun Li describes the Group as a comforting place, "We've laughed and shed tears. It's a place of happy ruminations." The goal of the Senior Writers is meant to be personally fulfilling and not necessarily lead to publication.

The on-going "Self-Discovery and Aging: Creative Writing Workshop" with facilitator Rathbone, is open to the public and will finish out the fall quarter with meetings on 11/12, 12/3 and 12/17 from 1:00 to 2:30 in the Elderberry Room of the Lafayette Community Center. The alternate Friday Workshop sessions include writing prompts, feedback, encouragement, and information about the world of writers, writing, and publishing.


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