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Literary Loons
I'm not a person who loves clubs and groups, but a few months ago I was invited by a dear friend to be part of a literary sharing group. I felt a pull, and so said yes I'd go, and arrived with my friend at an stately older woman's home which overlooks a lake and mountains and is full of culture in every form.
The group was small -- only six of us met -- and after some wine and discussion labelled ourselves "The Literary Loons". All we need to do is show up once a month and bring a piece of writing to share. It could be a famous bit, something little known, or something we ourselves created. It's all good. Come and share and listen and be drenched in the literary. That's the only rule.
The hostess is a widow who dotes on all of us with sophistication touched with no small bit of humor. She spent many years living in Turkey before moving to the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. The other members are equally interesting and funny -- the professional harpist, an author, a free-spirited near-fairy circle dance teacher, a retired first grade teacher who can't seem to ever truly retire, and me.
The months have gone on and each person brings such different material each time -- so unique but yet so true to who we all seem to be at the core.
I'm not a person who loves clubs or groups, but this one, with the rapt passion we all share for the written words and the richness of life itself, is just my cup of tea.
The group was small -- only six of us met -- and after some wine and discussion labelled ourselves "The Literary Loons". All we need to do is show up once a month and bring a piece of writing to share. It could be a famous bit, something little known, or something we ourselves created. It's all good. Come and share and listen and be drenched in the literary. That's the only rule.
The hostess is a widow who dotes on all of us with sophistication touched with no small bit of humor. She spent many years living in Turkey before moving to the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. The other members are equally interesting and funny -- the professional harpist, an author, a free-spirited near-fairy circle dance teacher, a retired first grade teacher who can't seem to ever truly retire, and me.
The months have gone on and each person brings such different material each time -- so unique but yet so true to who we all seem to be at the core.
I'm not a person who loves clubs or groups, but this one, with the rapt passion we all share for the written words and the richness of life itself, is just my cup of tea.
