November 2022 Meetup

The group met at 9am at Dr Vimala's residence down Jawatte Gardens in Colombo. The following attended:-

Dr Vimala
Saku
Neela
Amar
Peter
Elmo L
Satchi
Angela
Fazli
Dr Carmel
Angie S
Nafisa
Asger
Madhu

The meet got off to a great start with the members introducing themselves as some had not met each other before.

Angie S kicked off by introducing her childrens' book "Cuddly & Poppy's Tea Party" explaining the background of how it all began and now the outcome of the publishing. She read out the first two pages from the book and the work was much appreciated by the members. Several chose to buy a copy too, which she had available with her.

Dr Carmel read out a thrilling account of  how an accident victime was found dead in the back of a Tuktuk when the driver reached the hospital.

Fazli gave an interesting account of, "The Ballad of Aunt Cee" who fell in love with him when he contracted the Covid-19 virus and grappled with her for three long months, finally seeing her off for good in November.

Elmo Leonard read out a few pages from his forthcoming book about St Benedicts' College and Good Shepherd Convent.

Peter, as always, exploded the group with his tantalizing story "Caught Naked in the Dark",about the sensual escapades of a family whose mother was relating her saga in dismay.

Neela gave a crushing account of how a daughter was coping with the anxiety and concerns of a devoted mother who didn't want her to touch water for fear of catching pneumonia.

Amar [to be added once I receive his transcript]

Dr Vimala shared her exciting exploits as a young woman in Trincomalee surrounded by the bombs and blasts of WWII all around her.

Saku wrote a story titled "Talking to the Toques" about how a bunch of monkeys had taken shelter in the roof of a Church.

Asger read out Chapter 36 from his book and how "Revenge is Sweet"

Medha read out two poems that she wanted the members to advice her on their suitability to be published singly or separately.