13 June meeting notes; 20 June reading list

13 JUNE MEETING NOTES

Our expedition to Stonefire Grill yielded a bumper ten attendees: Benafsha A. (a chapter from Jewels of Herat), Burt, Donna R., Glenda, Joanne (a short story, “My Sister”), Lance (a chapter from The Bluejay of Mullingar), Leighanne, Rosie, Vivian J. (now a member), and the return of Faridoon B. (welcome back!).

NEWS & NOTES

Faridoon is pitching his Civil War novel The Dark and the Light to agents. Best of luck!

The Stonefire Grill was less raucous than The Stand, but closing at 8:30 deprived us of another reading. Our next PFL meeting will happen at Urban Plates, 3972 Barranca Parkway North, Irvine (again in The Crossroads shopping center at Barranca and Culver, this time closer to Culver). Urban Plates is open until 9:15 and seemed pretty chill when I visited after the PFL meeting.

Upcoming author events for the next week:

• Sunday, June 16, 2 p.m.: Katharine Schellman, The Last Note of Warning (in conversation with Sara Sliger) (in person for Book Carnival)
• Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m.: John M. Borack, The Beatles 100: One Hundred Pivotal Moments in Beatles History (in person at the Fountain Valley Library, 17635 Los Alamos, Fountain Valley)
• Tuesday, June 18, 11 a.m.: Sarah Mlynowski, Whatever After: The Graphic Novel (in person at the Rancho Santa Margarita Library, 30902 La Promesa, Rancho Santa Margarita)
• Thursday, June 20, 1 p.m.: Matt de la Peña, The Perfect Place (in person at the San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano)
• Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.: DP Lyle, “Writing Compelling Series Characters and the World around Them” (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills)

20 JUNE READING LIST

Donna R. (6/13)
Leighanne (6/13)
Rosie (6/13)
Glenda (6/13)
Burt (6/13)
Lance (6/13)
Joanne (6/13)
Benafsha A. (6/13)
Vivian J. (6/13)
Faridoon B. (6/13)