13 Nov meeting notes; 20 Nov reading list

13 NOVEMBER MEETING NOTES

Five people attended: Donna R., Jo, Joanne, Leighanne, and Rosie (the first two chapters of a new work, Bridewater Blue).

NEWS & NOTES

There will be no 27 Nov meeting because we’ll be murdering turkeys.

The Holiday Party will take place in BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse (Tustin Marketplace, 13130 Jamboree Rd, Irvine) on Thursday, 4 Dec, at 6:30. There is no homework associated with this event. The participants will decide whether there will be an 11 Dec meeting.

The first meeting of 2026 will be on 8 Jan.

Leighanne’s mother (writing under Abigail Leigh Reed) has a short story, “Death Rolled a Bunco,” in Camden Park Press’s new anthology Cooking up Death, now available from Amazon.

Upcoming author events for the next week:

• Friday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.: Dr. Cristina Le Port, Change of Heart (at the Clifton C. Miller Community Center, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin)
• Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: The Orange County Book Fair takes place in Old Town Tustin.
• Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.: Daryl Wood Gerber, “Plot Twists & Sleight of Hand: Writing the Unexpected” (in person for SCWA at 19 Restaurant, 24122 Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills; $25-35)
• Sunday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m.: Charles Finch, Hidden City (in person at Book Carnival)
• Thursday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m.: Pyet Despain, Rooted in Fire (at the Donald Dungan Branch Library, 1855 Park Ave., Costa Mesa)

20 NOVEMBER READING LIST

Leighanne (11/13)
Jo (11/13)
Donna R. (11/13)
Burt (11/6)
Lance (10/30)
Joanne (11/13)
Benafsha A. (11/6)
Rosie (11/13)