Next Meeting: Thursday, 29 January, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Tustin Marketplace Corner Bakery (13652 Jamboree Road, Irvine)
18 July meeting notes; 25 July reading list
18 JULY MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Casey, Joanne (read a reworked chapter from “All Homes are Not Sweet”), Lance, Leighanne (read a chapter from The Karma List), Leslie P., Marianna, Rosie, Shari, and Sherry C. (read the finale of her short story, “The Chalice of Parichlock”).
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 July at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Mystery writer Gayle Carline.
- Contemporary fiction author Dirk Sayers.
- Literary short-story writer Niloo Sarabi.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
25 JULY READING LIST
Lisa W. (6/20)
Lily (7/11)
Burt (7/11)
Leslie P. (7/18)
Maddie (6/6)
Glenda (6/13)
PJ (6/27)
Dennis P. (6/20)
Casey (7/18)
Rosie (7/18)
Marianna (7/18)
Lance (7/18)
Leighanne (7/18)
Joanne (7/18)
Sherry C. (7/18)
Shari (7/18)
11 July meeting notes; 18 July reading list
11 JULY MEETING NOTES
Twelve people attended: Burt, Casey (read three chapters from The Ginormous Love Life of the Superhero’s Intern), Joanne, Lance (read half a chapter from Chasing Clay), Leighanne, Leslie P., Lily, Marianna (read a chapter from Magic Mushrooms), Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle), Sherry C., and two (!) potential new members, Dana S. and Priya.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 July at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
18 JULY READING LIST
Leighanne (7/11)
Lisa W. (6/20)
Lily (7/11)
Burt (7/11)
Leslie P. (7/11)
Maddie (6/6)
Glenda (6/13)
PJ (6/27)
Dennis P. (6/20)
Joanne (7/11)
Sherry C. (7/11)
Casey (7/11)
Rosie (7/11)
Marianna (7/11)
Lance (7/11)
27 June meeting notes; 11 July reading list
27 JUNE MEETING NOTES
Six people attended: Casey, Joanne (read the start of a short story, “All Homes are Not Sweet”), Leslie P., PJ, Sherry C. (read a rewrite of her short story, “The Chalice of Parichlock”), and potential new member Adel.
News and Notes
Because something else is happening that day, there will be no 4 July PFL meeting.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 July at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
11 JULY READING LIST
Leighanne (6/20)
Lisa W. (6/20)
Lily (6/13)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (6/20)
Leslie P. (6/27)
Maddie (6/6)
Glenda (6/13)
Casey (6/27)
PJ (6/27)
Rosie (6/20)
Marianna (6/20)
Dennis P. (6/20)
Lance (6/20)
Joanne (6/27)
Sherry C. (6/27)
20 June meeting notes; 27 June reading list
20 JUNE MEETING NOTES
Eleven people attended: Burt, Casey, Dennis P. (read part 4 of Huntington Beach High School is Going to Need a New Librarian), Joanne, Lance (read 1.5 chapters from Chasing Clay), Leighanne, Leslie P., Lisa W., Marianna (read a chapter from Magic Mushrooms), Rosie, and Sherry C.
News and Notes
Because something else is happening that day, there will be no 4 July PFL meeting.
The 18 June LIT UP! was a success, with the usual crowd hearing readings from Elaine Ash, Chrome Oxide, and Jonathan Brown.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 July at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
27 JUNE READING LIST
Leighanne (6/20)
Lisa W. (6/20)
Lily (6/13)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (6/20)
Leslie P. (6/20)
Joanne (6/20)
Maddie (6/6)
Glenda (6/13)
Casey (6/20)
Sherry C. (6/20)
PJ (6/13)
Rosie (6/20)
Marianna (6/20)
Dennis P. (6/20)
Lance (6/20)
13 June meeting notes; 20 June reading list
13 JUNE MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt, Glenda, Joanne, Lance, Leighanne, Lily, Lisa W., PJ (read a reworked short story, “The Earth is Pancaked”), Rosie (read two chapters from The Lion and the Eagle), and Sherry C. (read the conclusion to her short story, “The Sozzled Flapper”).
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 18 June at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Nonfiction and crime-fiction writer Elaine Ash.
- Science fiction author Chrome Oxide.
- Detective fiction writer Jonathan Brown.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
20 JUNE READING LIST
Leighanne (6/13)
Lisa W. (6/13)
Lily (6/13)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (6/13)
Leslie P. (5/23)
Joanne (6/13)
Marianna (6/6)
Dennis P. (6/6)
Maddie (6/6)
Glenda (6/13)
Lance (6/13)
Casey (6/6)
Sherry C. (6/13)
PJ (6/13)
Rosie (6/13)
6 June meeting notes; 13 June reading list
6 JUNE MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Casey (read two chapters from The Ginormous Love Life of the Superhero’s Intern), Dennis P., Glenda (read an essay, “The Making of a Proper Fist”), Lance (read three chapters from Chasing Clay), Leighanne, Lily, Maddie, Marianna, Rosie, and Sherry C.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 18 June at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Nonfiction and crime-fiction writer Elaine Ash.
- Science fiction author Chrome Oxide.
- Detective fiction writer Jonathan Brown.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
13 JUNE READING LIST
Leighanne (6/6)
Lisa W. (5/23)
Lily (6/6)
Shari (5/16)
Burt (5/30)
Leslie P. (5/23)
Joanne (5/23)
Marianna (6/6)
Sherry C. (6/6)
PJ (5/30)
Dennis P. (6/6)
Rosie (6/6)
Maddie (6/6)
Glenda (6/6)
Lance (6/6)
Casey (6/6)
30 May meeting notes; 6 June reading list
30 MAY MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt, Casey, Dennis P. (read part 3 of Huntington Beach High School is Going to Need a New Librarian), Glenda, Lance, Leighanne, Marianna, PJ (read a short essay, “Homeless”), Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle), and Sherry C.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 18 June at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
6 JUNE READING LIST
Leighanne (5/30)
Lisa W. (5/23)
Lily (5/23)
Glenda (5/30)
Shari (5/16)
Lance (5/30)
Burt (5/30)
Leslie P. (5/23)
Casey (5/30)
Joanne (5/23)
Marianna (5/30)
Sherry C. (5/30)
PJ (5/30)
Dennis P. (5/30)
Rosie (5/30)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
23 May meeting notes; 30 May reading list
23 MAY MEETING NOTES
Eleven people attended: Burt, Casey, Glenda, Joanne (read a short story, “A Fresh Ear of Corn”), Leighanne, Leslie P., Lily, Lisa W., Marianna (read a chapter from Magic Mushrooms), Rosie, and Sherry C. (read a rewrite of her short story “The Sozzled Flapper”).
News and Notes
An engaged 21 May Lit Up! crowd enjoyed readings and Q&A with DP Lyle, Dianne Dotson, and Janet Clare.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 18 June at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
30 MAY READING LIST
Leighanne (5/23)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (5/23)
Lily (5/23)
Glenda (5/23)
PJ (5/9)
Shari (5/16)
Dennis P. (5/16)
Rosie (5/23)
Lance (5/16)
Burt (5/23)
Leslie P. (5/23)
Casey (5/23)
Joanne (5/23)
Marianna (5/23)
Sherry C. (5/23)
16 May meeting notes; 23 May reading list
16 MAY MEETING NOTES
A bumper 12 people attended: Burt (read the final three chapters of Shadows)(congratulations, Burt!), Casey (read a chapter from The Ginormous Love Life of the Superhero’s Intern), Dennis P., Glenda and her son Hunter, Joanne, Lance, Leighanne, Leslie P. (read the first five chapters of her novel Ghost Dog), Rosie, Shari, and Sherry C.
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 21 May at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Crime writer DP Lyle.
- Science fiction author Dianne Dotson.
- Contemporary fiction writer Janet Clare.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
23 MAY READING LIST
Leighanne (5/16)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (5/9)
Lily (5/9)
Glenda (5/16)
Joanne (5/16)
Marianna (4/25)
PJ (5/9)
Shari (5/16)
Dennis P. (5/16)
Sherry C. (5/16)
Rosie (5/16)
Lance (5/16)
Burt (5/16)
Leslie P. (5/16)
Casey (5/16)
9 May meeting notes; 16 May reading list
9 MAY MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt, Casey, Dennis P., Lance (read a chapter from Chasing Clay), Leighanne, Lily, Lisa W., PJ, Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle), and Sherry C. (read the beginning of a short cozy mystery, “The Sozzled Flapper”).
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 21 May at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
16 MAY READING LIST
Leighanne (5/9)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (5/9)
Lily (5/9)
Glenda (5/2)
Burt (5/9)
Joanne (5/2)
Leslie P. (4/25)
Marianna (4/25)
Casey (5/9)
PJ (5/9)
Shari (5/2)
Dennis P. (5/9)
Sherry C. (5/9)
Rosie (5/9)
Lance (5/9)
A curated collection of PJ Colando’s…
- short stories — those published elsewhere with rights returned, and those yet to be published;
- journal articles;
- blog posts and witticisms;
- one poetic eulogy; and,
- short stories workshopped in the Pure Fiction League writers’ group.
Available for Kindle on Amazon
Trade paperback available at Amazon
PJ Colando was born and raised in the Midwest, yet unabashedly aspired for adventure elsewhere, following her parents’ model. She lives in Southern California with her family, hobbies, and pets. PJ writes contemporary women’s fiction and has drawn praise for her singular voice, humor, and satire on contentious current affairs, and insights into human life. It’s Boomer Chick-Lit, babe – PJ writes funny! Join her on her Boomer humor blog on her author site, http://www.pjcolando.com.
Life in rural small town can dull the senses. A trio of gal pals — mired in middle age, Middle America, and other people’s problems — long to escape.
When Bonnie wins the Boffo Lotto, her circle of friends urges her to lawyer up, invest, and sequester herself.
But secrets are inconceivable in small towns, so Bonnie and Carl invite close friends to witness their Vegas wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii with endless vagabond beyond. The sky’s the limit!
The allure of travel is fun for a while — hilarious, in fact. But when the husbands are jailed, wanderlust is no longer a romp and things get complicated when you’re halfway ’round the world, untethered from all you know and love.
Life has its consequences… and there’s no place like home.
Available for Kindle on Amazon
ePub available on Nook, Kobo and iTunes
Hardcover and trade paperback available at Amazon | Barnes & Noble
PJ Colando was born and raised in the Midwest, yet unabashedly aspired for adventure elsewhere, following her parents’ model. She lives in Southern California with her family, hobbies, and pets. PJ writes contemporary women’s fiction and has drawn praise for her singular voice, humor, and satire on contentious current affairs, and insights into human life. It’s Boomer Chick-Lit, babe – PJ writes funny! Join her on her Boomer humor blog on her author site, http://www.pjcolando.com.
2 May meeting notes; 9 May reading list
2 MAY MEETING NOTES
Nine people attended: Burt, Casey, Dennis P. (read part 2 of Huntington Beach High School Is Going To Need A New Librarian), Glenda, Joanne, Lance, Leighanne, PJ (read a short story, “Diane’s Good Day”), and Shari (read a reworked query for Raised to Win).
News and Notes
Burt spoke to the OCPL Foothill Ranch Book Group on 2 May.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 21 May at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
9 MAY READING LIST
Leighanne (5/2)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (4/25)
Lily (4/25)
Glenda (5/2)
Burt (5/2)
Sherry C. (4/11)
Joanne (5/2)
Leslie P. (4/25)
Rosie (4/25)
Marianna (4/25)
Lance (5/2)
Casey (5/2)
PJ (5/2)
Shari (5/2)
Dennis P. (5/2)
25 Apr meeting notes; 2 May reading list
25 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Twelve people attended: Burt, Casey (read a chapter from what’s now called The Ginormous Love Life of the Superhero’s Intern, formerly Super Duper Love Story), Dennis P., Glenda, Joanne, Lance (read a chapter from Chasing Clay), Leslie P., Lily, Lisa W., Maddie, Marianna (read two chapters from what is now called Magic Mushrooms), and Rosie.
News and Notes
Burt has been inducted into the Theodore Roosevelt High School (in Boyle Heights) Hall of Fame for publishing Madness of March. Congratulations, Burt!
The 23 April LIT UP! at Bardot Bars & Coffee was a success, with an eager audience hearing readings and talk from Darlene Quinn, Norm Thoeming, and Mike Kammerzelt. As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
PJ is headlining a reading of her latest novel, The Winner’s Circle, followed by an interview and book signing at 3 p.m. on Sunday, 28 April, at Book Carnival.
2 MAY READING LIST
Leighanne (4/18)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (4/25)
Lily (4/25)
Glenda (4/25)
Burt (4/25)
Sherry C. (4/11)
Joanne (4/25)
PJ (4/18)
Shari (4/11)
Dennis P. (4/25)
Leslie P. (4/25)
Rosie (4/25)
Marianna (4/25)
Lance (4/25)
Casey (4/25)
18 Apr meeting notes; 25 Apr reading list
18 APRIL MEETING NOTES
Eleven people attended: Casey (read two chapters from Super Duper Love Story), Joanne, Lance, Leighanne, Leslie P. (making her PFL reading debut with a short story, “I Remember That Summer”), Lily, Lisa W., Maddie, Marianna, PJ, and Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle).
News and Notes
PJ is headlining a reading of her latest novel, The Winner’s Circle, followed by an interview and book signing at 3 p.m. on Sunday, 28 April, at Book Carnival.
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 23 April at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). The lineup:
- Suspense writer Darlene Quinn.
- Crime author Norm Thoeming.
- History writer Mike Kammerzelt.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
25 APRIL READING LIST
Leighanne (4/18)
Maddie (4/18)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (4/18)
Lily (4/18)
Glenda (4/4)
Burt (4/11)
Sherry C. (4/11)
Marianna (4/18)
Lance (4/18)
Joanne (4/18)
PJ (4/18)
Shari (4/11)
Dennis P. (4/11)
Casey (4/18)
Leslie P. (4/18)
Rosie (4/18)
Pure Fiction League 