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Writers Guild News

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By Linda Donaldson

Our next meeting is Sunday, July 16th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm in the Cultural Center (the Red Barn building) on the beautiful grounds of Pearl S. Buck’s historic home at 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944. We welcome all writers and would-be writers to join us at this monthly (from March to October) roundtable discussion.

Bring ten or more copies of a 3 or 4 page selection of your work if you wish to share it for comments. Be sure to include your name and email address for additional feedback.

Recap of June Guild Meeting and
Janet Benton Publishes Debut Novel

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Pearl S. Buck’s 125th Birthday Celebrated

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By Linda Donaldson

Sunny weather welcomed guests on both days of Pearl S. Buck’s 125th birthday anniversary on Sunday, June 25th and Monday, June 26th (her actual birthday). I had the privilege of attending both days which showcased the Short Story Contest winners and the re-release by our own Pearl S. Buck Writing Center Press of Pearl’s children’s story Matthew, Mark, Luke and John on the 50th anniversary of its original printing.Coconut Cake 125

After enjoying delicious cake and lemonade, guests were treated to a free house tour which included concerts on both Pearl’s Steinway piano and her organ by talented musicians.

Short Story Contest Winners

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Spring 2017 ♦ Volume 2, Number 1

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Pearl S. Buck Literary Journal

There are 16 contributions to this Spring 2017 Pearl S. Buck Literary Journal. The theme of this issue is birth, rebirth and renewal. Submissions include essays, memoirs, poems, short stories, flash fiction and an excerpt from a novel.

Our thanks to authors, Anne K. Kaler, Bob McCrillis, Lois Guarino Hazel, Susan Wagner, Meredith Betz, Fred W. Donaldson, Linda C. Wisniewski, Jennifer Yuan, John McCabe, Carol Kretovich, and Judith Wrase Nygard.

 

(Click title to read selection. Author’s biography at end of contribution)

 

Journals – Seedbeds of Memory

ESSAY BY ANNE K. KALER, PSBVA

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The Doe

SHORT STORY BY BOB McCRILLIS

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Reinventing Judith

SHORT STORY BY LOIS GUARINO HAZEL

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The Stitches of Lydwyna the Spinster

EXCERPT FROM A NOVEL BY ANNE K. KALER PSBVA

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Rain

POEM BY SUSAN WAGNER

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South Carolina Restaurant

MEMOIR BY MEREDITH BETZ

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A Letter to My Son

ESSAY BY FRED W. DONALDSON

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What a Man’s Got To Do

SHORT STORY BY LINDA C. WISNIEWSKI

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Cleaning the Crevices with a Cotton Swab

MEMOIR BY LOIS GUARINO HAZEL

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Plum Flower

SHORT STORY BY JENNIFER YUAN

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The Irishman

SHORT STORY BY JOHN McCABE

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Doug the Foster Child

POEM BY SUSAN WAGNER

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A Difficult Journey

MEMOIR BY Carol Kretovich

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Achieving Inner Calm

POEM BY JUDITH WRASE NYGARD

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You Are Creative…You Just Don’t Know It…Yet

MEMOIR BY MEREDITH BETZ

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Two on a Railing

FLASH FICTION BY JOHN McCABE