On Sunday we were invited to a program called "Writers Read" by Stan's wife, Ann. She worked as an editor for one of the major news services in New York a good part of her life, and she has been writing personal essays as long as we have known her. She is such a good writer, able to write deeply moving personal essays, and also some "lighter" things. The theme of this event was "Wine" and the stories could only be long enough so they could be read in 5 minutes! There's a challenge! There were 10 writers who read their pieces on Sunday afternoon. Ann's story was a very funny piece about a wine tasting with she and Stan and her parents. It was a wonderful afternoon and something so different for us - I can't remember the last time we heard writers reading their own works. It is a much richer experience in some cases, than just reading the stories ourselves, while alone. And the reaction to the different stories by the audience also added to the richness of the experience.
This was the event space. It was small enough so that it was intimate - we were close enough to each of the writers to be able to see their expressions, which added to the power of their stories.
This was the curtain call at the end of the event and the audience was thrilled with the speakers and was generous with their applause. What a wonderful afternoon!
1 comment:
Sounds like a wonderful event. Great that their stories could only be 5 minutes long - terrific idea. Betsey
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