On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, the UWC Writer’s Workshop members met at the home of Barbara Grünenfelder-Elliker. Present were Charmian Brainwood, Adriana Palma, Barbara Wollak, Taty Rybak, Shake Balian, Liliana Dufour, Sheila Lehrer and the undersigned, Pamela Ferguson.

Charmian read a short story about the choice of a home in a location that later became a depressed area. The reason behind the final choice had been the following ̈We could afford it ̈.

Adriana read a Preface written by Julian Barnes to a book of his authorship entitled “Through the Window”.

Barbara Grünenfelder brought a new addition to her projected saga on an Andean tragedy and this gave rise to an animated discussion on how to enliven this anthropological story by for instance eliminating some of the names of the tribes and armies.

Taty Rybak read a short account of a visit to New York and her impressions of the city and its movements as she had lain awake one night, listening to the sounds around her.

Shake read a brief biography of her family called “Shorts in a Small Trunk”.
Liliana read a short story called “The Haunted House” a true account of a period in her life in Chicago. After a delicious tea and cakes the meeting broke up at 5.30 PM.

Pamela Corbett