President's letter

The end of the year is tumbling upon us with delightful or ferocious speed. In every free moment that comes my way, I am working on the book I give my family every year. This book, SuperKids 2024, contains pictures and family news. I challenge all of you to consider a similar project. 

Shutterfly is EVENTUALLY easy to work and produces a lovely soft-bound book. It requires a few tech skills. If you decide in JANUARY, to try this for CHRISTMAS 2025, I would be glad to meet with you and explain how Shutterfly works.

Let me reflect on the season and thank all the people—organizers and attendees—for making all the club’s extra activities so delightful: Writers Round-up, SatChat, and Sunday Salon. Our monthly speaker meetings can be very busy, and I enjoy having a chance to talk to you in a more informal setting. 

December can disrupt our schedules in interesting ways. Keep writing when company arrives, planes are delayed, children or grandchildren (in my case great nieces and nephews) run amok .

If it’s an overwhelming time of year, (and I am frequently there myself), you might consider a quiet celebration with only yourself, take a long walk, and choose a set of happy movies. I recommend Christmas Chronicles 1 and 2, Elf, and possibly Die Hard #1 (Described by one writer as three jokes short of a romantic comedy.) Also, I understand the Hallmark Channel produces an occasional holiday movie. (If you consider the latter, you might take sip of Christmas coffee every time the heroine appears in a different outfit. You will probably not sleep till the end of January.)

Enjoy the end of the year and keep writing.

Sarah Pruitt

CCW president