Manhattan Beach writing group publishes book
Gwen Binegar, Sandra Reilly, Ann Gere and Nell Gillis are members of the Older Adults writing group in Manhattan Beach. The group just published a book of short stories called, “Everyone Has a Story.” PHOTO BY ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN A handful of elderly women sat around a table one recent morning in the community center of the Manhattan Senior Villas with printed-out poems and short stories laid out before them among plates of muffins, crackers and mugs of coffee. “I brought a poem — I’m going to read you the poem,” said Gwen Binegar, the group’s leader, as she passed around copies of her poem, “Florida Afternoon.” “Look at the sky; it’s going to rain./The blue sky was gone,/no fluffy white cumulus–/ just dark grays – ominous,” she read, as the group followed along. “Kaboom, boom!” she bellowed, a few verses later. The group chuckled. “A near-by thunderous clap.” She finished her poem. “Nice,” said Ann Gere, a 50-year Manhattan Beach resident and 8-month member of the group. “Very nice,” added Sandra Reilly, a new member. “The ‘kaboom’ in the middle, that’s great,” Gere continued. The writers are part of the city’s Older Adults Program writing group. The group recently published a…
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