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| The authors of Using All the Colors |
I have the privilege of participating in an exceptional
writers’ group in Pasadena at Monte Vista Grove Homes. The folks at “The Grove” have some of the most amazing
stories to tell, and it is a joy sitting in and listening to them each week. Now you can hear them, too, in the pages of Using All the Colors, a vibrant
collection of stories and recollections from more than two dozen authors.
I got into the class
through a friend of mine, a retired minister who attends the same church as I
do, and was delighted to discover the diversity of experience and viewpoints in
this group of retired Presbyterian church workers.
While the class began as a memoir-writing exercise, the
writers go much farther afield than simply personal recollections. Told with rare humility and grace, the stories
are historical, philosophical, humorous, personal, and at times
theological. They are never
preachy. They resonate with the joys and
fears we all have as human beings, offering a hand in friendship to the reader.
You can read more about it on Altadenablog and Altadena Patch. The book is
available through CreateSpace and Amazon.com and would make a great Christmas gift.
Proceeds benefit Monte Vista
Grove Homes, and CreateSpace gives us a higher margin, so please purchase the book there. The collection is
edited by the writing group’s facilitator, Anna Zoeller Walker.
