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Sep 29 ~ Cotati Adult Storytelling House Concert - Lady Bugging celebrates bold women and the men wise enough to value them. Benefit for National Storytelling Network.$20, 6-8p, Cathryn Fairlee, 200 Valparaiso, Cotati, 707-433-2297, Cathryn Fairlee, cfair.brownpapertickets.com/, cfair@monitor.net
Monday’s ~ Snoopys Writers - Weekly Writers Group- Read/discuss your “Work in Progress” and receive feedback from writers willing to give honest, no nonsense, unfiltered comments. 11- 2p, Snoopy’s Home Ice, Warm Puppy Cafe, 1667 West Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, snoopyswriters.com/, ggdeb@sonic.net
Now It’s Inescapable
Inescapable, is somewhat of an enigma. Apparently a local resident and psychologist at Kaiser-Permanente not much further information has been revealed other than
he is a Vietnam vet with PhD in clinical psychology and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. He has written seven books of fiction and one of non-fiction. Most of
his protagonists are also veterans. Many have psychoactive disorders which the author is board certified to treat in his actual practice. Generally it has been conceded
that the highest rate of addiction amongst professionals lies with those involved with the medical profession. Why? Access. The author has treated many addicted physicians in his practice and this his latest novel deals with exactly that situation.
Copper elds Books
Petaluma: 140 Kentucky Street | 707-762-0563 Montgomry Village: 775 Village Court | 707-578-8938 Sebastopol: 138 N. Main Street | 707-823-2618
Sep 7 ~ Kids Event:Judy Schachner,Pet.4p Sep 8 ~ Robert Wright, Seb. 7p
Sep 9 ~ Trunk Show, Seb. 10a
Sep 22 ~ Joyce Maynard M.V.7p
Sep 23 ~ Lauren Markham, Seb. 7p
Sep 9 ~ Thomas E. Cochrane 4p M.V. 4p Sep 13 ~ Peg Alford Pursell and Stefan
Pet. 6:30p
Sep 26 ~ Jumpstart Writing Workshop,
Kiesbye M.V.7p
Sep 14 ~ Books on Stage presents: Amy
Pet. 11a
Stewart Cloverdale Performing Arts Center 7p
Sep 26 ~ Educator Night K-3, Pet. 6p a
Sep 15 ~ Robin Sloan, Pet. 7p
Sep 17 ~ Petaluma Poetry Walk, Pet. 11a Sep 19 ~ Kids Event Elizabeth Singer
Sep 19 ~ Marcy Smothers, M.V. 7p
Sep 27 ~ Whodunit Dinner, Charlaine Harris, Flamingo Resort, 6p
Hunt, Pet 4p
Sep 28 ~ Educator Night grades 7-12, Pet. 6p
Sep 21 ~ Writers Forum: Terri Sloat, Pet. 6:30p
Sep 28 ~ Betsy Carter, M.V. 7p Sep 30 ~ Mickey Huff, Seb. 7p
Sep 22 ~ Kids Event Jennifer Mathieu, Pet.4p
Sep 25 ~ Jumpstart Writing Workshop,
Sep 27 ~ Educator Night grades 4-6, Pet. 6p
By Diane McCurdy
Bill McCausland, the author of Now It’s
Dr. Glen Coyle is one of those people that we all secretly envy or maybe are overtly jealous of. He appears to have it all. He is a respected plastic surgeon as well as the director of a pain clinic. He doesn’t have to worry about paying bills. He has a beautiful, loving wife who is somewhat of a facilitator. But, his bedside manner seems to be lacking. Some patients have complaints about infections and he seems impatient with them. Also there is that dalliance with his attractive nurse. Ultimately, the DEA shows up because the drugs and
To celebrate the successful 10 month run of “The Hippies,” the multi- media exhibition at the West County Museum, the Western Sonoma County Historical Society invites all alumni of Morning Star and Wheeler’s Ranches to its next quarterly general meeting. The public is also encouraged to join the Society membership on Thursday, September 21st at 6:00 PM to a potluck to be held at Epworthian Hall at the United Methodist Church, 500 N. Main St., Sebastopol.
A Hippie Reunion and Book Launch
the numbers don’t add up. Documented are many denials and furtive forays seeking the forbidden. Agreeing to enter rehab comes only after desperation. He emerges a new man but addicts will confirm that sobriety sometimes changes previous relationships.
Ramon Sender Barayon will be launching and autographing his 640- page history of the communes, Home Free Home at the reunion. The book
is a compendium of taped interviews, emails, and reminiscences by the openland communes’ alumni. As a resident of both Morning Star and Wheeler’s, Sender remained in touch with the denizens of the rebellion against consumerism and conformity in the late 1960s, and ties it all together with his personal experiences. 4-term Supervisor Ernie Carpenter will be MCing the Reunion to ask the Hippies about their experiences in Morning Star and Wheeler’s communes and how they impacted their future lives.
McCausland’s writing is straight forward maybe too straight forward but when he tries to inject some more poetic language it seems strained. The main character’s side trip to Mexico and a flirtatious friendship that belies a healthier connection that may occur later on seems tacked on. The cover and the title itself are unfortunate reflections of pulp fiction. But, if the reader wants to
be privy to the wiles of addicts lusting after an abusive substance by using whatever means possible the author elucidates that syndrome thoroughly as he knows it so well. Another important aspect is we are shown that drug abuse
is a classless disease. It is not relegated to the lower regions of gang members and junkies in alleyways but it is a problem that resides in the higher echelons of society as well. This book gives insights into the mind of an addict and may provide a more compassionate perspective of the opioid crisis that is affecting our country today.
The book is also available at the
West County Museum, 261 S. Main St., Sebastopol, Thursday thru Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 PM for $35.
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