Recently, I have been time traveling with Moonrise. The Washington Post podcast explores our space history on the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's walks on the moon. It starts with a science fiction writer from North Carolina and you think you know the plot but, if you are into worm holes, it's worth a listen.

 

As we begin our second month of shutdown, CWC is boldly going virtual. On Tuesday, May 19th, we will hold a general meeting with the help of Zoom.  

Since this is uncharted territory for some of us, here is a Zoom tutorial that helped me become more comfortable with the video conferencing software. If you have questions or concerns or just want someone to walk through set up with you, please click here to send me an email. In the weeks before we meet, we can practice logging in and do some virtual training if you need or want it.

 

When you get your meeting announcement please RSVP and we will reply with an invitation that provides a link to allow you to log-in or call in to the meeting. You may have to pay a toll if you choose to call in. We will have some Social time beginning at 6:30 p.m. business starts at 7 p.m. which includes member announcements. Like a regular meeting, you have 45 seconds to share, so practice those pitches.  

 

To push this space-y theme a little further, I can't help wondering if this is a Sputnik moment, that on the other side of Covid-19, there is a bumper crop of new writing and new writers looking to CWC for community and connection. For now, and as long as "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few," we will be connecting on screens. I hope you all will take this opportunity get familiar with the technology, so that we can safely shake hands, share hugs, and hear the voices of our fellow members.

 

Hope to "see" you on the 19th