Notes, Notings, and Common Refrains

*Grin*

That's the kind of info you gather when you're a fan of folklore and mythology from before you could read. ;-)

Anyway, yes. It was a fabulous format. The only drawback was that, as an audience member, you can't pause for as long as you need between pieces, to absorb what each means. On the other hand, having "live feedback" on what I wrote helped me develop my voice an rhythm.

When it began, and when I joined up (in 1989), it was four times a year. By the time it ended, (in 2012) it was down to once a year.

But that once-a-year meeting was the closest thing I had to a family gathering / reunion in my life (being an only child/unmarried single woman/asexual, with both parents deceased), and I miss it now, like whoa....

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