Orange County Branch/California Writer's Club
This anthology represents the efforts of twenty-three members of the Orange County Branch of the California Writers Club who have not only thought, "Someday I’ll sit down and write something for publication," but also who have actually done it. Composed of professional writers and editors, teachers, engineers, medical professionals and clergy, we became an official branch of the parent club on April 8, 2001.
Our legacy dates back to 1909 when a group of artists and writers, including author Jack London, founded an informal writer’s club at a San Francisco restaurant. CWC was officially chartered by the state of California in 1913 "for the purpose of providing a forum for educating both members and the general public in the craft of writing and marketing their works." We are one of the youngest of the 14-branch organization.
Divided into two sections – finished work and Wet Ink, or works in development –
this anthology containing short stories, excerpts from novels, travelogues, and poetry; some are humorous, some serious, and some inspirational. We hope that our efforts will be a pleasure to our readers and an inspiration to future writers.
"I Remember the Wonder" by Douglas Murray originally appeared under the title "Remember" in the Chester H. Jones Foundation Chapbook "National Poetry Competition Winners, 1991;"
"The Snicker" by Murray was first published in the San Jose State Spartan, 1953; Murray’s Gentle Rain was published by Tigermoon Enterprises, 1995.
"A Rock Garden Path Leads to the Rose of the Desert" by Carol Celeste originally appeared in Wander Woman Journal, 1993; "Polar Attraction" by Celeste was first published in the Grist Mill Anthology and received an Honorable Mention in the Canadian creative nonfiction contest. Celeste’s "In Youth We Know The End Will Never Come" was the Second Place winner in Borders of Brea 1998 "Write Like Shakespeare" sonnet contest and was previously published in The Write News newsletter of OC chapter of National Writers Assn.
"The Journey is the Goal" by William J. Donoghue originally appeared as a column in the publication of the Anaheim Police Association.
"Minna in the Night Sky" by Gail Kimberly appeared in the anthology The Far Side of Time (Dodd Mead), 1974.
"Thailids" by Allene Symons was originally published in Details, 1988.
