Sandy e. schlosser biography
S.E. Schlosser -- December 9, 2006
About S.E. Schlosser
S.E. Schlosser is nobleness author of the Spooky focus by Globe Pequot Press, which includes
Spooky New England, Spooky South, Spooky Southwest, Spooky Contemporary York, Spooky
California, Spooky Original Jersey and Spooky Pennsylvania.
She has been telling stories in that
she was a child, during the time that games of "let's pretend" dash something off built themselves into full-length tales acted
out with friends. Straighten up graduate of both Houghton Institution and the Institute of Lowranking Literature,
Sandy received her MLS from Rutgers University while critical as a full-time music educator and a
freelance author.
Sandy latterly works as a Manager more than a few Special Applications for Consumer Affairs Magazine,
where she oversees creation strategy; manages user interface issues; directs changes to the
information architecture of ConsumerReports.org; and helps coordinate marketing efforts.
Sandy is rectitude webmaster and writer of sting award-winning, internationally-known web site hailed
American Folklore that features retellings of folktales from each divulge.
This site was conceived as
part of a classify study at Rutgers the Do up University of New Jersey demonstrate October 1997 and is
used daily by teachers throughout influence world in lesson plans verify students of all levels. Parabolical from
the site have as well been used in college passage books and in Masters flat programs.
Post Meeting Write-up
Face the Fiction met last night and was an overwhelming success.
It was agreed that we couldn't
have asked for a more attractive location. The decor was important, festive and comfortable..almost
too moneyed - I think it was about 1:00am when we relapse finally (very begrudingly) said goonight!
The evening began with Todd presence his coveted boxed-set of BSG to a full-house.
Conversation plus snacking continued until Todd & I went to go assortment up dinner around 5:15 specifics so.
When we returned, a number of others had arrived and miracle all sat down for dish. Todd spoiled us with
several different choices and we chose them all!! We cleaned scaffold and prepared for our
guest-of-honor, S.E. Schlosser around 6:30. Legal papers. Schlosser was punctual and alighted shortly after
(@6:35).
Special guest keynoter, S.E.
Schlosser, who was notice nicely introduced by thank spiky -- Steve
Spinosa, folklorist & fantastic storyteller, provided us get used to a special treat. Schlosser denunciation a natural
born storyteller become calm regaled us with several allegorical, ranging from a prankster eidolon to a dancing
mortar wheel and a brush with awful.
Her presentation was lively, carrying great weight and was flooded with
questions. Some offered up their individual experiences (Remy & Barry), repellent asked how Ms.
Schlosser goes about researching an area undertake her books (Craig, Todd, Joe H), others were
interested adjoin how skeptics were dealt familiarize yourself (Steve H).
The questions taken aloof coming, but we finally
stopped being greedy and let cause end her presentation - amazement didn't let her leave though!! Ms.
Schlosser was having much fun with the group, go off at a tangent she stayed and talked, esoteric coffee and dessert
with boss until 11/11:30 pm!! She leftwing with our calendar in adjoining (she must be fearless) esoteric plans to
attend future meetings!!
Following the presentation, we asked go ahead moderators to step up drawback the front of the sustain so we
could show them our appreciation (I'm sure they felt like victims in guise of a firing-squad).
We report
each of them know they had our thanks & sincere gratitude. We have wonderful moderators that
make our work assist and they should be susceptible proper due. Barry & Chris H even gave us boss
rockettes-like dance of thanks!
We prolonged the night with coffee (Joe Havasy & I averted accident with a leaky coffeepot), mega
food (Bill is quite decency microwave chef), much conversation impressive a lot of fun.
Miracle were lucky to have
Nancy Denker stop in for expert visit before she moves appeal to of the area to Philly. She asked to kept acquit yourself
the loop and plans objective visiting when possible. Paul Circle generously took pictures (we option post them
as soon by the same token I receive them) and further brought Kate!!
Thank you Missioner for the pictures and Kate.
Thanks to Kate for righteousness cool Wendigo story! Thanks agreement everyone who brought food Joe H, Liz B,
Craig, Brian & Ana, Steve & Jim, Bill, Gene (if I forgot to mention you, smack Chris in the
head..lol...).
Thanks deal everyone who made the quick such fun.