| S.E. Schlosser December 8, 2007 |
About S.E. Schlosser
S.E. Schlosser will once again entertain us with the stories she
has collected including those from her latest book Spooky
Campfire Tales. S.E. Schlosser is the author of the Spooky
series by Globe Pequot Press, which includes Spooky New
England, Spooky South, Spooky Southwest, Spooky New
York, Spooky California, Spooky New Jersey and Spooky
Pennsylvania. She has been telling stories since she was a child,
when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into
full-length tales acted out with friends. A graduate of both
Houghton College and the Institute of Children's Literature,
Sandy received her MLS from Rutgers University while working as
a full-time music teacher and a freelance author.
Sandy currently works as a Manager of Special Applications for
Consumer Reports Magazine, where she oversees product
strategy; manages user interface issues; directs changes to the
information architecture of ConsumerReports.org; and helps
coordinate marketing efforts.
Sandy is the webmaster and writer of an award-winning,
internationally-known web site called American Folklore that
features retellings of folktales from each state. This site was
created as part of a graduate study at Rutgers the State University
of New Jersey in October 1997 and is used daily by teachers
throughout the world in lesson plans for students of all levels.
Stories from the site have also been used in college text books
and in Masters level programs.
S.E. Schlosser will once again entertain us with the stories she
has collected including those from her latest book Spooky
Campfire Tales. S.E. Schlosser is the author of the Spooky
series by Globe Pequot Press, which includes Spooky New
England, Spooky South, Spooky Southwest, Spooky New
York, Spooky California, Spooky New Jersey and Spooky
Pennsylvania. She has been telling stories since she was a child,
when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into
full-length tales acted out with friends. A graduate of both
Houghton College and the Institute of Children's Literature,
Sandy received her MLS from Rutgers University while working as
a full-time music teacher and a freelance author.
Sandy currently works as a Manager of Special Applications for
Consumer Reports Magazine, where she oversees product
strategy; manages user interface issues; directs changes to the
information architecture of ConsumerReports.org; and helps
coordinate marketing efforts.
Sandy is the webmaster and writer of an award-winning,
internationally-known web site called American Folklore that
features retellings of folktales from each state. This site was
created as part of a graduate study at Rutgers the State University
of New Jersey in October 1997 and is used daily by teachers
throughout the world in lesson plans for students of all levels.
Stories from the site have also been used in college text books
and in Masters level programs.
Post Meeting Write-up
Our December Face the Fiction was a great time and guest
Sandy Schlosser was amazing.
Before I recap some of the moments not mentioned in Steve's
very nicely done recap, I have to thank all of the people who
attended and helped make the night a success. Every one who
walked in the door had something to contribute, whether it was
food/drinks, books, DVDs, gifts, these people came ready for
festive! A very special thanks to Aubrey - without him the night
could not have been the fantastic night it was. He stepped up to
not only help me out with the food but remembered the sternos,
designed and decorated the room complete with streamers
(risking life and limb on those chairs), made centerpieces from
scratch, brought a PA System so Sandy and the readers had a
microphone, saved the day with an extra-long extension cord,
helped serve the food - basically, what didn't he do! A heartfelt
thank you Aubrey. Thanks to Steve and Jim for the great snacks.
Thanks to them, Remi is now addicted to "blue" potato chips - lol.
Thanks to Bill for the very generous contribution of drinks.
Thanks to Liz B for the awesome fruit tray. Thanks to Taras for
the delicious chocolate cookies. Thanks to Aurelia & Adeena for
the tasty pasta salad (and the beautiful handmade shawl).
Thanks to Dean & Madeleine for the one bite cupcakes. Thanks
to Paul for the cheese and crackers. Thanks to Chris for the
plethora of donuts. We had way more than we needed! And a
very special thank you to you all for simply being there - it made
it the best gift ever.
Thanks for all of the generous contributions for the book/movie
swap. Steve, Jim, Bill, Taras, Chris, Jo and I were all able to get
rid of much stuff. I even had bags ready for the takers. Thanks
takers!
Now for the recap - our night started when several of us arrived
early to set up and decorate. Aubrey and I made like Martha
Stewart while Sandy and Jo tested the DVD and projector. As
people drifted in, they grabbed some snacks, found a seat and
enjoyed pleasant conversation and checked out the freebies
available for taking. When Todd arrived, with Mom in tow, we
sat down to a delicious variety of foods. Wraps, fried rice, egg
rolls, chicken wings, pasta salad, potato salad, macaroni salad,
coleslaw, pickles, pepperoni/cheese tray and more! You couldn't
make just one trip - the table beckoned you with its sirens song.
When we finished the dinner portion of the night, we went
downstairs to view the DVD of Sandy being interviewed for the
WB show Supernatural. Being an expert on folklore, Sandy
was asked by the writers of the show to consult with them on
several episodes (one about an evil clown - my personal
nightmare!! I hate clowns! One about the crossroads
legend/Robert Johnson, and one about tricksters - a very funny
Supernatural episode). We viewed the clips then moved back
upstairs where Sandy and several "volunteers" did readings from
Sandy's newest books. Gene's reading of a trapeze artist seeing
the ghost of his murder victim was quite good. Todd's dramatic
reading of "ONE MORE HEAD" in the voice of the Miner 49er
was too funny. Sandy scared the heck out of us with the creepy
Jack-O-Lantern story. Dean apparently took his story to a whole
new level and decided comedy was good. His "but I love you" in
the simpering voice had Sandy saying, "I don't recall this being a
comedy." He then tried to share the knife Bill gave him with
Sandy, but she wouldn't take it. So, instead, he gave it to me.
Aubrey thought better of this, much to Barry's pleasure (don't
think I didn't see that relieved Thank You, Barry - lol). Madeleine
read a great story about the Salem witch trials. Sandy finished
up with an "uplifting" (Chris style) Christmas story about Der
Belznickel - better be good boys and girls.
We enjoyed all sorts of yummy snacks and coffee while listening
to the stories being read. We started cleaning up and putting
things back - everyone pitched in,but no one wanted to leave, so
we continued the night (at almost midnight!) at a diner. We
were very dirty stay outs but we had an awful lot of fun. I am so
thankful to all of you who chose to share your holiday with us -
you made it very special. We still have Suspense Central on
Monday, 12/10, 8:00pm at Panera's on Rt. 4 and the Special
Activity dinner on 12/19 at 7pm. Hope to see you all then too.
Our December Face the Fiction was a great time and guest
Sandy Schlosser was amazing.
Before I recap some of the moments not mentioned in Steve's
very nicely done recap, I have to thank all of the people who
attended and helped make the night a success. Every one who
walked in the door had something to contribute, whether it was
food/drinks, books, DVDs, gifts, these people came ready for
festive! A very special thanks to Aubrey - without him the night
could not have been the fantastic night it was. He stepped up to
not only help me out with the food but remembered the sternos,
designed and decorated the room complete with streamers
(risking life and limb on those chairs), made centerpieces from
scratch, brought a PA System so Sandy and the readers had a
microphone, saved the day with an extra-long extension cord,
helped serve the food - basically, what didn't he do! A heartfelt
thank you Aubrey. Thanks to Steve and Jim for the great snacks.
Thanks to them, Remi is now addicted to "blue" potato chips - lol.
Thanks to Bill for the very generous contribution of drinks.
Thanks to Liz B for the awesome fruit tray. Thanks to Taras for
the delicious chocolate cookies. Thanks to Aurelia & Adeena for
the tasty pasta salad (and the beautiful handmade shawl).
Thanks to Dean & Madeleine for the one bite cupcakes. Thanks
to Paul for the cheese and crackers. Thanks to Chris for the
plethora of donuts. We had way more than we needed! And a
very special thank you to you all for simply being there - it made
it the best gift ever.
Thanks for all of the generous contributions for the book/movie
swap. Steve, Jim, Bill, Taras, Chris, Jo and I were all able to get
rid of much stuff. I even had bags ready for the takers. Thanks
takers!
Now for the recap - our night started when several of us arrived
early to set up and decorate. Aubrey and I made like Martha
Stewart while Sandy and Jo tested the DVD and projector. As
people drifted in, they grabbed some snacks, found a seat and
enjoyed pleasant conversation and checked out the freebies
available for taking. When Todd arrived, with Mom in tow, we
sat down to a delicious variety of foods. Wraps, fried rice, egg
rolls, chicken wings, pasta salad, potato salad, macaroni salad,
coleslaw, pickles, pepperoni/cheese tray and more! You couldn't
make just one trip - the table beckoned you with its sirens song.
When we finished the dinner portion of the night, we went
downstairs to view the DVD of Sandy being interviewed for the
WB show Supernatural. Being an expert on folklore, Sandy
was asked by the writers of the show to consult with them on
several episodes (one about an evil clown - my personal
nightmare!! I hate clowns! One about the crossroads
legend/Robert Johnson, and one about tricksters - a very funny
Supernatural episode). We viewed the clips then moved back
upstairs where Sandy and several "volunteers" did readings from
Sandy's newest books. Gene's reading of a trapeze artist seeing
the ghost of his murder victim was quite good. Todd's dramatic
reading of "ONE MORE HEAD" in the voice of the Miner 49er
was too funny. Sandy scared the heck out of us with the creepy
Jack-O-Lantern story. Dean apparently took his story to a whole
new level and decided comedy was good. His "but I love you" in
the simpering voice had Sandy saying, "I don't recall this being a
comedy." He then tried to share the knife Bill gave him with
Sandy, but she wouldn't take it. So, instead, he gave it to me.
Aubrey thought better of this, much to Barry's pleasure (don't
think I didn't see that relieved Thank You, Barry - lol). Madeleine
read a great story about the Salem witch trials. Sandy finished
up with an "uplifting" (Chris style) Christmas story about Der
Belznickel - better be good boys and girls.
We enjoyed all sorts of yummy snacks and coffee while listening
to the stories being read. We started cleaning up and putting
things back - everyone pitched in,but no one wanted to leave, so
we continued the night (at almost midnight!) at a diner. We
were very dirty stay outs but we had an awful lot of fun. I am so
thankful to all of you who chose to share your holiday with us -
you made it very special. We still have Suspense Central on
Monday, 12/10, 8:00pm at Panera's on Rt. 4 and the Special
Activity dinner on 12/19 at 7pm. Hope to see you all then too.
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