META STRAUSS : June 2016

Thursday, June 16, 2016

LUCKY SHORTS plays to sold out theater

Dan Monez, producer of the event says, “The short story is one of the most difficult and interesting genres to master. In just a few pages, the author has to create a complete story with characters the reader can see, hear, and feel.”

Pictured above LtoR: Jean Wong, Dan Monez, Patsy Ann Taylor, Meta Strauss, Christine Goulart

LUCKY SHORTS

Opened Sunday, June 12

Lucky Penny Theater

Community Arts Center

1758 Industrial Way

Napa

Here are the selected stories in order of when they will be read:

"Sub", by Jan Flynn, St. Helena

"Spare the Rod" by Christina Goulart, Santa Rosa

"Don't Get Me Wrong" by Patsy Ann Taylor, Napa

"Into the Box", by Jean Wong, Kenwood

"The Boat Ride", by Henry Michalski, Napa

"The Note", by Meta Strauss, Sonoma

"Pirouette", by Robbi Sommers Bryant, Santa Rosa

"Hurtling Jade", by Jean Wong, Kenwood

"The Savoy Theatre Singing Competition", by Ann Cash, Napa

"Dusk", by Jennifer Sullivan, Pope Valley

"Joy Ride", by Lenore Hirsch, Napa

Sunday, June 5, 2016

SAVING EL CHICO PARTY

There's nothing like dressing in western gear and having a party!

"Big Thank You" to Christine and Jon Curry for hosting an El Chico gathering. Nancy Nagel catered and a fun group gathered to celebrate, hear some exerpts from SAVING EL CHICO read by the author (me) and listen to western music. Many shared their own interesting, fun Texas stories. It was a great party! I'm hoping for more such appearances and events around the country.

(Saving El Chico is now available on Kindle as well as in hard copy - Amazon and at many local book stores. Audio version will be out later this year.)

ABOUT META

Meta Strauss moved from her life-long home, Houston, Texas in 2005 to northern California. She lives in the heart of wine country where the scenery, weather and people are so perfect locals don't like to brag for fear the entire world will move to Sonoma and spoil the small town atmosphere. Meta joins the long list of artists, writers, film-makers, chefs, gardeners and philosophers who live in the Valley of the Moon, fertile ground for growing in creativity and contentment.

Meta's writing is often published in the Sonoma Sun's Fine Art Section. Her work appears in the anthology Cry of the Nightbird and a memoir of family tales, Stories for Emma, is available on Amazon.

Meta's first novel, Saving El Chico was released in January, 2016, available on Amazon, Kindle and at local book stores.

From the owners of Ed’s Salvage Yard and Golf Course to the Be Lovely Boutique, citizens of the small west Texas town of El Chico band together in order to survive and flourish in the twenty-first century. A devastating drought appears to be the final blow to the community and Bea McPherson’s Circle McP Ranch. Taking advantage of the situation, a fast-talking Dallas businessman joins with the local mayor to swindle the residents. They don't count on the unwavering devotion to the land and shrewdness of the female rancher aided by Jake, a cowboy who was born a hundred years too late, and Silver Crow, the Great-Grandson of Quanah Parker, noble chief of the Comanche nation.