Scott Walton brings topics to discuss at our Second Tuesday Ethical Issues gathering. Contact Sue Walton for the meeting's Zoom link.
Events
Dystopian Novel Series: Does Butler’s “Parable of the Sower”speak to 2023?
Does Octavia Butler's 1993 novel, "Parable of the Sower", which starts in a 2024 in which the rule of law no longer holds, speak to us in 2023? How might it warn against possible 2034s, given today's world? "I’d love to see Octavia E. Butler’s novel PARABLE OF THE...
New Yorker Fiction Circle: “Keats at Twenty-four” by Caleb Crain
On Sunday,December 10, 2023 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT, at Zoom link https://bit.ly/cehcsunday, we will discuss the New Yorker Fiction story from the issue dated December 11, 2023: “Keats at Twenty-four” by Caleb Crain. About Me My name is Caleb Crain. I’m a novelist....
New Yorker Fiction Circle: “Incoming”, by Teju Cole
On Sunday,December 3, 2023 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT, at Zoom link https://bit.ly/cehcsunday, we will discuss the New Yorker Fiction story from the issue dated December 4, 2023: “Incoming”, by Teju Cole. Teju Cole (born June 27, 1975) is a Nigerian-American writer,...
Annual meeting
Our annual meeting. All are welcome
New Yorker Fiction Circle: “Beauty Contest”, by Yoko Ogawa
On Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT, at Zoom link https://bit.ly/cehcsunday, we will discuss the New Yorker Fiction story from the issue dated November 27, 2023: “Beauty Contest”, by Yoko Ogawa, as translated by Stephen Snyder. ...
Article of the Month Salon: Consummate Community Organizer Bayard Rustin Finally Gets His Props
Join us every fourth Sunday to discuss an article or video of particular current interest. This month's article is from the November 13th issue of The New Yorker, Eclipsed in his Era, Bayard Rustin Gets to Shine in Ours The civil-rights mastermind was sidelined by his...
New Yorker Fiction Circle: “According to Alice”, by Sheila Heti
On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT, at Zoom link https://bit.ly/cehcsunday, we will discuss the New Yorker Fiction story from the issue dated November 20, 2023: “According to Alice”, by Sheila Heti. Sheila Heti (/ˈʃiːlə ˈhɛtiː/; born 25 December...
Humanist Discussion: Does Orwell’s “1984”still speak to the 21st Century?
Does George Orwell's "Ninety Eighty-Four", aka "1984", speak to us in 2023? How might it warn against possible 2034s, given today's world? We will begin with this linked SparkNotes 7:37 video précis of 1984 and then start a whiteboard of issues to discuss. Tony...
New Yorker Fiction Circle: ““Our Time Is Up”, by Clare Sestanovich “
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT, at Zoom link https://bit.ly/cehcsunday, we will discuss the New Yorker Fiction story from the issue dated November 13, 2023: “Our Time Is Up”, by Clare Sestanovich. Sestanovich is...