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Adult DIY Craft Club* Tuesday, May 22, 6pm to 7pm We will sit, relax, socialize, and craft a beautiful creation you can take home and display!
The Opioid Crisis* Thursday, May 24, 6pm to 7:30pm Every day, more than 115 people in the US die after overdosing on opioids. Andrew Park will discuss this important issue and share information he has learned over his 11 years of working with the substance abuse population.
Teen Improv Troupe Thursday, May 24, 6:30pm to 8pm Interested in Improv? Want to learn more? Make laughter part of your life. Stop in and try it! Grades 6-12 *Registration Required
Paul Bagdon’s Journey to Working His Passion By Danielle Lorenzo Paul Bagdon was, as a medical malpractice case supervisor for years, working the clock and the corporate structure on a daily basis. During this time, he was able write a little, publishing a short story or an article here and there. Then, Bagdon made the gutsy decision to leave his position to focus on what he really loved to do, write. Paul Bagdon, who now resides at the Baird Nursing Home, still enjoys reading and composing stories. Bagdon said, “I knew if I never left and tried my hand at full-time writing, I would always regret it. If I didn’t go for it, I would be stuck somewhere, at 90 years of age, thinking, ‘I should have’.” Paul has sold roughly 50 books and over 250 of his short stories and articles have appeared in a variety of magazines. The writer also has many novels under pen names, one being Paige Lee Elliston. His first novel sale was a young adult science fiction series that was published by Ballantine Books fifteen years ago. Since then there have been twenty-seven other book sales and over 250 short stories and articles have appeared in a wide range of magazines. Paul’s favorite genre to write is Western novels and two of his novels – Bad Medicine and Deserter were Spur Award finalists.
The Spur award is given by the Western Writers of America and honors distinguished writing about the American West. He stated, “I would still write to this day, whether I was being paid or not. It was tough at first – I was divorced and I did not have much money. I ate a lot of peanut butter sandwiches. But, I knew if I didn’t go for it, I never would.” Bagdon started a writing school which is still going strong. There are open meet-ups at Webster Library on Mondays from 6:30pm-9:00pm. The focus is writing for publication and some attendees have several of their own books published.
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