"No one was human, no one was safe,..." Now that's not something you read every day!
Dr. Michael Shou-Yung Shum will travel to Dallas to discuss our 2024 Short Story Study "The Blue Lenses". The tale involves a woman, Marda West, who undergoes a serious eye operation. Weeks later, and once the bandages have been removed, with replacement lenses implanted, she perceives that the heads of her fellow humans have been gruesomely replaced with those of animals, the worst saved for those closest to her: her surgeon, her personal nurse and her husband.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Dr. Shum eventually found himself dealing poker in a dead-end casino in Lake Stevens, Washington. Two doctorates bookend this strange turn of events: the first in Psychology from Northwestern, and the second in English from the University of Tennessee. Along the way, Michael spent a dozen years in Chicago, touring the country as a rave DJ, and three years in Corvallis, Oregon, where he received his MFA in Fiction Writing. He currently is Clinical Associate Professor in the Expository Writing Program at NYU and resides in Astoria, Queens, with Jaclyn Watterson and three cats. Queen of Spades, his first novel, was published in 2017. His favorite Daphne du Maurier novel is The Parasites. We are thrilled is will be joining us in person.
Sunday, May 19, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
5214 Palomar Lane
Dallas, TX 75229
Tea will be served.
Society members will be notified in due course of the date of the meeting and if this meeting will be available by ZOOM.
The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America will hold its annual reading retreat at Higgins Lake, Michigan. The afternoon will consist of coffee, treats, and discussion of "The Blue Lenses". Date, time and other details will be confirmed in due course.
Ever thought about escaping from your spouse, your kids, your life? Always wanted to know what life was really like in the 14th century? Didn't quite get enough hallucinogens in college? Then join us to her Dr. Gina Wisker discuss "The House on the Strand".The story, set in Cornwall, is one of time travel, with elements of the gothic and supernatural. The narrator, Richard (Dick) Young, gains access to a drug that transports him from his present day rather mundane life to the 14th century. There, he becomes involved in the lives of those he meets, and his two worlds collide.
His uses of the drug and the time travel become addictions, which, in Daphne du Maurier's hands, were never going to end well. His actions do not escape present day consequences.
Returning to present day our very own Samantha Mabry will introduce her new book, Clever Creatures of the Night, and discuss some of the thematic nuances of her new work and Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Signed books will be available for DNA members.
Dr. Gina Wisker - virtual
Samantha Mabry - in-person
Our annual Christmas in Cornwall Luncheon (held in Dallas, Texas rather than Fowey, unfortunately) will feature Kate Aspengren, MFA who will present Rebecca: Stage & Screen.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tea served.
Event location
Mena-kinney
5214 Palomar Lane
Dallas, TX 75229
Meeting will be available by ZOOM.
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