Got a Story to Share?

Do you have a story to tell? The writers group at the Redwood City Veterans Senior Center is the place for you. It meets every Thursday morning from 10 to 11:30. The number of people who show up is decreasing and new members are sought. The most recent meeting drew only five people, but it still was lively with stories about growing up in Brooklyn just after World War II and another tale of working on a senator's staff in the nation's capital. Pre-covid days saw attendance at more than 20. Time has taken a toll. Past members who passed on included a man who helped develope the atomic bomb and a woman who worked on B17 airplanes. Most stories were less historic but still compelling, such as one recounting growing up on a farm during the Great Depression. Some members have written books. They include Steve Latner, author of "I Love You to Death" and James Clifford, who wrote "Philip's Code: No News is Good News - to a Killer." Don't expect an academic setting. This not a how-to class, but help is given if sought. "Mostly we sit and read aloud what we are working on," said Clifford. "Or we just talk. It is really a memoirs class. A great place to put together your family history."