I have in my hands a copy (already autographed by writers Rosemarie Montague-Tiesler and Susan King) of Walton Writers’ Works: From the Catskill Mountains. This new anthology is bursting with poems, memoirs, short stories—even a scene from a musical theater script—contributed by members of the W. B. Ogden Writers Group.

Several of the writers will read excerpts from the anthology at the W. B. Ogden Library, 42 Gardiner Place, Walton, New York, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, starting at 7:00 pm. Weather permitting, I’ll be there to read my short piece “Al Zimmer Comes to Call” and poem “Through Two Unblackened Eyes.”

My copy of Walton Writers’ Works: From the Catskill Mountains will be at the ready to be signed by more of the local writers whose work graces its pages. I understand that the entire printing has already sold out, so there won’t be any copies available for purchase at the library. However, there should be plenty of time before December 19 to order your copy from Amazon.com and tote it to the reading for autographs.