FC Activity Report: 7/30/2020 – Poetry

Categories: Hellos With Fellows, Sarah Lehman

On July 29th, 2020, at 10:00 AM, I signed on to Zoom for a Friendship Circle session involving poetry. Following a review of the Rules of Respect, the participants were asked if they would rather have the power of flight or underwater breathing. After that, they used word magnets (or rather, an online version of such) to write poetry, as… Read More

FC Activity Report: 7/16/2020 by Sarah Lehman

Categories: Hellos With Fellows, Sarah Lehman

On July 13th, 2020, at around 10:00 AM, I signed on to Zoom to observe a ‘sharks program,’ as it was titled. After the Rules of Respect were reviewed, the group members were asked what their favorite ocean animal was, with varying answers. Then, one of the call leaders brought up a site that allowed the group to locate and… Read More

Movie Reviews 7/9/2020

Categories: Hellos With Fellows, Jarrod Edson, Sarah Lehman

Movie Reviews by Jarrod Edson and edited by Sarah Lehman   Scooby:  In my opinion, it’s bad or just meh at best. Basically, Scooby Doo and Shaggy team up with Blue Falcon and Dynomutt to defeat the villain Dick Dastardly, before he opens the gate to the underworld to retrieve his dog who is lost there (exactly why that’s a… Read More

Fan Fic Terminology By Sarah Lehman

Categories: Hellos With Fellows, Sarah Lehman

Fan Fic Terminology By Sarah Lehman Originally, I was considering either going over some of the more common types of fan fiction or list some more examples of book-based fan fics. However, I feel that a list of terms often used by fan fic writers would help you understand future articles. Below are some common words and phrases you will… Read More

FC Activity Report: 6/18/2020

Categories: Hellos With Fellows, Sarah Lehman

On June 17th, 2020, at 1 PM, I signed on to Zoom for a video chat session involving a ‘Jeopardy’ game. As usual, the session started off with the rules of respect review, which was followed by people introducing themselves (most likely for newcomers’ benefit) and saying how long they had been part of Friendship Circle. Then, they began what… Read More

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