25 July 2012

Record of meeting 25 July 2012

Present: David R, Jo, Terry, Trish, Garry, David C, Cath, Helene, Wendy W, Robyn, Leonie, Geoff.


News
David C has booked another cruise. Garry celebrated another family birthday and shared other family news. Trish joined the music society and attended a great concert on Sunday. Terry recommends a great site for writers to share their work; the address is http://fanstory.com/index.jsp Geoff went to a concert. David R’s sister and partner visited. Wendy W’s brother in England who is 51 and 44 year old partner are having a baby. Helene and grandson saw a whale at Nelson’s beach. Cath has been sewing Christmas stockings for an orphanage in Uganda. Robyn has signed the contract for a block of land and is having a spinal injection next week. Leonie went to the doctor today.

Words of the day

Resile = to spring back & resume a former position.  
Demean = degrade, disgrace.
Turpitude = wickedness or depravity.
Specious = appearing well at first sight, apparently true.
Infuse = soak in or absorb.
Invidious = arose or incur resentment envy or anger in others.
Fey = whimsically strange, able to see into the future, feted, doomed to die.
Tranquil = calm, serene, peaceful.
Omnipotent = wisdom, power energy, goodness.
Maudlin = tearfully sentimental.
Not withstanding = to oppose or resist.
Rabble = disorderly crowd.



Writing and readings from words of the day

We wrote some great and greater stories with the topics -The poor stranger, Tony and Julia, The meeting, Three minutes from the greatest. Infusing the crowd. An orderly rabble. Jehovah. Soaking my feet on my bed.  The words reflect the person. Values of the rabble. The protest. Cooked goose underground.


Reading of homework

A great selection of stories covering the topics. The secret. Georgina. Tricks of time. The only time is now. The woman in the picture. Tomorrow never comes. Long ago right here and now.


Reading of other work

Terry – A funny poem about a Fart collector.
Leonie – The time of our lives.
David R – Silhouettes.

David R recommends - Derek Hansen – The sole survivor and A man you can bank on and Thomas Harris – The red dragon.


Homework

Free write – write on any topic of your choice. Like the Asian free size – it fits all.