24 September 2014

Record of meeting 24 September 2014

 Present

David C, Leonie, Lynne, Jo, Terry, Cath, Helene, Geoff, Elizabeth, Di

 
News

Lynne has been gardening. Jo is rewriting a lost story. Terry went to the readings at the Milton writing competition. Cath was quiet. Helene went to Sydney and the dentist. Geoff brought a petition from Shelly Hancock about additional parking at the hospital. Elizabeth went to Sydney at the weekend. David C stayed with his daughter in Sydney on the weekend. Leonie has started rereading her old writing and received an unexpected shopping voucher. Di had her grandson visit for the weekend.

 
Words of the day

Adulate = to praise in an exaggerated way

Aberrant = diverge from normal

Pessimist = unfavourable view

Ubiquitous = seeming to be everywhere, omnipresent

Narcissistic = self fascination

Fatwa = a ruling by a mufti

Pestilence = a deadly disease

Fractious = bad tempered

Sever = to divide

Umbilical = flexible tube attaching foetus to placenta

 
Writing from words of the day

Terry – Julia’s moment

Cath – Leo was his own idol

Helene – Parliament house Canberra

Geoff – Muslim leaders

Elizabeth – the view

David C – Head of a crime gang

Leonie – The group

Di – The patient with a reptile attachment

Lynne – Feeling of helplessness

Jo – Danger every where

 
Reading of homework

Elizabeth – news at school - a goanna with a tomato on his back

David C – About me

Leonie – The airport

Lynne – Heaven

Jo – Prehistoric

Terry – Imogene

Garry – A new relationship at the retirement village

 
Anthology

Terry called into Sanctuary Point Printing. Unfortunately the person who gives the quotes is away - Terry will revisit for a quote next week.

 
Readings

 Geoff read his very funny short story of 800 words dialogue, The whole load.

 
Media

We discussed the use of emotional words in the media.

 
Exercise

We wrote a dialogue between mother and child before a first date

 
David C – I’m gay

Leonie – Pink and purple

Di – The artist

Lynne – Don’t forget

Jo – He’s got a girlfriend

Terry – the game player

Cath – Matching flowers

Helene – Rocky on the motor bike

Geoff – Did you have a good time?

Elizabeth – Stop fussing

 
Homework

B1 & B2 are in charge of the country