27 May 2015

Record of meeting 27 May 2015


The writers
Terry, Elizabeth, Cath, Pauline, Lynn, Helene, David C, Geoff

The words of the day

Curmudgeon = miserly, churlish
Capricious = impulsive
Capernoited = tipsy
Doggerel = trivial verse
Qualm = scruple or twinge of conscious
Poorly = feeling unwell
Alacrity = briskness or speed
Piqued = arose interest or curiosity, feel irritated or resentful

Stories from words of the day

From the interesting list of words the writers crafted a range of interesting stories - The Red Lion, The priest, About Joe, The hip shooters, Never know the difference, In the village and The words we bring along.

Reading of homework

Five writers read a range of stories covering the topics - The blue and white brick, Three cheers for dogs, High heels are false friends and a treasured gift, Dogs to the port side and How I quit cigarettes (a persuasive argument).


Two exercises of two words

We used the two words “pebble and salute” to write a range of amusing stories - Active and healthy, Men with medals, Fred Flintstone, Day dreaming on the beach, Ripples in the water, The morning sun, A beautiful scene and The passing out parade.

We also used the words “pet and slouch” and wrote - I do it every day, Old Fred, I had many pets, All stand up straight, at the dog show, Not pretty pets, Get me a cuppa and The youth and the ferret.

The homework

You are trapped – do you get out or not?