24 June 2015

Record of meeting 24 June 2015


The writers

Wendy, David R, Clare, Helene, Pauline, Cath, Elizabeth, David C, Lynn, Terry, Geoff

The words of the day

Clandestine = Kept secret or private
Atrocious = wicked or brutal or bad taste
Nebbish = a timid or ineffectual man
Scuttle = cause a ship to sink or run horridly
Pernicious = deadly or wicked
Meditation = think deeply about something
Paroxysm = sudden outburst
Freegan = a recycler of food
Cavil = to raise irritating petty objection
Abderian = silly laughter, incessant merriment
Bunker = military fortification etc

The stories from words of the day

We created pernicious stories about - Taken away by the police, Peaches on the beaches, The meeting, Overcome, The balls, The Immigration Minister, Reasons for his outburst, Ferdinand and local government, A Group of politicians, A wet paper bag and Seeping through me

The reading of homework

Eight hardy writers read out their homework on the topics - It’s all in a name, Stop that jiggly dance, Peace and the log fire, Run away for biscuits and Brie, Memories by the sea, A trickle of sand, Stories with Meals on wheels and Clancy’s contemplation

Discussions and ideas

Pauline read out her impressions on the movie “Still Alice” which led to a discussion on the topic of dementia.

Geoff reminded us about the 2015 Miles Franklin award to Sofie Lagana for “The eye of the sheep” and the New Copyright Internet law recently passed.

David R read his humorous poem - The black stump and David C read his 500 word story Lost and found.

The exercises

1. Why I write?

We expressed various reasons for our writing - I can’t say, To avoid calculating my tax, Some thing new, Ideas to give, To keep in touch through a blog, I have to write, To be remembered, An outlet for the information in my brain, An inner fight, Natural expression and Challenge and improvement.

2. An interesting character from the past


A sheep with one eye and three legs, Wedding cakes and sheep’s eyes, Bah humbug, A man with a tattoo on his head helped me, A comb over, Protector of the castle, The boss is in the office, Emma was an intense person, Cosmic at the Lady Denman, Gives a wink and The jail bird.


Homework

The lost sock