08 March 2017

Record of meeting 8 March 2017

The writers

Elizabeth, Pauline, Cath, Trevor, Terry, Helene, Lynn, Amanda, Diane

The words of the day

Hype – stimulate, excite

Scrimmage – tussle, scrum

Pluviophile – lover of rain      

Morsel – mouthful, fragment

Compunction – a slight regret or scruple

Solitary – alone, lonesome, unattended

Sabotage – deliberate injury by enemy agent

Ubiquitous – seemingly everywhere, everywhere

Vail – to go low, to doff ones hat, to be of use, tip and veil

Writing from words of the day

The writers were hyped to create a range of stories and poems:

Trevor – wet conditions, Amanda – Watching the rain, Pauline – Pondering questions, Terry – The cowboy, Helene – Fetta and Spinach, Elizabeth – Devoted, Cath – Living a solitary life, Diane – To no avail and Lynn – The vigil.

Reading of homework

Eight writers created an array of homework: Elizabeth reading for Juan – My future wife, Cath – So many visitors, Diane – OCD & OCPC comparison, Lynn – Half lie, Amanda – A strange sensation, Pauline – As time goes by, Terry – A toadstool and Helene – Coffee beans.

Exercise - five things we dislike touching and five adjectives

The writers disliked touching the following items - Slugs, snakes, spider web, peach fuzz, mud, vomit, velvet, dog poo, beetles, unknown gooey substances, insects, fish, eel, mangy dog, loose wires, glass, sharp knives, birds, some food, thorns, liquid detergent, golden syrup, flies, ice, seaweed, metal, wet dishcloths, chalk and some fabrics.  Lots of “s” and other words were used to describe the feelings like slimy, scaly, sour, stale and rough.

Exercise - Take three nouns disappointment, fishing boat and brooch

The writers produced an amazing range of stories from the three nouns.
Helene – The opal broach, Terry – prawning, Pauline – One was real, Amanda – We hired a boat, Trevor – The bottle top, Lynn – The water was dark and eerie, Diane – The mermaid brooch, Cath – All we could find and Elizabeth – Fish hate you.





Homework

If I were invisible I would ……………… or

Write the point of view of a household item and dialogue between yourself and the item