26 April 2017

Record of meeting 26 April 2017

The writers


Cath, Pat, Helene, Terry, Pauline, Diane

The words of the day


Contumely – rudeness

Humanist – a classical scholar

Calamity – disaster, mishap, tragedy

Allegory – a story with a hidden meaning

Circumspect – cautious, prudent, careful

Esoteric – Obscure, understood by a few with specialised knowledge

Writing from the words

The writers carefully used the words in a prudent way and created stories and poems; Helene – Hank, Cath – Bogans, Pauline – A scholar, Pat – Mixed culture, Diane – Waiting to erupt and Terry – I have an allegory (a great poem).

Reading of homework

Three writers read out their homework; Helene – FOMO and other acronyms Part 2, Pat - Goldilocks part 3 and Terry The old man told me a story.

Exercise - I heard her voice or two things

Pat – If books could talk and I go to sleep in the daytime, Di – A cold voice, Terry – I had her measure (another great poem), Helene – Message from Fiona, Cathy – Message bank and Pauline – I saw what she had written on her I-pad.

Exercise - Quotes and saying

Cath – red sky, Helene – Clichés, Terry – a cat in gloves (very funny), Diane – You are what you eat, Pat – Lost time and Pauline – Temptation.

Homework

Select two chapters of a book. Take the first line first chapter and the last sentence of the second chapter you chose - write a story or poem using the sentences you in any way.