Record of meeting 11 October 2017

The writers

Helene, Ron, Cath, Terry, Pauline, Pat, Trevor

The words of the day

Catalyst – something that causes something to happen

Handspring – a cartwheel or similar summersault

Piste – a course or run for skiing

Yahoo – despicable character

Incogitant – inconsiderate

Lave – to wash

Writing from words of the day

The writers sprang into action writing about skiing, despicable characters, remembering that day, Inspired, Removed with a warning & Didn’t fit the norm.

Reading of homework

A wide array of homework stories were read out on the topics of - Wear clean underwear, The north Korean combat zone, President Enrique, Beware of bumps, Outside the Fargo office and Malcolm Turnabout.

Exercise – Love the earth

The writers loved this philosophical exercise and wrote about - Survival, Thick or thin Love the earth, Aboriginal art, Fell over a book – a brilliant story, Anger and Lola the showgirl.

Exercise - Life as a fruit fly

The writers wrote from the position of a fruit fly on the topics - Reconstitute yourself, Being a fruit fly is not easy, My dream to fly, From Politician to Fruit fly, Rotting fruit a brilliant poem & Stolen goods.

Homework

Use the words below in a story or poem

Cold hearted, lustrous, savagery, swagger and watch dog