The writers
Wendy, Clare,
Helene, Cath, Pauline, Terry, David C, Geoff, Elizabeth
Words of the day
Forlorn = sad
Pique = annoyance
Salve = soothe
Flaunt = to
display oneself
Egregious =
conspicuously bad or offensive
Trattoria = an Italian style eating establishment
Tangential =
divergent or merely touching on a matter
Zoanthropy =
delusions of being an animal
Allegiant = loyal
or faithful
Writing from words of the day
We used words of
the day to create some animalistic stories - Dressed as a Polar Bear, The
speaker, Jumped on the table, Wearing animal prints, Not part camel, Henry was
a show off, Inflated his ego, Fur coat and balaclava, The cricket is over and
Quality of the coffee.
Five wishy
stories were read out - Coins in a fountain; Why do we have three; The Wish
family; John, Joe & me and Wealth, Health & self.
Discussions
- The many uses of WD 40 were discussed
from using it to clean greasy hands to helping stiff joints.
- Terry recommended and brought in “The
outcasts of Foolgarah” by Frank Hardy.
- Wendy will investigate booking a Christmas
in July lunch on Friday 31 July at The Lodge Sanctuary Point - 12 noon. More
details next week.
Exercise 1 - The travelling tale
Clare started a travelling tale with “There was a day when the sun didn’t shine”. We then went
around the table continuing the story and leading to an amazing ending.
Exercise 2 - The basement
We used the theme
of the basement to create some deep and dark stories - The old wooden house, I
wish I had a basement, No basement for me, You have a day, First time here (3
word lines), $40K over budget, Dark and dingy, When it snows, Why cant I and
The creepiest place.
Exercise 3 - The overcoat pocket
We looked inside
our overcoat pockets and discovered - The torn lining of my coat, In the small
bag, Red back spider, Old and smelly, To keep me warm, Letter in the pocket, My
true love and You know how it goes.
Homework
I haven’t seen
her/him for two years…
