Record of meeting 7 February 2018

The writers

Jo, Trevor, Pat, Terry, Jenni & Pauline at Vincentia Golf Club

Terry, Helene, Jo, Pat, Trevor, Jenni, Pauline

The words of the day

Disregard – ignore

Eligible – that may be chosen

Consider – contemplate, reflect

Pervious – open to reason, passage

Whelm – to engulf or crush with weight

Relic – souvenir, part of holy person’s body

Bathroom – a room containing a sink and either bathtub, a shower or both

Writing from words of the day

The eligible writers quietly considered the words of the day and wrote about – A recycled yellow mini skirt, Escape to the country, Half a bathroom, Old umbrella, The dunny, Our heroine and Many years ago.

Reading of homework

Six writers read out their homework on the following topics - Carrying jewellery, Lost little girl, Running free, Holiday in Fiji, Too many Wool Roads and Destination Happy Place.

Exercise – Dreams of a tattoo removal specialist

The writers wrote about - Chaotic life, Compulsory tattoos at birth, Only names, On a conveyor belt, Extra lovely charms, A triquetra and Pigs & chicken.

Exercise - Confessions at midnight

The writers created stories about Friendship and a teapot, Love on the beach, Guard this for me, I did not suspect, My friend’s phone rang out, Karma and None the wiser.

Homework

Exercise 5 from A novel in a year – write an account of a time when you felt trapped.  Before you start to write think about how you actually felt – claustrophobia, panic, anger?  You may need to spend as much time thinking about it as you will writing it. Consider getting out a few photos or go to the library and look up newspapers.  Feel free to embroider.