18 April 2018

Record of meeting 18 April 2018


The writers

Terry, Jo, Trevor, Pauline, Helene, Elizabeth, Pat

The words of the day
Ruse – a trick

Salubrious – health giving
Fash – troubled or bothered

Confound – surprise or confusion
Indefensible – not able to be justified

Feeble – physically weak physically or mentally
Montage – a piece of work produced by combining smaller parts


Writing from words of the day
The writers grasped the words of the day and wrote salubrious astounding stories about - Trash in a fash, Too small, Not even mildly pleasant, The teacher, To be or not to be, It raised my blood pressure

and Gallery opening.



Reading of homework
Five writers read out homework on the subjects - Truth and veils, The limp and no limp, Lost in France – a montage of music, Family experiences and What a brilliant idea.


Exercise – write a letter why you need your job back

The writers wrote about getting back their job after being mistaken about a  Lotto win and bathing. The stories were - Soaking in a tin bath, Have pity on me, On my knees, A warm bath in the lounge room, In a cockney accent, Dear Mr Scrougie and I am not a habitual drinker.


Homework

Exercise 4 from page 57 of “A novel in a year”