10 April 2019

Record of meeting 10 April 2019

The writers - Helene, Trevor, Terry, Pauline, Jenny, Pat

Apologies – Garry, Gail, Fran


The words of the day

Mademoiselle – Miss

Powerless – without power

Enactors – people who enact

Geniculate – bends like a knee

Nadir – the lowest point of adversity or despair

Emoji – a small digital image to express emotion or idea 

Argot – the jargon or slang of a particular group or class

Geotropism – tendency to grow downwards under the influence of gravity

Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed the words of the day while working in their argot wrote about - The name of Eric, My bad, The chimney, The spell had been cast, Just fired, The road ahead and Once in a lifetime.

Reading of homework

The six writers read out their homework about - Springing a leak, The kitchenette, Favourite blue socks, An unsuitable job for me, Unexpected stories from a published author and Coffee.

Exercise – memories of the Easter show

The writers delved into their memory banks and wrote about - Show bags, Like a trance, With the family, Excitement and The show is the worst.

Exercise – a knock on your door

The writers enthusiastically wrote about - Don’t invade my space, Your singing is bad, A knock and I froze, No selling sign, In the bath and Donations. 

Homework

Kill off a difficult relative or

Write why and how a giant reduces his size