Present: Mandy, Robyn, Wendy, Jo, Cath and Helene - a very feminine meeting.
Brags:
Mandy is celebrating the arrival of triplets to a friend and twins to a cousin, all are doing well. Mandy also bragged about her grandson who is a stripper and also doing well.
Wendy’s son Scott and partner Lisa have opened a coffee lounge on the Gold coast.
Robyn had a bilateral injection around her spine for pain.
Cath has rediscovered her grandfather’s post cards and celebrated her grandson’s engagement.
Jo has attempted unsuccessfully to write a crap poem.
Helene has been told by her osteo she has thighs of steel.
Words of the day
Wendy – chicanery – deception by trickery
Helene – squelch – to press firmly together, to hug, embrace etc
Cath – convoluted – a rolled up or coiled condition, a turn of anything coiled, whorl, sinuosity
Mandy – flummoxed – colloquial to bewilder, confuse
Jo – tocsin – an alarm bell
Homework
Some attempts to meet Terry’s challenge to write without using visual senses and others just did their own thing. Topics covered solitude on the beach, loss of sight, out of sight, view from a pedestal, deprivation and my secret.
Exercise
Robyn provided star sign predictions as a basis for a story. Lots of full moons, healing hands, message in a bottle, value for money, calm and safety.
Homework from Helene – dominatrix of the meeting
While your character is travelling, he/she finds a CD. What does your character hear on the CD and how does the story unfold?
Next meeting 9 June 2010
Facilitator - Jo Homework – Wendy Exercise - Cath
