Record of meeting 13 April 2011

Present: Jo, Cath, Geoff, Helene, Wendy, Mandy, Terry, David R, Vala and welcome to Jessica and welcome back Geraldine and Melissa.


News: Jessica a beauty therapist is working with Melissa on her biography. Melissa fell into a BBQ and has a cut above her eye. Cath cut her foot on the beach a few days ago. Geraldine paid her first golf game today for 20 years. Geoff heard of a number of deaths of well known people -Tony Bowral, David Clarke and Peter Rule. Helene told of her nursing skills after her son’s appendix removal. Wendy read her poem from last weeks homework. Mandy is progressing publication of her first e-book. Terry has got the conundrum on letters and numbers the last few times. David R has been away from civilisation and has been trying to have a satellite phone installed on his country property.


Words: Jo wanted us to check the spelling of jeopardise elocution, pretence. Cath ascertain – to make sure. Geraldine – insatiable – unable to be satisfied. Geoff – redact – (repeated from a previous meeting) to censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes. Wendy – persnickety – fussy about small details. Mandy – vertiginous - turning around becoming dizzy. Terry - tawdry – poor in quality. David R – wraith – a ghost like image.


Homework readings


David – a poem about the departed not gone. Vala – a poem about problems in the world. Terry – poem ignoring the warning. Mandy – an interesting story of ghost animals in an old house for sale. Wendy – a poem revenge on next doors cat the tormentor. Helene – insects treat the pest inspector. Geraldine – a cold hand. Cathy – visions in the night. Jo – memories of a locked room and a preserved relative.

Exercise – we had lots of fun and laughter writing 12 circular stories.


Quick write – Misty corners


To Cath Misty Corner is a model. Geraldine had a good day. Geoff took us on a rough walk in the mist with excellent descriptions. Wendy wrote a poem of course, about cobwebs in the mind. Helene has lots of misty corners in her life. Mandy – a raunchy story of The Prince and the chimney sweep. Terry – a legal battle about a diverted creek and Miss De Corner. Vala – a short story of standing on the corner of Mi and Sty streets. David R – witches soup from the church (we have to beware of his cooking). Jo – saved from night frights by mother.


Homework due 20 April 2011 – write a story/poem as if you were an inanimate object.


Items of interest

David R is prepared to burn CDs of last year’s anthology. Check with David R after Easter.

Sale at the Op shop Huskisson – now on. Visit the Op Shop aka Harrods in Hawke Street Huskisson