Present
Leonie, Jo, Garry , David R, Helene, Wendy W, Geoff, Cath
Geoff has returned
from the wedding of his second son in England
and his other son is in New York .
Cath’s grandson and wife went on a whale watch cruise and both were sick. Jo had
a nasty phone call. Leonie didn’t do homework but entered a competition and
loved the topic. Garry went to play
Euchre on Tuesday and had a great time and will keep going back. David R had a
lovely swim this morning. Helene enjoyed walking on the beach on the weekend. Wendy
is going camping at Tarara near Nowra with her bikie friends.
The group decided
to continue with our plans to meet in Ulladulla on 14 November meeting - Helene
to organise.
Mongrel = a mixed
breed or kind of dog or person not of pure race.
Incendiary =
inflammatory, malicious setting of fire
Promethean = from
the Greek god suffering for good
Heterodox = not
confirming with orthodox standards or beliefs
Neurogenesis = the
process of birthing new connection in the brain (from the book Retraining the
brain Dr Frank Lawlis)
Paradox =
statement that could be true but might not be true
Adduce = to argue
based on your own belief, proof or instance
Smug = complacent
and self satisfied
Wendy – terrorist
kid next door
Geoff – the debate
Cath – politics
Jo – the brothers
Leonie – something
new
David R – the
receptionist
David R – Indelible
memories a thoughtful poem
Wendy W – Take me
as I am – a funny poem about body enhancements
Geoff – in transit in the Sheiks
building Dubai
Cath – turn off
the beer keg
Jo – Finding a
sister after an accident – a great description
Peter Porter
poetry prize $4,000 – look it up on the net.
Poetry reading in
Nowra Friday 9 November – details in the Register.
We wrote super short
stories in 50 words or less. The topics included Take it easy. Dancing. Going
to the mountains. Wish I was with Do Do. Old bloke. Watery grave. End of romance. Cool water. Lazarus rose. One
who won. Too late.
We also wrote and
told embarrassing stories about My neighbour, The rug, A strong wind, No light,
Elastic, Broken couch, Falling off the bike and Falling off a horse.
Write about a scary
stranger.