08 January 2014

Record of meeting 8 January 2014


Words of the day

Chronic = long lasting health issue or habit

Acute = severe, keen

Kempt = neat, tidy, cared for

Fetid = stinking,

Intrepid = fearless, brave

Fiat = order or command

Foreleg = front leg of an animal

Conundrum = difficult situation, riddle

Coeval = contemporary, of the same age, having lived for the same time

Pensive = thoughtful

 
Stories from words of the day

After 10 minutes creativity we shared our stories from words of the day about - In our writing group, No cure from Dr No, From the comfort of opposition, Nothing left to eat, Rotten to the core, A rotten leg, You know what I mean, A large animal and My mind.

 
Homework

We presented a range of stories including from Terry – paid for being wrong, Elizabeth – her early cooking experiences, Jo – her lap top and printer experiences, Leonie – leaving without words for a life of her own, David C - Prelude to 2014, David R – haven’t seen the light but Ill eat smoked salmon, Helene – I’ll have a good time and Wendy – I wont do these things. Sorry Garry your homework was mislaid.

 
Discussions

The group discussed ways of raising political issues and how memories feed our writing.

 
A quick write – A room mate

After 10 minutes writing we read out our stories on the topics - A plan, A threat to pests, No room mate, Not the right room mates for me, He’s going back, Packing up for a roommate,  Getting rid of a room mate, A possum room mate, A mad man and I miss my room mate.

 
Homework

A sticky situation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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