Words of the day
Cockalorum = a
self important little man
Modernity = modern
Calliope =
inspiration to write poetry and a steam organ
Surreptitious =
under hand, secret
Quiff = a
hairstyle and a woman who is promiscuous
Vigour =
vigorously
Furore = a
commotion, riot, public anger, uproar
Brick with eyes =
Glen Lazareth
Erstwhile = former
or once
Ensemble = band,
company,
We took the
diverse list of words and crafted weird and creative stories about The writer’s
festival, Bill Jay the poetry reader, Who would have guessed, Dances with
blokes in frocks, The mayor in pink, Fat boy Tony, The little boys department,
His mistress, The strip joint and Inciting furore.
Those present shared
a variety of creative homework with the subjects - Not enough poor people by
Leonie, The prawns for mum by Margaret, The rusty lamp from Garry and read by Jo, Modes of transport from Cath,
Bananas by David R, I’m a disgrace from Wendy, A place to live from Helene,
This too shall pass by Melissa and The need for speed by David C.
Afternoon tea
Margaret and Melissa shared tea cake and cookies with the group to celebrate Jo and David C's recent secret birthdays.
Jodi Picoult – The
storyteller – recommended by Melissa.
Jo read part of “The
octopus” by Dylan Thomas and shared information about show not tell
Margaret shared information
she used in teaching English.
David R – read the
two comfy poems Preparation about his travel to his country retreat and Bed.
Margaret gave us
an exercise to write our first impressions from a variety of characters
including an older person with long hair, someone with tattoos, piercings or
red hair.
Some people quickly departed
after hearing the exercise. Those left wrote about What people are thinking in
their head – thoughts of a redhead and a blonde about the other person - a great insight from Melissa, Guess who, A cop and his captive, An
attractive young man, In the reflection, No discrimination, Face like a road
map and attracted by differences.
Caught staring -
your character is caught staring, what happens next?
