The group agreed
that Christmas lunch at the Pelican in St Georges Basin probably 2 December is a great idea -
Wendy to investigate menu and booking.
News
Terry now has his
TV working perfectly. Pauline went various places with a French connection and
brought a rare thing to show a non photo shopped photo.
Helene enjoyed lunch at Blue Bottles in Husky last week. Wendy is
going to Sydney
for her sixth surgery. Cath is ready to plan for 2015. Jo has finished an 85
page story about a boy becoming a man. Di is helping a friend.
David C went to the specialist and all is OK.
Words of the day
Fungus = a plant
without chlorophyll
Striation = a
groove, channel or streak
Perfunctory =
superficially or routinely
Skite = boaster
Yolo = only live
once
Hootenanny = an
informal gathering with folk music
Stolid = showing
little or no emotion, placid
Rile = to
irritate, anger or annoy
Sidle = edge
along, fawn ingratiate
Stories from words of the day
Helene – I wish I
was a fungus
Wendy – Blue suede
shoes
Cathy – Gone crazy
Jo – Talking to a
mushroom
Di – The family
went out
David C – Anny and
Harry
Terry – Goulburn way
Elizabeth – Not me
Pauline – At the water cooler
Helene – Gilbert
and Sullivan
Pauline – A family
history
Terry – a face of
gloom – a great poem
David C – Behind
closed curtains
Di – Mary’s story
Jo – Mirror,
mirror
Cathy – Too late
now
Information on a TAFE Writing course
Diploma course -
Writing for screen and scripts at TAFE Nowra one year course starting first
term 2015. for more details look at the TAFE Website
Exercise - Short stories on the topic - Outside
the box
Pauline – Not
comfortable in the box
Helene – Never in
the box
Wendy – Locking my
sister in the cubby
Cath – Other
people’s granny’s
Jo – A loner
Di – Why do we
need a Plan B?
David R – In the
graveyard
Terry – Just an
idea
Homework
What’s that I hear?