Jervis Bay Tourism
“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Anton Chekhov
Present - Terry,
Geoff, Elizabeth, Wendy, Pauline and Lynn
Reminder Please
contact Wendy to place your order for the luncheon at the Pelican 21/4
Words of the day
Moribund - point of death
Circumspect - cautious
Endemic - to a particular group
Footfall - local traffic
Knell - death ring
Leonine - lion like
Reminder from Geoff
Writing Competitions from Shoalhaven and Newcastle
Homework from last week
Stories inspired by the photo of the keys produced
varied and interesting narratives.
First exercise for the day –
Choose a cliché and write an argument against it.
Select from clichés such as ‘What goes around comes
around’, ‘All good things come to those who wait’ ‘Revenge is a dish best
served cold’ or ‘There is no such thing as a free lunch’.
Essay evolved that explored the heated and wasted
emotion of revenge, the need to seize the moment and that the lack of money is
the root of all evil.
Second exercise for the day
– list 5 things you don’t like to touch. Then write 5 adjectives for each
item that will describe either the object of loathing or how you feel about
it. Some surprising phobias of bodily
wastes, boils and feet (to name a few) resulted in apt descriptions from this
brain teaser.
Homework for next week
Begin your story with or be inspired by, the sentence –
He looked at his phone, he turned pale and quickly left the room. She watched him and smiled…
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