Record of meeting 29 July 2015

Big news – Christmas in July lunch – 12 noon 

Friday 31 July 2015 – The Lodge Sanctuary Point

  

The writers

Wendy, Sarah, Clare, Helene, Pauline, Terry, Leonie, Cath

Words of the day

Totes = totally

Aloof = haughty or distant

Disconsolate = very unhappy

Hierogram = a sacred symbol

Proleptic = anticipatory answer

Kvetch = constant complaining slang

Eclectic = composed of different tastes

Ebullient = full of excitement and enthusiasm

Stories from words of the day

We created an eclectic range of ebullient stories from the words of the day - At the markets; I anticipated the Fair; Waiting for the lecture; All the praise; Threw it on the roof; My favourite book store; Wide range of ideas; and tattoos on her face.

Reading of homework

Five industrious writers read out interesting stories on the topics - Back to WA, Two police officers, The reunion of the class of 99, There’s someone in the room and I avoided Madeline.

Exercise 1 - Character building

We developed a character by deciding the name, age, marital status, what they eat for breakfast, TV shows, dreams, a secret, language used and body language.

We then wrote a short story about our character on the topics - By the kitchen sink, Sonia is jewel encrusted, The weight should fall off, Banter between neighbours on Pick Pocket Lane, Felicity was a loner, Thanks love and Blueberry yoghurt.

Exercise 2 - Seventeen 

We had fun creating a round table story starting with - When I was seventeen, regressing to age three, pocket money, favourite lollies, Saturday afternoon movies, chores and progressing to age 59.

Homework

Homeless