The writers
Wendy, Cath,
Terry, Pauline, David C, Elizabeth , Leonie,
Geoff, Lynn
The words of the day
Fulminate =
criticise or denounce
Duplicitous =
deceitful behaviour
Misogamy = hatred
of marriage
Forefend = avert
or keep off
Accrue = gain or
collect
Astringent =
cleansing, austere, severe
Prophetic =
looking into the future
Impromptu =
without prior planning
Mercurial = quick,
changeable, volatile
Surreptitious =
clandestine
Quintessential =
pure and concentrated in nature, fifth essence
Procaffeinating =
tendency to not start anything until after a cup of coffee
The stories from words of the day
We created
duplicitous and quintessential stories and poems from our words of the day – A
Men’s Meeting, A little bit mental, Before the house, First sip – read with
passion, Impending doom, A leaky boat, No other than a man and a woman, Close
the door, Dealing with life, Rare moments and Trapping men.
The reading of homework
Eight mercurial
writers read their homework - Caving, Imprisoned in black, The blessed world of
publishing, Dog paddling, The old lift, Lost head, A hint of anxiety and They
are extinct.
The exercise - topic waiting
We used the word
waiting to write stories and poems on the subjects Professional waiting, Green cap and gown, Cut the legs off, Alone with
my thoughts, A pleasure, The ballet dream, Don’t be slow, Smarten up, There’s
cool, Very still, My daughter will be here,
The exercise – topic losers using three word
sentences
We wrote about
losers of weight, time, lotteries,status etc
The homework
Kismet
