The writers
Wendy, David R,
Clare, Helene, Pauline, Cath, Elizabeth, David C, Lynn, Terry, Geoff
The words of the day
Clandestine = Kept
secret or private
Atrocious = wicked
or brutal or bad taste
Nebbish = a timid
or ineffectual man
Scuttle = cause a
ship to sink or run horridly
Pernicious =
deadly or wicked
Meditation = think
deeply about something
Paroxysm = sudden
outburst
Freegan = a
recycler of food
Cavil = to raise
irritating petty objection
Abderian = silly
laughter, incessant merriment
Bunker = military
fortification etc
The stories from words of the day
We created
pernicious stories about - Taken away by the police, Peaches on the beaches, The
meeting, Overcome, The balls, The Immigration Minister, Reasons for his outburst,
Ferdinand and local government, A Group of politicians, A wet paper bag and Seeping
through me
The reading of homework
Eight hardy
writers read out their homework on the topics - It’s all in a name, Stop that
jiggly dance, Peace and the log fire, Run away for biscuits and Brie, Memories
by the sea, A trickle of sand, Stories with Meals on wheels and Clancy’s
contemplation
Discussions and ideas
Pauline read out her
impressions on the movie “Still Alice” which led to a discussion on the topic of
dementia.
Geoff reminded us about
the 2015 Miles Franklin
David R read his
humorous poem - The black stump and David C read his 500 word story Lost and
found.
The exercises
1. Why I write?
We expressed
various reasons for our writing - I can’t say, To avoid calculating my tax,
Some thing new, Ideas to give, To keep in touch through a blog, I have to
write, To be remembered, An outlet for the information in my brain, An inner
fight, Natural expression and Challenge and improvement.
2. An interesting character from the past
A sheep with one
eye and three legs, Wedding cakes and sheep’s eyes, Bah humbug, A man with a
tattoo on his head helped me, A comb over, Protector of the castle, The boss is
in the office, Emma was an intense person, Cosmic at the Lady Denman, Gives a
wink and The jail bird.
Homework
The lost sock
