The writers
David C, Leonie,
Di, Lynn,
Terry, Cath, Wendy, Helene,
David R, Geoff
The words of the day
Ardour = passion
Aesthete = lover
of art
Cynophobia = fear
of dogs
Plebiscite =
national vote
Accolade = honour
conferred
Antimacassars =
prevent staining
Numchakus = danger
sticks or chain sticks
Despumate = to
clarify or purify a liquid
Chimera = fire
breathing female monster
Incumbent = person
holding the office
Stories from words of the day
From the diverse
list of words we created a range of weird stories - The Coffee Bean, Beating the
dogs, Meeting the old boss on a dark street, I deserve it, Barely fitted
through the door, The Dali Lama, The rose garden, Could not be used and Never
put animals down.
A small number of
dedicated writers read their homework as follows - Emails between ex PMs, He
almost hit her, The good old days, The loop, The three bores and Kev’s ditty.
Recommendations and local information
Leonie recommended
listening to music by a group called “Time for three”
David C announced
Basin Bites has reopened as “G&T” and recommended a visit.
David R
recommended “Tea at Tiffs” at Sanctuary Point at the location of the former
Purple Bean and near The Lodge.
Geoff discussed self
publishing his novel and is looking at Xlibris and Balboa Press and will let us
know about his progress.
Wendy will further
investigate Grease at the Entertainment centre to be produced by The Albatross Theatre
Company in November.
Exercise
We wrote stories
and poems using three word sentences starting “On the road” with stories
meandering across the landscape.
Homework
I smell a rat or
a letter from
Kevin Rudd to
Tony Abbott
a letter from
Kevin Rudd to
Tony Abbott
