04 December 2015

Meeting 2nd December 2015

Present:
 Wendy, Lyn, David C, Cath, Juan, Di, Terry, and a new addition to our group Deb.  Welcome Deb .

News of the week varied from Tree frogs, historic cars, to cruising, canoeing at Falls Creek.

Word of the day:
Paradox--- a statement that seems to be contradictory to common sense but may be true
Tactile-- sense of touch, touchy feeling
Integrity-- Honest moral values, 
Obtuse--difficult, dull. 
Insouciant-- nonchalant unconcerned
Hubris-- overly self confident, excessive pride. R
Ripple-- a wave motion or a ruffle of small waves, rise and fall gently
Allure-- entice, powerful attractiveness or charm. 

Using these words we had a Quick write mixture of brilliance, poetry, a groper to Concordia to a weirdly smiling Eric Abetz

Quick write  exercise: WAITING. 
Dean entertaining mix varying from doctors and dentists to trains and buses.

The dreaded Homework.
Use the 'words' ATMU and BUKRA in a poem or story relevant to what you think they mean.  

01 December 2015

Meeting of 25th November 2015

Another smallish meeting but a lot of fun.

In attendance: Wendy, Cath, Juan, Diane, Terry

Words of the day:
Shilly-shallying;  Beating around the bush, not getting to the point
Penury:                 Extreme poverty
Charlatan:            A fraudster
Exalt:                    To praise, raise up
Enthral (enthrall)  To beguile

From the words: A charlatan, Lady luck, Dreams, A convict, Poor James

Homework: Some rather interesting stories/poems.
Ghosts in norfolk (true story)
Yesterday...through a mirror,
The dry country (true story)
A two word poem
Showtime...a bawdy carnival tale      

Homework:
Write a short story describing something you accidentally found or discovered.It must be something tangible such as an old photograph, a piece of jewellery, a letter...anything. describe how you found it and the emotion created upon its discovery.It can be funny, sad, scary, or even made you angry.