Record of meeting 18 October 2017

The writers

Helene, Ron, Terry, Trevor

The words of the day

Portend – omen of

Levant – to abscond
Flamboyant – showy
Declivity – downward slope
Pedagogy – theory of teaching
Narcolepsy – extreme tendency to fall asleep
Mussitation – mumbling speech, silent movement of the lips
Cataplexy – sudden physical collapse caused by strong emotion or laughter

Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed the words of the day and wrote about - Teachers gone, The host knew, The old man and My friends.

Reading of homework

The four dedicated writers read their homework - The thief changes his modus operandi, She embraced his ego, King Henry VIII and Make it gory.

Exercise – out of the box

The writers searched the cupboard and found a box which led to the stories - Broken bones and glass, Day off school, Three days before his birthday and Doing nothing.

Exercise – a cousins wedding

The writers dug deep into family history to tell stories about their cousins including -The cat that got the cream, Uncle Rupert, Nellie and Jock’s wedding and Many kisses and cans.

Homework

What started out as a casual walk ……