The writers
Terry, Pat, Cath,
Helene
A Phrase and words of the day
The light began to
dim
Subtle – fine,
cunning
Eclectic –
choosing the best of everything
Recourse – the
right to claim compensation or to get help
Paisley –
intricate pattern of carved feather-shaped figures
Writing from words of the day
The writers did
not need recourse to create eclectic stories from words of the day - Overdressed,
Maggie T, Walking down the street and The curtain opened.
Reading of homework
Three writers read
out their homework - Mr Always Right, Strange Jack, Somewhere in my brain plus Terry read out riddles from Derek in Cooma.
Terry read the
first few pages and recommended the book Jamrach’s Menageries by Carol Birch
Exercise
Pat who was calmly in charge asked us to
write for two minutes each on what we could can see, hear, smell, taste and
touch.
The writers wrote
about black swans, kookaburras, strawberries, salt, sun, lamb roast, shadows,
chocolate, air con, bleach, comfortable chairs, how we see colours, pen
clicking, tapping on the roof, second hand smells, sweat and feeling the tired
Homework
What you see when
you look out a window
Facilitator for next week
Nominations to Terry please before 20 September
