Before our meeting the writers attended lunch in the Chinese
Restaurant at the Vincentia Golf Club with Diane Bestwick author of “and a bird
sang”. After lunch Diane spoke about her time in China and her experiences in
publishing her book.
The writers
Pat, Trevor, Helene, Garry, Fran, Terry, Pauline, Diane and
welcome to Diane Bestwick from Canada
Scold – a nag
Hubris – arrogant
Droll – dry amusement
Dissident – not in agreement
Comer – the person who comes first
Perfunctory – lacking interest or enthusiasm
Shenanigans – silly or high spirited behaviour
Facebook – an online social networking website
Entrepreneur – a person who sets a business to make profit
Writing from words of
the day
Without shenanigans the writers used the words of the day to
write about - Scott Morrison, Donald Trump, Nerd, Given everything, The
bartender yelled, Who would have thought, Living with the in-laws, Never last
and Scroll on.
Six writers read out their homework on the topics - Three
more days of food, Background to the Rakhine State, the Karen refugees of
Burma, and a bird sang, A view of a tree and Economic refugees.
Homework
Write about someone in history who has made a difference.
