30 January 2019

Record of meeting 30 January 2019

The writers

Pat, Trevor, Helene, Garry, Fran, Pauline

The words of the day

Sibilant – hissing

Toxic - poisonous

Trundle – a wheeled vehicle

Piqued – interested, attracted

Preternaturally – beyond naturally

Ducky – an informal address meaning dear

Aphasia – loss of speech due to brain injury

Littoral – relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or lake

Spirituality – concerned with the soul or religion, high thoughts

Fashionista – creates or promotes high fashion, follower of fashion

Writing from words of the day

The six writers were piqued by the words of the day and wrote about - The mirror, Collect the eggs, For a short moment, A serious concussion, Spreading happiness and she had made her money.

Reading of homework

The writers read out stories about Jai and Mia, James 1, Tom and Cheryl, Norman Joseph Woodland, Abraham and Jacinta Ardern.

Exercise – Volcanic eruption

The writers exploded into action to write about - The golf course of his dreams, A Workshop on relationships, Minimising waste, Escaped, Don’t interrupt my cruise and A player.

Homework

You are a world champion or you get ready to go to Mars