Apologies – Garry, Pat, Fran, Gail
The words of the day
Milieu – surroundings
Futility – waste of time
Attachment – strong belief
Prodigal – recklessly extravagant
Onomatopoeia – a word from a sound
Reconnaissance – explore, survey, investigate
Beglamoured – to impress or deceive with glamour
Writing from words of the day
The writers attached themselves to the words of the day and wrote about - The Opera House, In the jungle, Another of those situations, The gentle murmur, Don’t do it in bed, The oldies and Trump can boom or tweet.
Reading of homework
Four writers read out stories - Rather clean the yard, Something strange, Hungry beast, Rocket man & Trump and A progressive write.
Exercise using an action, person, item, texture, emotion and colour
The seven writers observed their immediate environment and wrote about - Ice on the golf club, A Coca Cola sign, The mouldy leather bag, Like the clear water in the bottle, A lonely glass of water on a tray, White drapes and Silver stars.
Exercise – a progressive write
The six writers each started a story and others completed the story on the topics - Chippies, The paper was folded, Huskisson has plenty of food, In the cave, A holiday cruise and Culture in the street.
Homework
What a co-incidence