03 April 2019

Record of meeting 3 April 2019

The writers - Helene, Trevor, Garry, Terry, Pauline, Pat

Apologies – Gail, Fran, Jenny


The words of the day

Save face - avoid humiliation
Grifter – petty or small- scale swindler
Eponymous – named after a particular person or group
Leverage – knowledge or influence saving face – dignity, prestige
Meme – an image, video, place, text spread rapidly by Internet users

Writing from words of the day

The writers used the words of the day and wrote about - Black bar night club, Doing a Bradbury, Jones town, Aunty Meme (a brilliant poem) and The bible.

Reading of homework

The six writers read homework about - Cruise diary of a hair dresser; I came from Gladesville, Last scene from the Titanic with music, Norovirus on board, My love affair with P and O and The hundred dollar note.

Exercise – write about a lie you told

The six writers wrote about – I stopped stealing, I ran into my brother’s car, I stole a cigarette, I had a dream, Didn’t feel a twinge and I am too much of a wimp.

Homework

You find a blood spattered note on the kitchen bench. What happened?


Or your choice.