Meeting 19th May 2010
In attendance: Jo, Cath, Helene, Mary, Wendy, Mandy, Terry
This week: Facilitator –Terry, Exercise – Mandy, Homework – Terry
Brags:
Jo…War Memorial in Canberra not particularly helpful
Cath…Grandson’s band into semi-finals of band competition
Helene…happy to be relatively injury free after falling (or having a fall?)
Wendy…good to be back in the land of Oz after a visit to the old dart
Mandy…being crafty but not helping her back issues
Terry…grandson Bailey following in Pa’s footsteps with writing and poetry
Words of the Day
Jo…continues to be frustrated with US dictionary spelling (realize vs realise)
Cath…obstreperous…loud, noisy, unruly
Helene…bizarre…odd, queer, weird
Mary…nefarious…flagrantly wicked
Wendy…quotidian…daily, commonplace
Mandy…propinquity…nearness, kinship
Terry…iniquitous…bad, evil, unjust, wicked
Homework readings
Helene…a poem…The lottery
Wendy…a poem…England’s weather
Mandy…Family luck
Terry…Come-uppance
Jo…Making way
Cath…And the winner is…
Exercise 1…Mandy…A quickwrite starting with “I was sitting in bed sipping hot coffee when the nurse came into the room”…and ending with “and then we both heard the music”
As usual a wide range of different approaches including quirky.
Exercise 2…Terry…as per last week where we all contributed to a series of stories… a lot of fun and some actual functional stories.
Mandy continued with the Romance writing discussion.
Homework …a story including the words “I can’t believe I was afraid of…”
Next week’s meeting:
Facilitator is Helene…Exercise by Wendy…Homework by Terry
20 May 2010
18 May 2010
May 12, 2010.
Minutes of the Weekly meeting of the Bay & Basin Writing Group
Present: Vala, Helene, Kath, Jo, David R, Mandy Terry and Robyn
Another good meeting with several brag items
Vala and Helene enjoyed an open afternoon at a local Hairdressers new premises.
Kath braved the waters of the bay and took a swim at Plantation Point Beach.
Jo bought us up to date with her war against the smoke giants, and her ten fingered gloves.
David very close to completing his country cabin, and off to Cairns for a break. Hurry back.
Mandy is over her writers block,
Words of the day included
Frisson – a shiver of fear or excitement
Langorous- Indolent dreaminess, listless “An era of crises in which many retired to the langorous meditation of disengagements.”
Loquacious… talkative, using too many words, long-winded (also garrulous)
Fallacious…deceptive, misleading, logically unsound
Fiasco Used originally in Italian theatre for an utterly failed performance, also a flask or wine bottle, a breakdown
Enquire or inquire – both seeking for information or truth.
Last week the homework was set by Jo, several members successfully rose to the occasion.
Helene The Man in the Green Shirt
Jo The watcher
David Aloysius
Mandy The Chocolate Memory
Terry Micky
Kath Leaving
“A conglomeration of minds.” A joint exercise where a sentence was written, then passed to the left where the next sentence was written, passed left again, etc. Some interesting joint stories resulted that showed that not all great minds think alike.
Homework: You have won the Lottery and don’t want to tell your family. How would you enjoy your winnings without them knowing.
For next week the Facicilitor is Terry
Exercise Mandy
Homework Robyn.
Minutes of the Weekly meeting of the Bay & Basin Writing Group
Present: Vala, Helene, Kath, Jo, David R, Mandy Terry and Robyn
Another good meeting with several brag items
Vala and Helene enjoyed an open afternoon at a local Hairdressers new premises.
Kath braved the waters of the bay and took a swim at Plantation Point Beach.
Jo bought us up to date with her war against the smoke giants, and her ten fingered gloves.
David very close to completing his country cabin, and off to Cairns for a break. Hurry back.
Mandy is over her writers block,
Words of the day included
Frisson – a shiver of fear or excitement
Langorous- Indolent dreaminess, listless “An era of crises in which many retired to the langorous meditation of disengagements.”
Loquacious… talkative, using too many words, long-winded (also garrulous)
Fallacious…deceptive, misleading, logically unsound
Fiasco Used originally in Italian theatre for an utterly failed performance, also a flask or wine bottle, a breakdown
Enquire or inquire – both seeking for information or truth.
Last week the homework was set by Jo, several members successfully rose to the occasion.
Helene The Man in the Green Shirt
Jo The watcher
David Aloysius
Mandy The Chocolate Memory
Terry Micky
Kath Leaving
“A conglomeration of minds.” A joint exercise where a sentence was written, then passed to the left where the next sentence was written, passed left again, etc. Some interesting joint stories resulted that showed that not all great minds think alike.
Homework: You have won the Lottery and don’t want to tell your family. How would you enjoy your winnings without them knowing.
For next week the Facicilitor is Terry
Exercise Mandy
Homework Robyn.
05 May 2010
Meeting notes 5 May 2010
Present: Robyn, Vala, David R, Jo, Cath, Mandy, Terry, Helene
Lots of discussion and laughter on a variety of topics.
Brags: Helene has been invited to the opening of Sandy’s place Hairdresser in Vincentia on Saturday 8 May 2010, 3 pm to 5 pm. Contact Helene if you want to attend.
Terry: Virginia’s medical tests were better than expected.
Robyn: Has negotiated a good deal with Telstra for her internet, mobile and home phone.
David: his teeth are finished he still has a problem which the dentist said to wait for it to settle down.
Jo: wrote to the South Coast Register about the fire place next door, the letter wasn’t published but a story was written about pollution. Jo also talked about attending the launch of the publication “I remember” children’s war stories.
Cath: gave material from Jo’s house to her sister in law who is making clothes for children in an orphanage in Uganda; Cath also mowed her back lawn.
Mandy: fell over and severely bruised her ribs. Get better soon Mandy.
Words of the day
Terry researched phobias eg arachibutyrophobia fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Robyn – Rabelaisian – high spirited zest characterized by course humour or bold caricature from the French writer Rabelais
David R – 1. Mellifluous – a voice or words sweet and smooth from mel for honey and filus to flow
2. Snood- ornamental hair covering also a term used in fishing
Cath – ulster – long loose coat made of frieze
Mandy – insouciant – free from concern
Jo – plagiaristic or plagiariastic is the second spelling correct?
Helene – salubrious – especially of climate, favourable to health, promoting health, attractive and prosperous locality
Homework – funny and witty selection of stories and poems
David – Roxanne a poem
Jo – Doris’s recipe for marriage revival 1972
Cath – a life
Mandy – The first time
Vala – Men are from Mars
Terry – the sting unstung
Exercise from Jo
List all things you can drink from, use as a bedcover, wear on your feet, put around your neck and on your hand. The purpose of this exercise was to use more descriptive words.
Homework from Jo
Create a character doing what you want and using some of the descriptive words from the exercise. For example use crystal goblet instead of glass, horse blanket instead of doona, stiletto instead of shoe, wearing a fox fur or tattoo on his/her neck.
Next week
Facilitator – Robyn Exercise – Terry Homework - Mandy
Lots of discussion and laughter on a variety of topics.
Brags: Helene has been invited to the opening of Sandy’s place Hairdresser in Vincentia on Saturday 8 May 2010, 3 pm to 5 pm. Contact Helene if you want to attend.
Terry: Virginia’s medical tests were better than expected.
Robyn: Has negotiated a good deal with Telstra for her internet, mobile and home phone.
David: his teeth are finished he still has a problem which the dentist said to wait for it to settle down.
Jo: wrote to the South Coast Register about the fire place next door, the letter wasn’t published but a story was written about pollution. Jo also talked about attending the launch of the publication “I remember” children’s war stories.
Cath: gave material from Jo’s house to her sister in law who is making clothes for children in an orphanage in Uganda; Cath also mowed her back lawn.
Mandy: fell over and severely bruised her ribs. Get better soon Mandy.
Words of the day
Terry researched phobias eg arachibutyrophobia fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Robyn – Rabelaisian – high spirited zest characterized by course humour or bold caricature from the French writer Rabelais
David R – 1. Mellifluous – a voice or words sweet and smooth from mel for honey and filus to flow
2. Snood- ornamental hair covering also a term used in fishing
Cath – ulster – long loose coat made of frieze
Mandy – insouciant – free from concern
Jo – plagiaristic or plagiariastic is the second spelling correct?
Helene – salubrious – especially of climate, favourable to health, promoting health, attractive and prosperous locality
Homework – funny and witty selection of stories and poems
David – Roxanne a poem
Jo – Doris’s recipe for marriage revival 1972
Cath – a life
Mandy – The first time
Vala – Men are from Mars
Terry – the sting unstung
Exercise from Jo
List all things you can drink from, use as a bedcover, wear on your feet, put around your neck and on your hand. The purpose of this exercise was to use more descriptive words.
Homework from Jo
Create a character doing what you want and using some of the descriptive words from the exercise. For example use crystal goblet instead of glass, horse blanket instead of doona, stiletto instead of shoe, wearing a fox fur or tattoo on his/her neck.
Next week
Facilitator – Robyn Exercise – Terry Homework - Mandy
29 April 2010
BAY AND BASIN WRITER’S GROUP
MEETING 28th APRIL 2010.
Attended: Mary, Terry, Robyn, Jo, Cath, Helene & David R. (Facilitator).
Brags:
Mary is off to Tumut next week for a getaway on their block of land.
Terry wet to NAB and received excellent service!
Robyn, re Family History has tracked down a family relation on Joe’s side fought in the Sedan around 1885.
Jo showed us more of her treasure trove retrieved from her ceiling, this time old silver plated forks & spoons!
Cath has graduated from her exercise class at the Aquatic Centre – Congrats!
Word of the day:
Mary: Catafalque, The decorated framework of a coffin of a distinguished person.
Terry: Armed with his latest “unique” book titled “Nick Names”
Singled out the word “Miss” that was used to describe a promiscuous women or Whore – Wow! No wonder it’s rarely used these days!
Also the adage “Today’s morality is yesterdays morality accepted.
Robyn: Vanquished, Defeat thoroughly.
Cath: Lachrymose, Tearful, melancholy.
Helene: Rendezvous: A meeting between two or more people.
David R: Fulminant, Severe and sudden onset. Analogy: Comparison between two things.
Homework:
Terry: Side-splitting cleverly written poem.
Jo: Amusing Poem, “The differences between us”
Cath: Short story “Memories” Reminisces of many entertaining, first times.
Helene: “Me First”, an amusing poem from early childhood on.
David R: A continuation of the Romantic Poem “Davinas Dilemma” and a short poem, “first time” meeting.
Vala: Robyn read a steamy story from Vala, that produced gasps - then an extremely clever conclusion.
Exercise: “Oh No”, produced many very funny short stories and poems – A good exposition into some of our “warped” minds!!!
Homework: “The Future”
Write about your life or the life of a fictitious character. Describe the person’s appearance, characteristics and lifestyle today and in 5 or 10 years time.
MEETING 28th APRIL 2010.
Attended: Mary, Terry, Robyn, Jo, Cath, Helene & David R. (Facilitator).
Brags:
Mary is off to Tumut next week for a getaway on their block of land.
Terry wet to NAB and received excellent service!
Robyn, re Family History has tracked down a family relation on Joe’s side fought in the Sedan around 1885.
Jo showed us more of her treasure trove retrieved from her ceiling, this time old silver plated forks & spoons!
Cath has graduated from her exercise class at the Aquatic Centre – Congrats!
Word of the day:
Mary: Catafalque, The decorated framework of a coffin of a distinguished person.
Terry: Armed with his latest “unique” book titled “Nick Names”
Singled out the word “Miss” that was used to describe a promiscuous women or Whore – Wow! No wonder it’s rarely used these days!
Also the adage “Today’s morality is yesterdays morality accepted.
Robyn: Vanquished, Defeat thoroughly.
Cath: Lachrymose, Tearful, melancholy.
Helene: Rendezvous: A meeting between two or more people.
David R: Fulminant, Severe and sudden onset. Analogy: Comparison between two things.
Homework:
Terry: Side-splitting cleverly written poem.
Jo: Amusing Poem, “The differences between us”
Cath: Short story “Memories” Reminisces of many entertaining, first times.
Helene: “Me First”, an amusing poem from early childhood on.
David R: A continuation of the Romantic Poem “Davinas Dilemma” and a short poem, “first time” meeting.
Vala: Robyn read a steamy story from Vala, that produced gasps - then an extremely clever conclusion.
Exercise: “Oh No”, produced many very funny short stories and poems – A good exposition into some of our “warped” minds!!!
Homework: “The Future”
Write about your life or the life of a fictitious character. Describe the person’s appearance, characteristics and lifestyle today and in 5 or 10 years time.
25 April 2010
BAY AND BAY WRITER’S GROUP
MEETING 20 APRIL 2010
Attended: David R; Jo; Helene; Terry; Cath; Vala; Winifred
Welcome Winifred back after an absence of 18 months.
Brags:
Terry modified a mouse trap caught black rats yuk!!
Cath rock granny had her grandson’s band stay with her overnight.
Jo now officially is knows as a ‘Bataan Bastard’.
Word of the Day:
Terry: A Colleseum - any large sporting building used for games and contests
Jo: Jeopardise - pose a threat – put at risk
Popinjay - vain and talkative person
Cath: Evocative - tending to evoke a response especially an emotional one
Sambo - a racial term for a black person with mixed heritage
David: Ultimo - in the last month
Aver - to assert or prove the truth
Anecdote - a short or amusing story about a real person
Homework:
Terry A Boring Life
Jo Homeward Bound
David R Out of the Bag
Cath Leaving
Helene Other People’s Lives
Vala Peacock Blue
Competitions:
Website : Short Stories Australia 2010
Peter Cowan Writer’s Centre
Winifred: Would anyone know who Could do assessments on Children’s Books please contact Winifred through the B&B Writer’s.
Exercise: David R - “The End of the Road” in a positive note – it was a difficult exercise to keep on a positive note!!
Suggestion: Occasionally meetings could be taken to different venues eg outside.
Homework: Short Story – The First Time
MEETING 20 APRIL 2010
Attended: David R; Jo; Helene; Terry; Cath; Vala; Winifred
Welcome Winifred back after an absence of 18 months.
Brags:
Terry modified a mouse trap caught black rats yuk!!
Cath rock granny had her grandson’s band stay with her overnight.
Jo now officially is knows as a ‘Bataan Bastard’.
Word of the Day:
Terry: A Colleseum - any large sporting building used for games and contests
Jo: Jeopardise - pose a threat – put at risk
Popinjay - vain and talkative person
Cath: Evocative - tending to evoke a response especially an emotional one
Sambo - a racial term for a black person with mixed heritage
David: Ultimo - in the last month
Aver - to assert or prove the truth
Anecdote - a short or amusing story about a real person
Homework:
Terry A Boring Life
Jo Homeward Bound
David R Out of the Bag
Cath Leaving
Helene Other People’s Lives
Vala Peacock Blue
Competitions:
Website : Short Stories Australia 2010
Peter Cowan Writer’s Centre
Winifred: Would anyone know who Could do assessments on Children’s Books please contact Winifred through the B&B Writer’s.
Exercise: David R - “The End of the Road” in a positive note – it was a difficult exercise to keep on a positive note!!
Suggestion: Occasionally meetings could be taken to different venues eg outside.
Homework: Short Story – The First Time
20 April 2010
Wednesday 14.4.10.
Meeting began with the knowledge that our numbers were to be down owing to a dearth of appointments by those absent. The members present were David R., Robyn, Jo, Terry, Cath, and Vala.
Jo was the facilitator.
First up were Brags:
Jo has been awarded life membership in a US arm of Battling Bastards of Bataan. This happened because of a mysterious book that Jo decided to send to US. No research details available on it yet. But it is theirs to keep. It is called Bataan.
David has fallen foul of dentistry snails and has had trouble trying to do without the necessary improvements not being made in a good time. We agree with you, David.
David said he made contact with relatives on the week-end and had a good time.
Cath didn't go anywhere, but she changed a fuse. Good girl.
Vala had her first grandchild's photos to show, only two of them, she doesn't waste words, does Vala, and we saw a lovely boy.
Robyn still doing family history.
Terry has been collating poetry for chapbook.
Word of the Day:
Well, 'chapbook' raised a few guesses, it is actually, a book sold by a vendor, eons ago, who was called a chap. Fairy stories, etc. was sold, he travelled around.
David: Detente: Easing of hostility or stranied relations.
Avast: Nautical, stop, cease, hold fast.
Cathy: Denigrate: Blacken, slander.
Vala: Discussion re great grand-parent. Why are Aunts called 'Great' and not 'Grand'.
Robyn:Banal: So commonplace it lacks freshness, lack of taste.
Jejune: Dull, barren
Fatuous: smugness, inane.
Terry: Melanistic, darkness of colour, schonel? Anyone out there know what this is?
David and all discussed 'spit' and 'split'. Apparently some people get these two mixed up.
The homework was 'I drove into the petrol station'. Connect with three smells you like and three smells you hate. These were the results:
Terry: a poem called "Olfactory".
David: Read out last week's 'Eagle' poem, and then a poem 'On The Nose' for this week.
Discussion continued about rotten breaths and the smell of the middle of a fresh-baked loaf. David read about keeping love alive by using distance as a factor so it never goes stale. We agreed.
Jo didn't do homework. No one was game to smack a Bastard, either.
Cathy read out 'Sniff, Sniff', a true-to-life picture of a visit to a garage. Buying food and etc.
Robyn - 'A Stinking Day'.
All entries were exceptional.
Our exercise was to guess which words meant what in history. We didn't do well. Terry kept playing up, and he was presenting it.
Robyn was riding a horse in her seat...never mind, Rob. Things'll get better.
All sporting words next, mostly not known, so we all failed (well, not all).
A good afternoon set aside by mutual consent for a little getting together as a group of like-minded friends. Which was good for the soul. That was always a prime function of community clubs, don't you think? We discussed our home efforts, some of us are entering competitions or writing or learning different stuff.
The homework for next week is: While travelling on a train you overhear this mobile phone conversation: 'Has he gone, will he be back soon?' ..........'Good, you will be able to get in and get the things.'
Who is/are the person/s involved? What could have happened, what may happen, write your interpretation of events leading up to or following this.
Meeting began with the knowledge that our numbers were to be down owing to a dearth of appointments by those absent. The members present were David R., Robyn, Jo, Terry, Cath, and Vala.
Jo was the facilitator.
First up were Brags:
Jo has been awarded life membership in a US arm of Battling Bastards of Bataan. This happened because of a mysterious book that Jo decided to send to US. No research details available on it yet. But it is theirs to keep. It is called Bataan.
David has fallen foul of dentistry snails and has had trouble trying to do without the necessary improvements not being made in a good time. We agree with you, David.
David said he made contact with relatives on the week-end and had a good time.
Cath didn't go anywhere, but she changed a fuse. Good girl.
Vala had her first grandchild's photos to show, only two of them, she doesn't waste words, does Vala, and we saw a lovely boy.
Robyn still doing family history.
Terry has been collating poetry for chapbook.
Word of the Day:
Well, 'chapbook' raised a few guesses, it is actually, a book sold by a vendor, eons ago, who was called a chap. Fairy stories, etc. was sold, he travelled around.
David: Detente: Easing of hostility or stranied relations.
Avast: Nautical, stop, cease, hold fast.
Cathy: Denigrate: Blacken, slander.
Vala: Discussion re great grand-parent. Why are Aunts called 'Great' and not 'Grand'.
Robyn:Banal: So commonplace it lacks freshness, lack of taste.
Jejune: Dull, barren
Fatuous: smugness, inane.
Terry: Melanistic, darkness of colour, schonel? Anyone out there know what this is?
David and all discussed 'spit' and 'split'. Apparently some people get these two mixed up.
The homework was 'I drove into the petrol station'. Connect with three smells you like and three smells you hate. These were the results:
Terry: a poem called "Olfactory".
David: Read out last week's 'Eagle' poem, and then a poem 'On The Nose' for this week.
Discussion continued about rotten breaths and the smell of the middle of a fresh-baked loaf. David read about keeping love alive by using distance as a factor so it never goes stale. We agreed.
Jo didn't do homework. No one was game to smack a Bastard, either.
Cathy read out 'Sniff, Sniff', a true-to-life picture of a visit to a garage. Buying food and etc.
Robyn - 'A Stinking Day'.
All entries were exceptional.
Our exercise was to guess which words meant what in history. We didn't do well. Terry kept playing up, and he was presenting it.
Robyn was riding a horse in her seat...never mind, Rob. Things'll get better.
All sporting words next, mostly not known, so we all failed (well, not all).
A good afternoon set aside by mutual consent for a little getting together as a group of like-minded friends. Which was good for the soul. That was always a prime function of community clubs, don't you think? We discussed our home efforts, some of us are entering competitions or writing or learning different stuff.
The homework for next week is: While travelling on a train you overhear this mobile phone conversation: 'Has he gone, will he be back soon?' ..........'Good, you will be able to get in and get the things.'
Who is/are the person/s involved? What could have happened, what may happen, write your interpretation of events leading up to or following this.
08 April 2010
Writers group Meeting Wednesday 7th April
Goodies Present, Terry, Jo, Mary, Kath, Melissa, Robyn
Brags pretty lame, Mary “Done Stuff” – Jo – Well not really and Kath had a dead Easter NO Chocolate.
Word of the day
Inimical – Nefarious – Alacrity—Vacuous –
Followed by a discussion on Cigarettes and the sale of, from only dedicated checkouts.
Homework set by David was “Eagles over Jervis Bay.” – an excellent result. It was decided for members to email their poem or story to David.
During discussion on existing Romance homework Terry and Mary have decided to revert to a thriller, so, our next long project will be on Thriller writing conducted by Mary and Terry. Thankyou for volunteering.
Competition Newcastle poetry - $20 entry fee, $11,000 in prizes
www.newcastlepoetryprize.com
Excellent exercise on poetry writing from Melissa – A series of thought processing applications and then using what we have as a base for a poem.
Homework; Write three smells you love
Write three smells you hate
Use them all when you write a story that includes the sentence “I pulled into the petrol station”
Next Week facilitator Jo
Exercise
Homework Kath
Goodies Present, Terry, Jo, Mary, Kath, Melissa, Robyn
Brags pretty lame, Mary “Done Stuff” – Jo – Well not really and Kath had a dead Easter NO Chocolate.
Word of the day
Inimical – Nefarious – Alacrity—Vacuous –
Followed by a discussion on Cigarettes and the sale of, from only dedicated checkouts.
Homework set by David was “Eagles over Jervis Bay.” – an excellent result. It was decided for members to email their poem or story to David.
During discussion on existing Romance homework Terry and Mary have decided to revert to a thriller, so, our next long project will be on Thriller writing conducted by Mary and Terry. Thankyou for volunteering.
Competition Newcastle poetry - $20 entry fee, $11,000 in prizes
www.newcastlepoetryprize.com
Excellent exercise on poetry writing from Melissa – A series of thought processing applications and then using what we have as a base for a poem.
Homework; Write three smells you love
Write three smells you hate
Use them all when you write a story that includes the sentence “I pulled into the petrol station”
Next Week facilitator Jo
Exercise
Homework Kath
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