Meeting notes for 13th January 2016

                
School holidays, visitors & family events resulted in a smaller group than usual, however there was plenty of discussion and opinions being given among Pauline, Di, Juan, Wendy & Cath

Words of the Day were:   
Autolatry -  self obsession.
Truncate – to cut short or maim  
Hulk – a rotting ship,  large         
Kowtow – to grovel or bow down
Plebeian – common

Varied tales were composed using the WOTD,  a fracas at the movies,  Angela’s arrest,  misled audience,  the Sumo wrestler and a poem.

Last week’s homework was free choice with stories about noisy neighbours, having a sheep as a special friend and a poem titled Ducket List – things to avoid. 

Questions were raised regarding how to obtain information on various genres with some internet sites being suggested.

Following the tea break everyone got busy writing their thoughts on  Temptation , one was rebellious,  another  poetically tried to resist many varieties of cheese,  the television programme Temptation brought memories to the fore,  temptation with its many disguises  and  a poem of  regret.

Next week’s homework is:-  WAITING

Welcome to 2016 - Zen things to do

Record of meeting 16 December 2015

The writers

Juan, Wendy, Cath, Pauline, Helene, Lynn, David C, Di and welcome back to Elizabeth.

The words of the day

Waspish = petulant

Brusque = abrupt, harsh

Epoch = era, point in time

Logophile = lover of words

Erudite = learned or scholarly

Maudlin = sad, morose, sentimental

Halcyon = calm, tranquil, prosperous

Déjà vu = from French, literally "already seen", strong sensation of a previous event or experience. 

Writing from words of the day

The logophiles grabbed the words of the day and in 10 minutes produced an erudite range of stories -Tom sneered as he delivered my lunch, Walking in the rain, A letter to my dad, I thought it would be different, Looking back, The smile returned, My grandson and The good old days.

Reading of homework

Eight diligent writers read homework as follows - Magical Christmas memories from Helene, The face never forgotten by Juan, When did Christmas change from Lynn, The happiest Christmas – 1973 from Di, The spider that saved Christmas from David C, Pommies with sunburn on Christmas day – sung by Pauline, Christmas shopping alone by Cath and Xmas who needs it by Wendy.

February 2016 Forensic month

Juan raised for discussion his offer to make forensic presentations to the group.

1.      The group agreed to make February 2016 forensic month.

2.     Writers to bring forensic/crime type words for word of the day

3.     Use the forensic topic for our quick write exercise

4.     Crime theme homework

Anthology for 2016

We agreed to work towards publishing an Anthology in 2016.

First meeting for 2016

6 January 2016

Homework

A new beginning  

Christmas lunch 2015

Members of the Bay and Basin writing group enjoyed Christmas lunch at The Lodge in Sanctuary Point.

Here are some pictures from the 2015 Christmas lunch and the 2014 lunch.

David C 2015

David C 2015 with bag prize

Terry, Lynn & Wendy 2015

Di & Yuan 2015

Pauline with tie 2015

  

David C & Geff Trish & Helene in background  2014

Record of meeting 9 December 2015

Christmas lunch 

Last reminder Christmas lunch 12 noon Thursday 10 December - ring Wendy to let her know you will be there if you havent already done so

The Writers

Yuan, Helene, Wendy, Pauline, Terry, Lynn, Diane, David C and Cath

Words of the day

Parsiminious = stingy

Poltroon = craven coward

Graven = carved or engraved

Ethereal = delicate or highly refined

Soiree = evening party or gathering

Dénouement = final outcome or solution

Pique = hurt pride, sharp irritation or interest

Transcendentalism = nature and humanity from a divine position

Digitise = to convert pictures or sounds into a digital form that can be processed by a computer

Stories from words of the day

Following a French word theme we wrote about -Memories from France, Crime on his mind, A deep disappointment, He goggled it, Around the campfire, A horror show, Pirot and Barnaby Joyce, Invited to a degustation and Pierre and I.

Reading of homework

Some lovely crystals a great story from Terry, Atuma and her Burka from Helene, How can I describe the sky? From Pauline, Sorry I cant tell you (fun from Yuan), Where are murderers buried – a morbid story from Lynn, Too hot from Cath, and The Reindeer whisperer – an iconic Australian Christmas tale from David C.

Exercise

Lynn assembled a group of objects for us to choose and write about linking to a character. We created the following brilliant stores and poems -

My mother’s philosophy, My friends Chris the cotton bud and Sam the rock, An empty bowl, Many stories from my life, Hands and branches, Thunderbird memories, The people’s princess, The English language & Stones, leaves and deciduous trees.

Homework

Its the time of year to write about Christmas or is it Bah humbug

Meeting 2nd December 2015

Present:

 Wendy, Lyn, David C, Cath, Juan, Di, Terry, and a new addition to our group Deb.  Welcome Deb .

News of the week varied from Tree frogs, historic cars, to cruising, canoeing at Falls Creek.

Word of the day:

Paradox--- a statement that seems to be contradictory to common sense but may be true

Tactile-- sense of touch, touchy feeling

Integrity-- Honest moral values, 

Obtuse--difficult, dull. 

Insouciant-- nonchalant unconcerned

Hubris-- overly self confident, excessive pride. R

Ripple-- a wave motion or a ruffle of small waves, rise and fall gently

Allure-- entice, powerful attractiveness or charm. 

Using these words we had a Quick write mixture of brilliance, poetry, a groper to Concordia to a weirdly smiling Eric Abetz

Quick write  exercise: WAITING. 

Dean entertaining mix varying from doctors and dentists to trains and buses.

The dreaded Homework.

Use the 'words' ATMU and BUKRA in a poem or story relevant to what you think they mean.  

Meeting of 25th November 2015

Another smallish meeting but a lot of fun.

In attendance: Wendy, Cath, Juan, Diane, Terry

Words of the day:
Shilly-shallying;  Beating around the bush, not getting to the point
Penury:                 Extreme poverty
Charlatan:            A fraudster
Exalt:                    To praise, raise up
Enthral (enthrall)  To beguile

From the words: A charlatan, Lady luck, Dreams, A convict, Poor James

Homework: Some rather interesting stories/poems.
Ghosts in norfolk (true story)
Yesterday...through a mirror,
The dry country (true story)
A two word poem
Showtime...a bawdy carnival tale      

Homework:
Write a short story describing something you accidentally found or discovered.It must be something tangible such as an old photograph, a piece of jewellery, a letter...anything. describe how you found it and the emotion created upon its discovery.It can be funny, sad, scary, or even made you angry.