Record of meeting 13 July 2016

July is the month of Independence and drama

Present

Wendy, Juan, Cath, Pauline, Leonie, Helene and welcome to Callum

Words of the day

Skittle – to knock down

Drizzle – very light rain

Jovial – jolly

Prescience – foresight

Blather – talking lots of nonsense

Cuspidor – a spittoon

Kilter – on track, level

Writing from words of the day

The writers had the prescience to gather the words of day and created the following blather - Leonie – a cold grey day, Helene – Stable government, Wendy – In the park, Juan – My right foot wants eyes and Pauline – The gift.

Reading of homework

Six jovial writers read out their home work - Helene – Lifou and Port Vila, Callum - the house was a dump, Leonie – He hated computers, Pauline – Am I a hoarder, Juan – The old man and Wendy – Beads of blood.

Christmas in July lunch

All members are welcome at the Lodge on Friday 29 July at 12 noon for our annual Christmas in July lunch.  Please let Wendy know if you will be attending.

Exercises

The writers participated in two progressive writes. The first write was topic based and the second only shared the last line.

Homework

I am an independent thinker and the result is sometimes dramatic 

RECORDS OF THE MEETING 6TH JULY 2016

THE WRITERS

Wendy, Cath, Di, Kris, Terry, Juan, Lynn

Word of the Day

Peculium         -    Saving of a son/slave with the father's/owners permission
Procrastinate  -    Put off taking action
Platitude          -    Flat, dull or trite remark
Gentrified        -    Improve a neighbourhood  through gentrification
Sniglet             -    A word given to something as yet unnamed
Panderer          -    Person procuring a sexual partner for someone else
Predicament     -   Unpleasant or trying situation

From the reading of last week's homework came stories of pet deaths, bonfires, drug lords and killing off grandpa.  The mind boggles. 

Excercise for the day was the introduction of 'I used to pretend...'  This produced stories of space and Jupiter, bus conductors, geometry, church, having long legs and being able to fly.  The imagination really kicked in and some interesting tales evolved.  

Homework for next week

'The place was a real dump...'

 

Record of meeting 29 June 2016

The writers

Wendy, Cath, Helene, Diane, Roslyn, Kris, Terry and apologies from Juan

Words of the day

Dinky – trim, dainty

Chicanery – trick people

Hubris – arrogant pride

Puerile – childish and foolish

Guile – treacherous and cunning

Invidious – implying a slight or prejudice

Cynosure – centre of attention or admiration

Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed the words of the day and wrote; Di - A megalomaniac fooling everyone, Kris - Stories, Roslyn - A little old lady, Terry - I cant wait (a great poem), Wendy - The salesman, Helene - Too much advertising and Cath – Tried to impress.

Reading of homework

Four writers read out their homework as follows; Di – I remember the dark ages, Kris – In front of the fire, Terry – Houses of sticks and stone and Helene – the ages of winter.

Christmas in July lunch The Lodge Sanctuary Point 

Lunch possible date 19 July 2016 – Wendy to confirm date at our next meeting

Exercise

The writers chose a character and a location and wrote - Helene - A 12 year old girl in Edinburg, Wendy – a 42 year old movie actress, Terry - A beekeeper who take his bees on holiday, Roslyn – a 6 year old boy on a farm with a pig, Kris – 42 year old movie star who was treated like a princess and Di the youngest child of six children living in Rochester in England. 

Homework

Write a drama with the subject 

"Three days passed before they found the body..."

Record of meeting 22 June 2016

The writers - Wendy, Helene, Diane, Pauline, Cath. Welcome to new member Kristyne. Apologies from Juan.

The words of the day

Dearth = shortage

Neophyte = new convert

Irradiate = shines light on

Plethora = excess, abundance

Stratum = a layer, a class in society, deposit in layer

Vernacular = dialect widely used, language, lingo
Paraprosdokian = figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part

Writing from words of the day

The neophyte and the other writers used their plethora of talents to write stories and poems; Helene - The tradie, Cath - The company, Pauline – When retired, Kristyne – Colourful language, Diane – Not enlightened and Wendy – I was desperate.

Reading of homework

Four committed writers prepared the following homework - Helene – I love fun in winter, Wendy – a wonderful poem, Juan – On the way to the dunny and Pauline – Wild about words at Seechange.

Exercise – I remember .....

Helene – my teenage best friend, 

Cath – my first milkshake, 

Pauline – Cowboys and Indians, Kristyne – In a favourite place, Diane – Planned escape from boarding school and Wendy – my sister June and identical twins.

Homework

Winter in the dark ages.  

Record of meeting 15 June 2016

The writers

Wendy, Cath, Helene, Elizabeth, Terry, Lynn, Di

Words of the day

Unkempt – scruffy

Infinity – endless space

Moribund – point of death

Philander – to flirt or womanise

Detritus – disintegrated soils and silt

Incorrigible – unable to be corrected, beyond hope

Mumbo-jumbo – grotesque idol or meaningless language

Writing from words of the day

The  scruffy incorrigible writers created a range of stories as follows - Cath – to dance, Helene – Coco Bango, Wendy – Throw away your shopping trolley, Terry – Politician’s rave on, Elizabeth – Flowers in the garden,

Lynne – Done and Di – Donald Trump.

Reading of homework

Helene – Winter wonderland

Exercise

We wandered down Memory Lane to remember the tastes -

Lynne – a first taste never forgotten, Elizabeth – Cod liver oil, Terry – Plum jam, Wendy – Special dinner, Helene – Granny Smith apples and Di – Syrup of figs at Boarding school.

Homework

A comedy in winter

Record of meeting 8 June 2016

The writers

Wendy and Cath

Apologies

Roslyn, David C, Terry, Helene, Di, Juan, etc

Homework

The same as last week - Winter

Record of meeting 1 June 2016

Winter and comedy

The writers

The brave and hardy attending on the first day of Winter - Wendy, Juan, Helene, and Diane

The words of the day

Fuzzy – hazy, blurry, indistinct

Crestfallen – dejected

Introvert – looking inwards

Balderdash – senseless talk or writing nonsense

Writing from words of the day

The hardy writers grabbed the words of the day and created the following - Helene - Computer users, Diane - Not part of the human race, Juan - I tend to forget and Wendy - After a flagon of wine.

Reading of homework

The dedicated writers read out the following homework - Helene – In the dirt, Wendy – limerick Plain Jane, Juan – A nice gift in 1786 and Winter time; and Diane – I’d jump about.

Exercise - Dementia

We used the letters of the word Dementia to start sentences to write a short story or poem. Helene – Mickey Mouse Club, Juan – Absolute garbage, Diane – Terrorism and Wendy – Eat your vegetables.

Exercise - Muse - Inspiration for a creative artist

The muse of music

We described our muse and how our creativity is inspired by our muse as follows - Helene – my muse glides like a model, Wendy – I am my own muse, Juan – my mother muse and Diane – A beautiful women.

Homework

Write something about winter