Record of meeting 19 October 2016

The writers

Wendy, Cath, Terry, David, Helene and welcome to Trevor

Words of the day

Omnipresent – all around

Ostracise – banish or exclude

Ordinate – regulation, official rule

Opprobrium – scurrilous, harsh criticism

Obtuse – not sharp or pointed, stupid, blunt

Obdurate – stubborn, persistent in wrong dealing

Writing from words of the day

The omnipresent writers operated to organise the words of the day into the following stories and poems: Helene – Ballarat Police Station, Cath – The council, David – You are so stupid, Trevor – A fine man, Terry – In the joint and Wendy – Ostriches.

Reading of homework

Three dedicated writers read out their Snow White homework: David – I did not have relations with those 7 men, Terry – Get Dopey and Helene – Angel and Raven

Christmas lunch

Wendy will check and report back on the availability of the Lodge for the end of November or the first week of December for our Christmas lunch.

Exercise – he had calluses on his hands

Helene - In the construction industry, Wendy – Opening oysters, Terry – from a mine and fighting, Terry – The story behind the callused hands, David – Grabbed the hem of her dress and Cath – From the garden.

Exercise – using unknown words

We used the words cedi, ekpwele, kwacha and oyguya to create stories and poems

Helene – pet rocks, Wendy – I felt seedy, Terry – On the train, Trevor – Customers applauded and David – All his needs.

Exercise – Oops

The writers wrote interesting stories and poems on the topic of Oops

Trevor – My wedding day, Terry – Something missing, Wendy – I didn’t mean it, Helene Chocolate and David – I couldn’t help it.

Homework

Write a comedy based on the character of Pinocchio. Next week bring a word starting with the letter P for word of the day.  

Record of meeting 12 October 2016

The writers

Wendy, Terry, Cath, David C, Juan, Helene and Diane

Words of the day

Implore – to plead, beg

Idiosyncrasy – peculiarity

Icon – image, emblem, logo, idol

Incult- uncultivated, common, unrefined

Ignoramus – ignorant or stupid person

Insouciant – casual lack of concern, relaxed

Writing from words of the day

The writers grabbed the words of the day and wrote: David - I was so relieved, Cath – In the cabinet, Helene – I want to be immersed in water, Wendy – Eating your food, Terry – Poor old Donald and Juan – Sitting on the couch with the cat.

Reading of homework

Only one diligent writer read out homework Helene – Ivana Trump – a unique story of alliances associated with the US Presidential Election.

Exercise – write a paragraph without using the letter e

The writers thought deeply and slowly and wrote efficiently without using the letter e creating a range of interesting stories: Helene – A Kangaroo and a Koala, Wendy – Insipid imp, Terry – Tommy was silly, Juan – A lap top, Diane – Mad woman, David – Not a word, Cath – All I could do.

Exercise 2 - The story of Cinderella from her point of view

The writers told the Cinderella story from her point of view with some twisted facts; Wendy – A poor like girl, Helene – no cleaning today, Cath – One day my time will come, David – Why do I have to?, Diane – In a boarding school, Yuan – Too big to clean and Terry – Nothing to wear.

Homework

Write the Snow White story as a comedy. Bring a word of the day starting with the letter “O”.

Record of meeting 5 October 2016

 The writers

Wendy, Cath, Juan, Lynn, David C, Elizabeth, Helene, Diane

The words of the day

Ebullient – full of life

Erudite – scholarly, learned

Emotion – sentiment, passion

Epitome – a perfect example

Emigrant – leave one country for another

Equity – value of share, fair and reasonable

Eccentric – quirky, act differently to others

Equanimity – calmness of the mind, composure

Writing from words of the day

The writers embraced the words of the day and expressed the following; Helene - Poor decision making, Wendy – On the night cart, Juan – My favourite poem, Elizabeth – His face,  Lynn – Most settle, Diane – The artist, David – No class and Cath – Achievement.

Reading of homework

Three writers shared their homework: Helene – Elongated elegant envelopes, Wendy – An extra leg and David – I went to see Eric and Ernie.

Exercise – Dear self or someone else

The writes wrote a humorous letter to themselves or someone else Helene – James Packer, Cath – sliding around and throwing custard packets, David – You have finally done it, Diane – I wish I had bought the witch, Lynn – You washed the car, Elizabeth – Black slacks, Juan – Letter from the Minister and Wendy – Dear June.

Exercise – Three word poem starting each line with letter E

The writers wrote poems with three word sentences, each line starting with the letter E.  Helene – Every day starts, Wendy - Early to bed, Elizabeth - Every day sunny, Lynn – Ever the gentleman, Diane – Emulating wind machines and David – Every line rhymes.

Homework

Select your word of the day starting with the letter I. Use words starting with the letter I in a comedy story or poem

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Record of meeting 28 September 2016

The writers 

Wendy, Cath, Helene, Juan, Terry, David C

The words of the day

Soporific – inducing drowsiness

Salubrious – healthy, feeling good

Salvation – being saved from harm or sin

Stupefy – to make dull or astound someone

Sanctimonious – show of being morally superior

Scandal – disgraceful action or event, shame, malicious gossip

Writing from words of the day

The salubrious writers scribbled short stories and poems as follows; Helene - Sabrina swayed, Wendy – Stewart and lots of s words, Juan – Parking, Terry – Donald’s campaign, David – Won by one vote and Cath – Jim.

Reading of homework

A few sanctimonious scribblers scandalised the others with the stories: Helene – Wanda and Warren, David – The Sepia school photograph and Terry – oooooagg at the mercy of a beast.

Young Writer’s competition SSPAN

The group discussed procedures for judging the entries - Terry will send out the 37 entries by email and confirm allocation of entries to judges. Judging to be completed by Wednesday 12 October 2016. Any enquires about entries to Terry.

Exercise - Giraffe, gold fish and/or hypochondriac nurse

The writers scrutinised the exercise topics to stream the stories; Cath – buy the fish, David – Maid Marion visits me, Terry – When I was young, Juan – Lazy man, Wendy – My sister sent me a spider and Helene - Visit from the nurse.

Homework

Use the letter E to evolve a word of the day and use it to energise a comedy story or poem.

Record of meeting 21 September 2016

The writers present

David C, Terry, Elizabeth, Cath, Juan, Wendy, Pauline and Diane

Words of the Day.
Wring     Winklepickers   Worldling   Woebegone   Wage   
Winsome   Wergild   Dessert
Using these words there were stories of disaster, a young mother's struggle, visiting a cafeteria, an old woman, an adventurous wedding, Wally and Willimena, a long journey, and a young man in the desert.

Homework.
Juan...When everything is gone    (reminiscence and hope)
David...An intergalactic war   Pauline...The fortune teller
Dianne...Robots and terror    Elizabeth...Pastoral memories

Exercise...We used the words "I have to hand it to you" and came up with wide variation of tales.

Homework for 28 September 2016

Bring a word of the day starting with the letter S and include words starting with the letter S in a Sci fi or occult story or poem.

Record of meeting 14 September 2016

The writers

Wendy, Juan, Cath, Helene, Terry, David C and Diane

The words of the day

Termagant – bad tempered woman

Telepathy – direct communication between minds

Tantamount – equivalent to

Trenchant – effective, sharp edge

Tangible – actual, not vague

Tarradiddle – a white lie, fib (from Hindi)

The stories from words of the day

The writers turned out tangible stories and poems; from Helene – Aunty Tina, Cath – Treason, David – the sting, Terry – Heresy, Juan – Bob and Jane and Wendy – The ugly old woman.

The reading of homework

The following writers read out homework: Helene – Tia and Truth, David – Human flesh for dinner, Terry – Over the hills and far away – a witty poem, Juan – The true story of Jonah and Noah.

Exercise - In the rear view mirror

The writers wrote what the taxi driver saw in the rear view mirror; Helene – A bloodied doll, Wendy – Tattooed head, Juan – A spider on a passengers face, Terry – The randy young man – a great poem, Diane – A ghostly figure, David – Typical Friday night and Cath – Dark clouds.

Homework

Bring a word of the day starting with the letter W and include words starting with the letter W in a Sci fi or occult story or poem.

Record of meeting 14 September 2016

The writers

Wendy, Juan, Cath, Helene, Terry, David C and Diane

The words of the day

Termagant – bad tempered woman

Telepathy – direct communication between minds

Tantamount – equivalent to

Trenchant – effective, sharp edge

Tangible – actual, not vague

Tarradiddle – a white lie, fib (from Hindi)

The stories from words of the day

The writers turned out tangible stories and poems; from Helene – Aunty Tina, Cath – Treason, David – the sting, Terry – Heresy, Juan – Bob and Jane and Wendy – The ugly old woman.

The reading of homework

The following writers read out homework: Helene – Tia and Truth, David – Human flesh for dinner, Terry – Over the hills and far away – a witty poem, Juan – The true story of Jonah and Noah.

Exercise - In the rear view mirror

The writers wrote what the taxi driver saw in the rear view mirror; Helene – A bloodied doll, Wendy – Tattooed head, Juan – A spider on a passengers face, Terry – The randy young man – a great poem, Diane – A ghostly figure, David – Typical Friday night and Cath – Dark clouds.

Homework

Bring a word of the day starting with the letter W and include words starting with the letter W in a Sci fi or occult story or poem.