Meeting 6th November

Once more the Sword of Debacle has been placed on my shoulder. So here goes,

This are the Minutes for 6-11-2013.

Present David C, Geoff, Terry, Wendy, Cath, and Elizabeth. Jo arrived later without a late note, dually noted. We had a visiting writer from the Sutherland Writers Group. Walter, who was made welcome and reciprocated with tenet from his group.

 Useful and informative knowledge pertaining to substance and the formation of short stories, tomes and the like. But hey I digress.

 News Geoff. saw a Quartet of Sax {Saxophones} Terry. Happy Birthday for Tues and Triumphant find at Tomerong. Elizabeth. Went to Pambula and returned via beautiful mountains. Wendy. At Terrara caravan park for a bike swap meet Walter. Expounded the need to be prepared for Bush Fires Cath. Sorry Cath can’t remember I was in dreamland. David C. Dreaming about shoveling S—uff at the tip.


Word of the Day. Geoff Accentuate To emphasize or to highlight Terry Desultory Aimless jumping from one thing to another Elizabeth Permeate Osmosis seeping through or to blend Wendy Gusto Hearty enjoyment Walter Stall To prevent or delay an action Cath Tawdry Cheap or Vulgar {the word not her} David C. Bereft Deprived or abandoned

Quick write from the words of the day
 As per usual Geoff Terry and David C. were master debaters of the Political Satire. Wendy Dinner was on the nose Cath B.B.Q The last sandwich. Walter About horses and the Lord and Master of the hill Homework David C. The Welcome Mat { an excellent poem that I wrote} Terry Scruffy Jack chilling story about eye balls Walter Explore the theories of writing disciplines Jo A Specter a creature of the mind {Creepy}

Quick write On the edge of a cliff David C. Bless you mum Terry To the edge of a relationship Geoff Back from the Abyss Elizabeth Over the edge Wendy Drinking on the edge of the cliff Walter Crawling to the edge Cath Lost in the Dark Jo Dog on a cliff top. All the stories were a credit to the diverse thought process of the individual writer

 Homework  Nemesis Retribution for evil deeds, avenger, revenge or the four horsemen of the apoxxy lips

Record of meeting 30 October 2013

Present

Leonie, David C, Geoff, Margaret, Helene, Wendy, Terry, Jo, Cath, David R

 

Words of the day

Proclivities = propensity to something, natural inclination

Moribund = mortal or in a dying state

Diabolic = devilish

Fodder = useful for a specific purpose

Snollygoster = lying politician

Philanderer = man who flirts and has casual affairs

Sequestration = to place in safe keeping or forced confiscation

Whet = to sharpen by friction or stimulate

Vacillate = indecisive

Demur = objection, disagree

 

Writing from words of the day

We created a great range of political and other stories and poems including Human life and war, Appetite for castration, Exaggeration, How can he? The lower side of life, Feathering their nests, I am a comedian, The naughty son, Appetite for dinner and A fake trace.

 

Reading of homework

The aid of the shire – a great poem from Terry, Ms Ordinary, The incinerator and the shredder, Dreaming, The earth from 4 year old Leonie, The red setter a beautiful description from David R and part of Murder in the sticks from Jo.

 

Discussion on copyright

We discussed EJ Brady short story competition conditions including copyright and publishing issues. Jo mentioned a recent TV program about copyright probably on ABC 1 - suggest you have a look on I-view.

 

Reading

Helene read out David ‘s poem Electronic Attitude – he would have done a more electric job.

David C read out a poem from old documents he found.

Jo talked about a unique character her grandmother lived with in Bondi and David C talked an interesting family member of a friend.

 

Christmas lunch

Let Wendy know if you will be attending our Christmas lunch at 12 noon on Thursday 12 December 2013 at DDs

 

Homework

Write a story or poem that takes place in a mental hospital.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under Duress and by Default considering we were outnumbered by 8—3

Here are the Minutes, Bay and Basin Writers Group Wednesday 23^rd October

News of the day.

Lynn. Returned heritage books to family in Falconbridge

Terry. Close encounters of the word kind.

Geoff. Trying to sell his property, also anecdote, bushfire and expensive Art.

Melissa. No news. An invisibility cape?

Wendy. Gouging rental property. {Not her but someone in the mountains}

Jenny. Mentioned Nicolai Rixon lambasting Kevin Rudd.

Jo. A lady actively obnoxious.{Again not her but someone else.}

Margaret . Book club in Husky; Burial Rites in Iceland

Leonie. Continuing to write her period book Deception

David C. Badge Draw winner at the Club. {Lucky as well as good looking}

Elizabeth. Sweet nothing but still a beautiful lady.

Word of the day.

After a long convoluted discussion, here are the accepted meanings

Terry Labile Adaptable Flexible like plastic.

Geoff. Unction anointing or comforting.

Melissa. Temerity Heedless of the consequences of a positive action.

Wendy. Asseverate. to declare in a positive manner.

Jenny. Lucre unworthy gain of pelf or money.

Jo. Sargeant/Sergeant/Sarjeant/Serjeant. an official rank or position held.

Margaret. Cracker Aussie slang for boastingly good. {Cracker lookin dahl}

Leonie. Ridicule. To make fun of, or mock someone or something.{Who me}

David C. Expedite Swift or speed up a process.

Elizabeth. Catalyst. Facilitate a change. {or a book of feline names, kitty and puss}

Lynn. Divergent. To travel or point in two different directions, {Male Scuba diver?}

E&OE No offense intended.

Word of the Day Quickwrite. Interesting adaptation of the words.

Lynn. And the Bikie Gang

Terry. Political comical Assassination

Geoff. The temerity of Tony

Melissa. Mickey Mouse Rockin Rollin.

Wendy. Mental Block.

Jenny. A big black dog.

Jo. A man of true wickets.

Margaret. Under 25s new members.

Leonie Bushfire rental Gouging

David C. Opinions of story telling

Elizabeth. Becoming a Hells Angel {I think that's what she said}

Homework

Wendy. Pure poetry, Mr. Ordinary the Serial Killer.

Jo. Peoples story The Hoarder.

Margaret. Noy and the Kids.

Leonie Not a sound [A heart felt classic]

David C. Two excellent short stories {What do you expect I'm writing this blurb}

Elizabeth. The Northern Territory "T" Shirt.

Lynn. The Antagonist, the Protagonist of Property accumulation.

Terry. Agnes. A very ordinary person the world passes her by.

Geoff. No impression.

Melissa. The extra body at ground zero. Intriguing woman Lenore

        Afternoon Tea

Then the meeting descended into the depths of utter Chaos and exhilarating discussions on road kill Birds and consevation. Loved it.

Homework for next week. Earth, Wind and Fire. Whatever. Ta Ra.

Record of meeting 9 October 2013

Present

Elizabeth, Terry, Cath, Melissa, Wendy, Helene, Margaret, Trish, Leonie, Geoff, David C, Jo

 

News

Margaret had a wonderful weekend, Trish went to Sydney last week, Leonie’s sister has moved to Mexico, Geoff has a grand daughter – the parents work for Westpac and have terrific parental leave. David C had fun doing the blog last week and played at Lady Denman last weekend. Elizabeth went to Tullamore to meet her grand daughter. Terry’s son in law bought a catamaran for family activities. Cath went to Creswell and to Hyams Beach on the bus and leant how to get lower 3rd party insurance. Wendy and husband are having a breakfast for bike riders. Helene went to Appin to collect her grandson from camp and had lunch at Mt Ousley with wonderful views.

 

Words of the day

Reticent = restrained or reserved

Fillip = a finger movement or compensation, a boost stimulation or enjoyment

Ambiguous = doubtful statement

Haar = cold sea fog

Muse = spirit that inspires poetry or art

Quell = to overcome, suppress

Outlandish = bizarre or unfamiliar

Pediculus = infected with lice

Frolic = a light-hearted, fun, often silly activity

Poke = push or thrust with a finger or stick

Panache = élan

 

Writing from words of the day

We created a raft of great stories and poems including - I am musing, The muse came through the window, Crabs and seaweed, going to housie, No enjoyment, David C - I’m known for my wit or half of it – the stolen walking stick, A thick skull, An annoying man, The lousy hat, James mother and Phillips naked frolic.

 

Homework

The assembled group read a great batch of stories about Smoking cigars, Not what it seems, Cheer for the bad guys a great poem from Trish, Sandwiches and cakes, What will she do - an amusing story from Jo, Wrinkled and old, The day the king died – a great story from Melissa in a southern accent, Behind the potted palm, Unrequited love and The dream from Garry.

Reading

Melissa talked about the Steven Pressfield book she has read “The war of art” - about writers block which he calls procrastination and how to overcome resistance. Think not what have I written today but what have I resisted.

 Terry – read us a poem about Aussie poets.

We had a discussion about writing fiction and stories based on fact.  We also discussed the benefits of writing about what we know and the use of research & imagination.

 

Quick write

We made lists of five firsts and five lasts in our lives and then shared our impressive, funny and sad lists. We covered such topics as jelly, kisses, jobs, school, cars, food, family, pets, reading, mowing and movies and too many more to mention.

Homework

Dumpster dive - Take an hour and collect trash from the road, beach or your house. Select a piece of trash and write about it. Bring the trash with you next week  if its healthy to do so.

 

 

Meeting 2nd October 2013

Members present Geoff, Leonie, David C, David R, Terry and Wendy.
If you were not present you missed out on an exciting enlightening quality meeting full of beautifully read transcripts.
NOTD Geoff is selling his property in Sydney
            Wendy went to a Greek Club in Figtree Excellent Meals
            David R Froze in Oberon but had a friend to help keep him warm
            Terry took his Grandson to Sydney Powerhouse Museum Awesome quality time
            Leonie went to Floriade in Canberra an exhilarating photo opportunity
            David C Mentioned staff attitude at Rivers after sustaining an injury {non life threatning}
WOTD David R  Blurb   Brief synopsos of a book or writing
             Wendy   Bombulation   Brief explosion  {in your underwear }
             Geoff      Adhere      Sticking to it {your guns your word}
             Terry      Venal         Corruptable  {the word not Terry}
             Leonie    Obnoxious  Disagreeable and offensive {people ,behaviour language}
             David C   Summary   Brief dispensation or execusion ie Courts or Police
WOTD Short Clips
             Leonie     All about Bill
             Geoff       Political Satire
             Wendy     Poetry about Bombulation
             David R    As above
             Terry         Ditto  {seems like a trend is blowing in }
             David C     An outhouse manuscript
Homework    Quality Verse and Readings
             David C    Double Cross
             Terry         Superman V Luthor
             David R     Dandylion/ Intrcacity of time
             Wendy       I am innocent
             Leonie        Old
             Garry         Never to be released
Afternoon tea and cookies Yumoh
More discussions and readings including Shadows
Exercise Quickwrite You have only one more Holiday in your lifetime Where would you go.
            David R    Back to the Bush
            Geoff        A Musicl tour of Vienna
            Wendy     Return to her youthfull memories
            Terry        To Visit Relo's in Scotland England and G Britain
            Leonie      To cruise on a super cruiser along the Danube
            David C    A place of smiles Touramina in Sicily near MT Etna
And now the dreaded Homework
You see a co-worker leaving work and he/she is crying why?? Ps no bombulations in their car after a curry night        Dum De Dum  Thats all folks

Record of meeting 25 September 2013

 

Present

 

Cath, Lyn, David C, Jo, Terry, Trish, Wendy, Helene

 

News

 

David C’s daughter is having a baby. Jo has been writing three books.  Terry has been researching his book and read out some swear words from 100 years ago.  Trish is thinking about swearing the best word in world. Wendy went to Canberra on the weekend and went for a picnic on her birthday. Helene went to Queensland for a relaxing weekend and shopping. Cath is organising a garage sale and mentioned an ABC writing competition. We also discussed the long weekend with boats in JB. Lyn has been gardening.

 

Word of the day

Suggestive = of lewd ideas, a form of medical treatment

Contrite = sorry, deep regret

Acquisition = a person or thing of merit

Lollygag = loafing around

Cadenza = a virtuoso solo passage near the end of a piece of music

Lampoon = verb to satirise or mock or noun a characteristic

Zinger = a striking remark, outstanding person or thing,

Coerce = force or press someone to do something about your will

 

Writing from words of the day

 

We produced stories about The young man, the white gown behind the door, A John Howard dummy, On Facebook, A performance, Hindsight, Access to emails and the violinist and the pianist.

 

Homework reading

 

We read stories about Someone I know, Super Dave (a poem from Wendy to David R), Anna, The old man, Ready for a fight, Seeing and feeling, Who the - what the, Inimitable and I’m sorry son.

 

Reading

 

Terry discussed how he enjoyed the writing of Richard Flanagan in “The narrow road to the north”.

 

David C read a funny poem about a Red back spider by the Gwydir.

 

Exercise

 

We wrote stories personifying objects from the natural environment. We created stories about A Eucalyptus tree and the sky; The waves and rocks; The sand and the waves; A little brown nut and the squirrel; The ant and the rat; The wattle bird and the tree; The Soldier crab, the waves and the gull and the slimy green rock and the crab.

 

Homework

 

Write a story or poem from the bad guy’s point of view.

 

 

 

Record of meeting 18 September 2013

Present

Lynn, Terry, Geoff, David R, Helene, Wendy, Terry, Elizabeth, David C, Sue, Cath

News

Geoff – went to Sydney for the weekend. Sue is editing a booklet for her Sydney writing group. David C drove to Sydney and had a flat battery at the airport. Leonie has finished her garden. Elizabeth had a lovely time at the Russian ballet.  Lynn has done things. Terry has been researching for his crime writing. Cath has been painting and replacing globes. Wendy is going to Canberra for the weekend. Helene travelled to Canberra and Wollongong. David R has transformed his back garden.

 

Words of the day

Obtuse = dull or stupid, blunt or not sharp

Enfilade = a long line of rooms

Adumbrate = foreshadow in a faint way

Insouciant = unworried, slap happy

Solipsism = the theory that the self is the only reality

Gingerly = cautiously

Laggard = slow, falling behind

Nugatory = of no value

Captious = making much of trivial things, fault finding

Pas de deux = dance for two

We produced a great selection of stories from words of the day - The parking lot, the dancer at the end of the line, Put your dancing shoes on, Leading the man, Missing Kevin, At the end of the evening, ballet at the round about, The dancing partner, Admired by the critics and A fuzzy poet.

 

Homework

Choices was the topic and a lot of people made the choice not to do homework. Those who did homework wrote about - What’s for free – magical glasses, Learning to fly, Family and media influences – a thoughtful piece from Leonie, The right choice, Delicious choice and his best choice to join our writing group from Garry in Thailand.

 

Reading

David C – In Coventry – part of a longer story

David R – Private eye and Next time – poems

Leonie – Hanging rock – a free verse poem

Wendy talked about Robert B Parker's writing including his detective character Spencer

 

Quick write exercise – the gift

Following a few prompts on the topic of gifts we wrote about A pack of dogs, I’m a septic, One way ticket to WA, A good luck charm and the black car, The dating site, The large brown envelope, how to survive boot camp, a blonde bimbo, A crystal necklace, Speed dating venue and the sharp knife.

Homework

Write a couple of paragraphs depicting a character without describing physical characteristics, allow the reader to use their imagination to visualise the character.