Record of meeting 26 August 2015

The writers

Terry, Clare, David C, Leonie, Helene and Di

The words of the day

Shizzle = for sure

Estrade = a raised platform

Flamboyant = glitzy, showy, flashy

Quiddity = essential nature of a thing

Timorous = nervous or lacking in confidence

Paranoia = distracted, irregular, delusions

Stories from words of the day

The six water logged writers created flamboyant

stories from the words of the day - Bottom in Shakespeare, The speakers, Strut my stuff, Prancing around, Two peas in a pod and the Spelling bee.

Reading of homework

Five writers read out their homework on the topics - Having fun, Hope in Spring, Welcome to the cafe, No longer a bored walker and Another one.

Reading of other work by writers

Terry read out his funny political poem ‘Ned Kelly’s head” the topic suggested by Geoff.

Leonie read out more of the Madeline story about a visit to a boardwalk in Brighton.

Collaborative writing exercise

Each writer started a story with a paragraph and the other writers all contributed to complete the story. The collaborative writing produced the entertaining stories - The affair, Pay before you eat, Two heads, Time, A sparrows knee cap and Dog trainer to the gods.

Homework

Take a movie title and use that as a prompt for your homework.

Record of meeting 19 August 2015

 The writers 

 Wendy, Cathy, Terry, Lynn, Clare, 

David C, Geoff, Elizabeth, Leonie, Helene

The words of the day

Fetid = smelly, offensive odour

Festinate = to hurry or hasten

Consanguinity = related by blood

Curmudgeon = mean skinflint, churlish

Apprehended = to intercept or perception

Dialogue = conversation between two people

Mellifluous = sweet sounding, honey flowing

Luminescent = glowing, radiant, shining, bright

Dalliance = a casual, romantic or sexual relationship

Euphemism = inoffensive word instead of an offensive one

Stories from words of the day

The writers festinated through their luminescent dalliances to create the following stories - The ministers sermon, On the train – a great poem from Terry, Doubt and suspicion, He stinks over the fence, Personality transplant, The conversation with the fairy, Bron’s gone - but never forgotten by Geoff, The previous speaker, Oops and The magic morning light.

Reading of homework

Seven diligent writers read homework on the topics - Since I met Hannah, Home, A little mistake,
Dark Hazel eyes, I love you daddy,

The mysterious challenge and A good
day with a nourishing drink. 

Discussions

We discussed Opel cards and various other topics.  Wendy recommended the Warrilla Sports Club for meals.

Exercise – through the peep hole

We created a range of stories after looking through the peep hole to see - Ivan Milat's look alike, The family visitors & swine flu, The winner, Uncle Noel & his tart – another funny poem, My sister looking serene, Food first, Black negligee, I pushed open the door, The woman on the back deck disappeared and My uncle arrived.

Homework

The board walk, a bored walk or bore water

Record of meeting 12 August 2015

The writers

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

The words

Salient = noticeable

Ambulant = able to walk

Expurgate = remove parts

Immure = imprisoned or fixed in beliefs

Linguist = person skilled in foreign languages

Cephalopod = molluscs with  tentacle heads

Dialogue = discussion or conversation between

Provenance = a place of origin, record of ownership

The Writing from words of the day

The writers ambulated through the salient words and created the linguistic masterpieces of - Greek lunch, The poli-linguist, The script, My nose, In the small tank, Next time, Memory and Nuclear weapons.

The Reading of homework

Five diligent writers read out their homework on the topics - Talk about it later; Bean stalk talk; What would Ms Marple think? A bank in Bridge Street; and Golden years.

The Exercise 

We selected five things to take on a desert island and wrote a story about our experience on the island. 

We created a range of a fantasy stories set on the island – The floating mattress and the lazy fish, Careless Cate, I sprayed my hair for George Clooney, Survival till the ferry arrives, Pizza and Liza, We will soon know and Plenty of water.

The Homework

Choose a book, go to page 58, and select the first complete sentence to start your story/poem. 

Record of meeting 5 August 2015

The writers

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

The words of the day

Succinct = to the point

Vociferous = shout out

Minion = underling, flunky

Psoriasis = skin disease

Protract = to prolong

Kerfuffle = a commotion

Prurient = excessively interested

Bask = lie back in the sun, derive pleasure

Prognosticate = to predict on current knowledge

Moratorium = authorised ban, suspension, freeze, cessation

The writing from words of the day 

The minions of writers told unlikely stories of - The entertainer, The heli flight, The sun bed, On them all, The next big thing, Those deviants, Ejection from the chair, The sunshine, Rest after a holiday and The Vietnam march.

Reading of homeless homework

Six talented writers read their homework stories and poems on the topics of - The train trip from Parramatta, The joys of homelessness, Urban myths in boxes, The travels of Belle, Tim Tam – the rescue mouse and If home is where the heart is where was I.

Writing information

Terry read out an article about how to work out who did it in Agatha Christie mysteries. 

Terry also read out examples of show don’t tell from “All my enemies” by Barry Maitland.

Christmas lunch Thursday 10 December 2015

Wendy will book our Christmas lunch for 12 noon on Thursday 10 December 2015 at B&B Lodge.

Exercise

We tackled the task to create a short story/poem of 26 sentences starting each sentence with the letters A to Z, including a one word sentence, one question and one quotation.

After 20 minutes of concentrated writing we produced a range of great stories - A snake in the grass, Amelia a woman full of good ideas, All is sweet, As they returned from the funeral, All in good time, Adam met Eve in the garden, Arial snoozed, The world within her and A small boy.

Homework

Write a fairy tale where the villain is the hero or

A contradictory story over heard in the bank about the source of thousands of dollars.

Christmas in July 2015

Nine of our most adventurous writers enjoyed our Christmas in July lunch at the Lodge. The food and service were great in a quiet pleasant environment.

Thank you one and all for your company. Special thanks to Wendy who organised the lunch and to Pauline who came bearing Christmas gifts.

Record of meeting 29 July 2015

Big news – Christmas in July lunch – 12 noon 

Friday 31 July 2015 – The Lodge Sanctuary Point

  

The writers

Wendy, Sarah, Clare, Helene, Pauline, Terry, Leonie, Cath

Words of the day

Totes = totally

Aloof = haughty or distant

Disconsolate = very unhappy

Hierogram = a sacred symbol

Proleptic = anticipatory answer

Kvetch = constant complaining slang

Eclectic = composed of different tastes

Ebullient = full of excitement and enthusiasm

Stories from words of the day

We created an eclectic range of ebullient stories from the words of the day - At the markets; I anticipated the Fair; Waiting for the lecture; All the praise; Threw it on the roof; My favourite book store; Wide range of ideas; and tattoos on her face.

Reading of homework

Five industrious writers read out interesting stories on the topics - Back to WA, Two police officers, The reunion of the class of 99, There’s someone in the room and I avoided Madeline.

Exercise 1 - Character building

We developed a character by deciding the name, age, marital status, what they eat for breakfast, TV shows, dreams, a secret, language used and body language.

We then wrote a short story about our character on the topics - By the kitchen sink, Sonia is jewel encrusted, The weight should fall off, Banter between neighbours on Pick Pocket Lane, Felicity was a loner, Thanks love and Blueberry yoghurt.

Exercise 2 - Seventeen 

We had fun creating a round table story starting with - When I was seventeen, regressing to age three, pocket money, favourite lollies, Saturday afternoon movies, chores and progressing to age 59.

Homework

Homeless

Record of meeting 22 July 2015

The writers

Wendy, Clare, Helene, Cath, Pauline, Terry, David C, Geoff, Elizabeth and welcome to Sarah

Words of the day

  

Forlorn = sad

Pique = annoyance

Salve = soothe

Flaunt = to display oneself

Egregious = conspicuously bad or offensive

Trattoria = an Italian style eating establishment

  

Tangential = divergent or merely touching on a matter

Zoanthropy = delusions of being an animal

Allegiant = loyal or faithful

  

Writing from words of the day

We used words of the day to create some animalistic stories - Dressed as a Polar Bear, The speaker, Jumped on the table, Wearing animal prints, Not part camel, Henry was a show off, Inflated his ego, Fur coat and balaclava, The cricket is over and Quality of the coffee.

Reading of homework

Five wishy stories were read out - Coins in a fountain; Why do we have three; The Wish family; John, Joe & me and Wealth, Health & self.

Discussions

• The many uses of WD 40 were discussed from using it to clean greasy hands to helping stiff joints.

• Terry recommended and brought in “The outcasts of Foolgarah” by Frank Hardy.

• Wendy will investigate booking a Christmas in July lunch on Friday 31 July at The Lodge Sanctuary Point - 12 noon. More details next week.

Exercise 1 - The travelling tale

Clare started a travelling tale with “There was a day when the sun didn’t shine”. We then went around the table continuing the story and leading to an amazing ending.

Exercise 2 - The basement

We used the theme of the basement to create some deep and dark stories - The old wooden house, I wish I had a basement, No basement for me, You have a day, First time here (3 word lines), $40K over budget, Dark and dingy, When it snows, Why cant I and The creepiest place.

Exercise 3 - The overcoat pocket

We looked inside our overcoat pockets and discovered - The torn lining of my coat, In the small bag, Red back spider, Old and smelly, To keep me warm, Letter in the pocket, My true love and You know how it goes.

Homework

I haven’t seen her/him for two years…