Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on Tuesday 1
September 2015
Present: Dave, Dick, Hayley, Richard, Mairead, Liliane, Sally, Barry, Jeanette, Tony, Jane, Cathy.
Apologies: Beryl, Gerry, Carolyn, Caz
Business items:
Mairead had kindly purchased two cards for members to sign and present – one a belated 80th birthday card for Dick, the other a Good Luck card for Barry, who is taking up an Access Course this month, and won’t be able to attend meetings for some time; we wish him every success.
Cathy passed on greetings from Suzy, who is enjoying life in Cornwall, but missing Scribblers.
Dave had heard from Chris in Cairns, who sends his best wishes to everyone.
Mairead had previously asked if anyone would be prepared to read stories out to residents at a local care home. She agreed to find out necessary details as soon as possible, and to circulate them either via Cathy, or at the next meeting.
The Jack Wilkinson Walk on 20 September in aid of Cancer Research; Tony brought along a couple of sponsorship forms for anyone wanted to sponsor him.
Reading out of homework based on the theme ‘Magic’ as previously selected by Mairead.
As usual, we were treated to a tremendous variety of work.
Dick: Death of an innocent
A factual piece, describing the frightening powers that Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, achieved in the mid 1600s. Dick focused on the hanging of the innocent clergyman, John Lowes; a situation which might not have occurred had Hopkins’ reign not taken place at a time of massive civil upheaval, when his dubious behaviour was allowed to go unchecked.
Sally: untitled – no synopsis available
Hayley: The Price – no synopsis available
Jeanette: A kind of magic - a poem inspired by the novel she is working on.
It is 2015, and the setting is Chernobyl, a place that should be deserted after the 1986 nuclear disaster. With no law enforcement willing to go into the exclusion zone, a spate of murders is going almostunnoticed.
Mairead: The Felixstowe Book of Shadows – no synopsis available
Tony: A long night’s journey into day – no synopsis available
Jane: Magic Mushrooms – no synopsis available
Liliane: If I could just work magic
Beatrix wants her parents to end their discord so turns to magic and spells in the hope that they will restore harmony.
Dave: Vibrations
Imagine that throbbing monster between your legs, vibrating through your body. You hang on to Grant as he twists the throttle open, ignoring speed limits. The front wheel lifts dramatically and you somersault off the pillion onto the road. Grant crashes. Badly hurt, the tarmac reminds you of black magic.
Richard: Villanelle – Magic
Theme for meeting on 6 October will be ‘Ruins’, as selected by Dick
Next meeting: 15 September, when the coveted Bill Budner trophy will be competed for.
