Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 16 January 2018
Present: Liliane, Dave, Bridget, Tony, Steve, Gerry, Kay, Anne, Mairead, Cathy, Derek and Liz
Apologies: Beryl
We welcomed new member Liz to her very first meeting, and were delighted to have Derek return to us after an absence of more than two years. Good too that Mairead was well enough to join us after a spell of illness – especially since she brought along some treats for us all to enjoy!
The evening was devoted to a flash fiction session, with the topic drawn from the hat being ‘levitation’. There was a brief debate about whether or not we should draw again, since the subject was met with dismay by most of the members, but we agreed to accept the challenge, and settled down to write for 25 minutes.
And was it worthwhile? Well, yes it was, since we managed to write a tremendous variety of stories based on what appeared to be an uninspiring topic. We listened to tales of circus performers, penguins travelling to Felixstowe beach, teenage girls debating the possibilities of levitating in Greggs – and much more! Lots of laughter and discussion around the various tales, and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by all.
Homework theme for 6 February (note the three week break) is ‘The Cape’ – up to 1000 words.
