Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 20 March 2018
Present: Liliane, Dave, Bridget, Mairead, Cathy, Beryl, Di C, Tony, Anne, Liz, Kay.
Apologies: Derek.
Business:
Tony told the group that his book is due to be published soon, and he hopes to have a launch and signing event at the library in May.
Sweet treats – thanks to Mairead for these.
Flash fiction exercise:
With such a good turnout, we decided to get straight on with the flash fiction, to give plenty of time for reading out of our efforts later in the meeting. The theme was ‘Heartache’, and we had thirty minutes to write. Even thirty minutes wasn’t enough for everyone – three members (who shall remain nameless!) were still scribbling away thirty five minutes in – clearly they were inspired!
All that effort required a restorative coffee or tea, and a quick chocolate fix, then it was on to the readings. There was a tremendous variety of work, and each story was complete in itself, something that isn’t always easy to achieve when working within a time limit. We heard tales of lost friendship, family tragedy, lost and thwarted love, tadpoles killed by PVA glue(?!?) – and lots more.
As Dave said after the readings, we really are a pretty talented bunch.
Overall a very enjoyable evening.
Next meeting: This will be on 3 April, when the homework theme is ‘The best laid plans.’
