Minutes of
Scribblers meeting held on 3 July 2018
Present: Dave,
Liliane, Bridget, Cathy, Di C, Tony, Liz, Derek, Anne, Beryl
Apologies: Jim,
Kay, Hazel
Business:
Felixstowe Book
Festival
Firstly we
acknowledged that it just hadn’t been the same without Mairead’s presence.
Dave gave the
group feedback on the two sessions that Scribblers had been involved in. The
Café Culture session, as those of us attending confirmed, had been an excellent
idea in theory, but for various reasons it didn’t seem to ‘gel’ properly. Cathy
(as a festival volunteer) will give diplomatic feedback to Meg, the organiser.
Sunday’s flash fiction event had gone very well, with ten people in all taking
part. There was a good contingent of Scribblers/OWL members, plus two people
absolutely new to flash fiction, and our friend Sally, who had been to
Scribblers once or twice a few years ago. The slight downside was the problem
of lack of space/not enough tables, and Cathy has already given feedback re
this issue. Derek felt that the Short Story event was a bit ‘nothing’ – a real
shame, since in previous years it’s been enjoyable.
Crystal Ball
trophy
Bridget brought
in the beautiful crystal ball that she has purchased for the group – huge
thanks to her for her generosity. It will be a wonderful way for future winners
to remember and honour Mairead. As it won’t be possible to have winners’ names
inscribed on the trophy, Bridget will purchase a small notebook to record them
in instead.
Readings of
homework
The theme was
‘Crystal Ball’, and it was astonishing to hear the very different pieces of
work; some totally fictional, others part based on fact, and another incredibly
moving one which was simply thoughts and ruminations on a crystal ball, those
thoughts being dedicated to the memory of Mairead.
Derek – You
have to believe
Liliane – The
crystal ball
Dave – Face
from the past
Bridget –
Ruminations on a crystal ball
Cathy – Pride
Beryl – A long
and fulfilling life
Anne – The
clams and the crystal ball
Tony – Locked
within the crystal ball
Liz – The
crystal ball
Next meeting: 17
July. The homework is genre based, and the genre picked out of the hat was
‘crime’ – not everyone’s cup of tea, as we know, but it will be interesting to
see what we all do with it! As usual, up to 1000 words.
