Minutes of Scribblers meeting held on 02
April 2019
Present: Kay, Anne,
Carole, David, Liliane, Liz, Justin, Tony, Georgina, Derek, Beryl, Gerry, Jane,
Dave.
Apologies: Jim, Cathy.
Business: How nice to see
such a large attendance! Fourteen different members is one of the best gatherings
for a long time! And this without Cathy, who is helping a friend, and Jim who
will be travelling to Scotland for a goodly supply of haggis!
On the question of the Scribblers bank
account and signatories for our cheques, a letter has been sent to the bank
asking for an explanation of why amended signatories over the years have not
been recorded. The names shown, Beryl apart, are all former members of our
group. Dave has been a signatory for a number of years and in the course of
time has signed many cheques. It is astonishing that, according to the bank, he
is not a signatory, so one wonders what happened to their security checks? We
await their response.
The anthology is progressing slowly but
surely with most folk having submitted their stories. Thank you to everyone who
has done this. One or two who have promised to send something in have yet to do
so whilst a request is made for you to send in your own mini biographies – well
a couple of lines or so – introducing yourselves. A photo would also be nice to
include. It is agreed that 100 copies of the anthology will be ordered from
Gipping Press with delivery to be requested by the end of May.
Thanks to Liliane for always collecting
the key, and also Anne for gradually doing a hard cleanse on some of the mugs
(those you drink from!) They are both much appreciated.
Sharing the Homework: Set as “Under the lamp he saw…” proved not to be as difficult as first
thought. The evening was full of so many brilliant stories that could have been
housed together for their own anthology. Murder, sex, espionage, mystery, ghosts,
humour and dentists were but some elements of the evening. The meeting drew a
comment from the acting secretary in thanking one and all for their tremendous
contributions. The stories:
Jane: Richard
and Karen (from her novel).
Anne: Tooth Problems.
David:
Training Pays Off.
Carole: The
Ritual.
Liz (Assisted
by Anne): On the Beach.
Derek: Chemical
Reaction.
Tony: Seren.
Justin: No U-Turn.
Georgina:
Trapped.
Dave:
Secrets.
Gerry: This
Can’t Be Right.
Liliane: Haunted.
Kay: The
Visit.
Next meeting: 7.30pm Tuesday 16th April when the 1,000 word
homework assignment is simply:
"Tales
from the past."
It is a
reminder of our lamented Dick who had the original idea for this topic.
The past can
be described as any point in time, yesterday perhaps, or something from further
back in time, like pre-history maybe! The choice is yours!
