Clare opened the meeting with a Treasurer’s
Report noting that the Guild account is low and that more funds are needed in
order to meet the cost of our website.
Clare mentioned the Authors in the Hills of Mulmur event taking place Sunday August 19th,
2018 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for
anyone interested in attending. Tickets can be obtained at BookLore or the
Shelburne Library for $35 which includes refreshments.
Reminder that Marilyn Kleiber’s workshops at the Orangeville Library will be on
September 22nd, October 27th and November 24th
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and that all members should try to attend at least
one of the workshops as this is part of our agreement with the Orangeville
Library.
It was reiterated that, after the workshop
on November 24th there will be a seasonal potluck social to mark the
end of the meeting year and that any attendees of the workshop, as well as the
members of the writing group, would be welcomed to attend. Coffee, tea and
water will be provided by the library and members are encouraged to bring fruit
trays, baked goods, and assorted finger foods.
Please refer to the July 15th
meeting minutes for previous discussion.
Clare brought a number of limerick books
to the meeting and handed out copies of six various limericks.
A worksheet with
partially written limericks was also included and the group worked on
completing the limericks together.
The
prompts included:
Don Boles liked to write and fish
But telling a tail was his one great wish …..
Okay here’s the poop
Nancy founded the Headwaters Writers’
Group
Members scribbled and swore…
Judy was a poet
But you’d never know it
Cause none of her verses would rhyme…
Sonja once wrote a short story
That some writers thought was too gory…
There was an old woman who swallowed a fly
But I don’t know why…
Virgina gave her own beginning for a limerick which
the group helped to complete
A critic once said of my art
I don’t get the hang of this part…
A couple of the completed limericks are as follows:
Don Boles liked to fish and write
His stories gave kids such a fright
Telling a tale
Of a monstrous whale
No one could sleep through the night
If someone should ask you the scoop
Nancy founded a writing group
Members scribbled and swore
Dropping pens on the floor
To get in the publishing loop
There were many variations on the same beginnings as
shown in the example below.
If someone should ask you the scoop
Nancy founded the Headwaters group
Members scribbled and swore
Scratched it out and wrote more
Because no one was content with poop
Our
next meeting will be on Sunday September 9th with Don scheduled to
lead.
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