THE RAM’S HEAD REVIEW

May 11, 2007

Fun meeting last night with six of us here. Amanda was back from Saskatchewan. But Susan was unable to attend as she was just too tired. And Carolann told me she hasn’t been well since January, but hopes to regain her health and be able to attend meetings in the not too distant future.

Our discussion started about how some of us have many unfinished writing projects on the go, or just left sitting. Amanda told us how Robert Bateman always has many started paintings and even after they’re sold, he still feels they are unfinished. We concluded all art is probably a work in progress.

Ellie read of Jenny going to Lorimar with the wizard. He takes her out on a lake in a boat to avoid dangerous creatures. She is annoyed with him for not warning her how dangerous this exploit could be.

Margaret read from her Peabody collection. We hear of Bill and Bert in Square B, looking for Peabody. They search the Craft Cottage, where Xmas cards are being made, the Bakery Cottage where Xmas cakes are baking, and the Tic Toc Cottage where clocks are being mended. One cottager admits to seeing the two who came down Cobble Hill and flew into the pond. But then he tells Bert and Bill they were a red fox chased by a hound.

Amanda finished her story about the child being bullied at recess. It’s now titled “Recess Is Hard”. This story is written first person, present tense, and tells what happens to a developmentally delayed child when he/she (could be either gender) goes outside at recess at school. The story is written for about Grade ¾. It’s very well written and shows the problems, but then offers a possible solution. A good learning tool for children.

Lynette had 3 pieces to read. She started with “Oh Mother, This Day Of Reckoning”, which is now on our website and tells of the two sides of motherhood, positive and negative, as seen by the professional counsellor that Lynette is.

The humourous piece she read was “The Office Assistant” and was her personification of the paper clip icon on her computer screen. Very funny.

Her third piece was a poem entitled “Romancing The Thin King”. This had a wonderful play on words and you really need to read it in print to watch how the “Thin King” becomes “Thinking”. Very clever.

Neither Bob nor I had anything to read. That’ll be 200 lines each of “I must write more.” by next meeting.

Sonny has updated our website, and will add the link to the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award Contest. Be sure to check it out. And please think about adding something of your own to our Works page. Our website is becoming more well known all the time, so here is your chance to self-promote.

Our next meeting will be here at my place on Thursday, May 17th at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you then, and bring your Muse.

Lisa