April
22, 2007
There were seven of
us here to worship The Muse Thursday night. Lynette had a free evening and
wanted to join us, even if she isn’t doing any creative writing at this
point. Bob said he had done some writing about Stitkin Jewellers but hasn’t
finished it yet. He also came across another jeweller he had missed, Dale
Markwart. And Thursday was not a good day for Bob as his car was hit anonymously
in a parking lot while his wife was in the mall shopping. And Lynette said
Gemma is still trying to recover from the accident in which she was hurt.
Stay safe, Dear Rams, stay safe.
Ellie read of Jenny
being uncertain of her own powers and she starts crying. The old wizard
takes her hands and tells her to come with him to Lorimar to be trained.
She doesn’t want to leave her job, but still wants to go with the wizard.
He said he could stop time in her world while she was gone, so she could
come back to her present life without anything having changed. She decides
to go with him. We are all fascinated with this story and really hope Ellie
will finish it. Either that, or we need another writer who only does endings.
Margaret read of Peabody’s
housekeeper, Marie, ar the Art Club, disgusted with the judging, and she
takes her “Last Supper” home. But she missed all the comments that Peabody’s
and Peacock’s display of “The Lost Slipper” elicited. At home, Marie can’t
find the paint rag and the glue that the Reverends had used in the art display
they had entered on Marie’s behalf. Sometime later, Marie receives a cheque
for “The Lost Slipper”.
Susan read Chapter 14.
Barley is at home the next morning and his Mom makes him breakfast. He then
picks up Phyllis and they go to Redwood Park to look for the next cache.
After some delays, they find the next clue which gives them co-ordinates
for downtown Vancouver, on Canada Day, and they only have a few hours left
before co-ordinates will not be as precise.
Amanda read two prose
pieces, both untitled. These pieces of writing had children as the intended
audience. The first was personification of an owl as he spots prey and goes
after it. The second piece is part of a series Amanda is writing about virtues
that children should be learning in school. They are to show problems encountered
by students and then a virtuous resolution, aimed at Gr. 3 or 4. This story
was about an autistic girl being bullied by other students, but wasn’t yet
finished, so we don’t know what the virtuous outcome was. Hope we get to
hear that in the future.
I read my article, “Two
Marbles” which had appeared in Seniors Newsmagazine. It was about cleaning
out my mother’s jewellery box when she went into a nursing home. I’m going
to have Sonny put it on our website for Mothers’ Day.
And for those who like
to laugh:
“I borrowed a book last
week,” Judi complained to the librarian, “and it was horrible!”
“What was wrong with
it?” the librarian asked.
“It had way too many
characters, and there was no plot line whatsoever!” Judi complained.
“Ahh,” said the librarian,
“you must be the person who took the phone book.”
So if your stories read
like a phone book, you need a longer conversation with The Muse.
On Friday morning, Ann
and I ensconced ourselves at a table on a patio at a bar and grill overlooking
the beach down at White Rock. We chatted writing over coffee and then brunch.
It would be a great place for writers to meet for a writing session and
then lunch. The coffee was good, they are licenced, food was not overpriced.
The patio has glass partitions coming up from the railing, to deflect the
wind, and they have lots of space heaters if the weather is cool. The bar
opens at 11:00 and they said if I call in advance they would reserve space
for us. A Friday would probably be best for me and Ann. Anybody else interested?
Let me know.
Ann’s creative writing
course had her attempt a screenplay, and the next course she’s taking will
have her doing a novella. She said she’s learning lots.
Next meeting here at
my place on Thursday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m. Look forward to
seeing you then.
Lisa