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Lockdown
and self-distancing have forced us all to think of different
ways to meet up and continue our friendships in u3a. It has even
given rise to a new group – Creative Writing.
What is
creative writing? The definition says “that
it is any form of writing which is written with creativity in
mind: poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. The purpose is
to express something, whether it be feelings, thoughts or
emotions.”
But where
do you start? At the inaugural meeting, almost all members
stated that in their working lives they had written reports –
lots of them, but now this stunted their creative flare, and
they needed something to allow them to let loose with their
imaginations.
So they
were set
a topic. All found it challenging and
enjoyable. Any Member can join. Contact
Kay Blackwell on
newkaybee1806@aol.com.
At present we meet on a Thursday
every other week at 10.30 am.
The April stories written by members of the
Group.
Following on from their stories about
The
Absinthe Drinker,
If I was in charge of the world,
and thirdly A poem.
and....
The
latest work
One of the April challenges
for the group was to continue a story that started like this:-
The morning after the vote, the Queen
walked with head down around the palatial gardens in Buckingham
Palace and considered what was effectively the ‘dissolution of
the monarchy’.
A week after we received the
challenge, the sad news reached us of the death of Prince
Philip, but some stories had already been written by then that
included him, so out of respect, we have decided that none of
these stories would be archived on the Gilwern u3a website.
What sort
of stories are they? One is in the present and very
tongue-in-cheek, with the Queen left with the job of trying to
find occupations for members of The Firm – very funny.
Others took a time in the future, with future monarchs or
consorts facing up to life without a monarchy and another found
The Queen deciding whether or not she should take Donald Trump’s
generous offer for Buckingham Palace!
Whatever views the writers
took, the Gilwern Creative Writing Group is glad that they can
no longer be sent to The Tower for High Treason.
The next challenge is
slightly different in concept as one member submitted the
beginning of story, and all have to add a further chapter before
passing it on. Do you remember playing “Consequences” as a
child, where you write a comment, fold down the paper and pass
it on? Well, this is similar, with each Group member adding
their bit to the story, so that hopefully after several weeks,
all with have found an ending. They will create some fascinating
stories between them.
New
members of this friendly and lively group are always welcomed,
just contact
newkaybee1806@al.com
and join in at 10.30am on 29th
April.
Links to the works completed:
The photograph
of the Absent the Drinker
Story A,
Story B,
Story C,
Story D
If I were
in charge of the world Story A, Story B, Story
C, Story D
A poem
Poem A,
Poem B,
Poem C,
Poem D
One member starts
a story & passes it to the next person to write the next
chapter! Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 4
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