Friday, October 21, 2005
Friday 21 Oct 05
11.00 Pier One (bar /coffee shop/restaurant) to meet the Scribblers Writer's Group . How would I recognize them? Asked a waitress if she knew them or where they normally sit (as then meet here every Friday). She directed me to a corner where they weren’t but a lady sitting on her own looked very hopefully at me so I say next to her. She thought maybe I was the scribblers so there was two of us waiting to be picked up and indeed we were an gentleman named Joe Hennessy came over and seated us in a corner with a cup of tea for myself. Roy and later Poppa, Jack Hogan and another member, soon joined him. They explained about the group – they don’t bring their writing to read out although they all write and most are published authors (in multiple), They say they are a social support group rather than a ‘mutual appreciation society’. Siting criticism as only one persons opinion. I really really like this idea they explain they aren’t there top pat each other on the back but to encourage each other to send to publishers “you have to send it out if not its not going to be published and nobody is going to see it. They give advice on where to send it (be careful0.
Joe himself has recently published “From Shannon to Subitus” the sequel to his 1970’s written novel. Got a chance to read the first couple of lines – its Irish based sci-fi and sound hilarious.
I thin the idea of a regular group that who ever can turns up to fort tea and chats and support in their career is fantastic. Looking forward to next week
One of their members is also a member of the Attic artist must look them up.
1.30 Library to take down studio with 2 of us it only took 1 1/2 hours – including packing, tidying up after ourselves.
3.00 Got a phone call from a lady called Karen who offered me the choice of 2 clubs to join a ladies indoor hockey club or a ladies 5 mille dog walking club – she called them the ‘demented ladies club’ I wonder is that their official tile. Chose the later anyway. Karen is picking me up at 9 next Tuesday after dropping her kids to school. Need rain mac.
5.00 Met St Mary’s Choir and their choirmaster Trevor. They meet to practice for Sundays and special days and are currently practicing for their advent choir. They sing hymns, anthems, canticles and psalms.
Practice starts at 5 for the younger members and 5.30 for the adults and carries on till 8 they also practice Sunday morning before church.
8.00 went for pint with Trevor and the church caretaker.
Think maybe part of being ion a groups is being part if internal politics, there is always something to be said.
# posted by Neva Elliott @ 10:43 PM 
