Wordsmiths Writers Group met last week to share some pieces including a writing stimulus piece called ‘The First Day at School’ by William Saroyan. 

This was followed by three short pieces, ‘Car Boot Teddy Bears’, ‘Dressing up’, and ‘Diamonds don’t Matter’, and then a moving account of childhood focussing on the strength gained from‘ To Kill a Mockingbird’. 

 ‘A Very Grizzly Bear Safari’ recalled a visit to Canada and finally there was a stream of consciousness piece about sensations, with a twist in the tale ending.

After a short break the group will meet again on Thursday 8^th August when the themes will be Sea, See, Inheritance or whatever inspires you to write!

The Cybermen, the Weeping Angels, the Daleks… the artificial beings of Doctor Who are some of the most iconic in science fiction. But what inspired them?

Connecting Who traces their origins back to the myths, folktales and real events of history; the teachings of religion; not to mention the wealth of other sci-fi writing from which Doctor Who has drawn.

by Peter Grehan
Publisher: ‎ Candy Jar Books (10 April 2017)

Connecting Who: Artificial Beings

Our next meeting will be on Thursday the 9th of March from 11 am to 12:30 pm and will take place at our usual venue of the Monmouthshire Building Society.

Suggested themes are Sowing/Sewing Machines, Buses, Books or Lockweiler or anything you want to write about as usual. Lockweiler is a construct of Lock and Rottweiler so make of that what you will.

Wordsmiths group web page: https://cardiffu3a.org/groups/writers-2/.

by Mary and Phil Mullett

Published by Grosvenor House Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-83975-141-7

“Dark-Eyed Sailor“
by Doug Bennie (Owen Parry)
Published 2018 Kindle Edition only

Write something, prose or poetry. Then come along and read it to a small, sympathetic group of people who are doing the same thing, and listen to their constructive comments.

It may be the first thing you’ve written since school or it may be a chapter in a book you’re writing. All get equal time and respect with us.

Writers 2 Group is the one for you!