The following events are coming up for Writers in the Grove members and the general public.
Oct 7, 2019
The prompt is write about some kind of pet you may have desired as a child but never got. It could be a real or imaginary one.
Sept. 30, 2019
There were three prompts to choose from for today’s writing exercise:
September 16, 2019.
Today’s prompt is the word syzygy (syz·y·gy).
Syzygy can be traced to the Greek syzygos (“yoked together”), a combination of syn- (“with, together with”) and zygon (“yoke”). Its first know use was circa 1847.
It is defined as:
The prompt is to use it in a short writing.
Several members of Writers in the Grove will be participating in the Embraced Harvest Bazaar being held at the Old Town Church in Forest Grove on Saturday, September 28.
The WIG table will feature an outstanding selection of original children, poetry and adult books, and even music CDs from our members for sale. There will also be additional books from some local authors.
Embraced Harvest Bazaar
Old Town Church (on 15th between Cedar and Douglas)
2224 15th Avenue
Forest Grove, OR 97116
The event will run from 9am to 4pm, Saturday, Sept. 28.
September 9, 2019
There were two prompts in today’s meeting:
September 2, 2019
There were two options for today’s prompt:
September 1, 2019 – Due to the The Senior Center being closed for the Labor Day holiday, the Monday morning meeting of Writers in the Grove will be held at the Forest Grove United Methodist Church in the library room, starting at the regular 9am time.
The church is located at 1726 Cedar St. in Forest Grove (corner of 17th and Cedar).
We very much appreciate the generosity of the church in letting the group meet there.
August 26, 2019
The prompt for today’s meeting was simply, Night Sky.
August 19, 2019
The prompt used a reading from the book titled, INCAS The Gold Of Cuzco, by A. B. Daniel.
INCAS
The Gold Of Cuzco
The fog would now disperse, now descend at the whim of invisible gusts of wind. Occasionally Gabriel, approaching a pass, would find himself blinded briefly by the harsh light of the sun slanting through it and would then see a sky as deeply blue as ocean.
He felt as though he was traveling into a supernatural world. Gradually the slopes became as gentle as a rolling sea swell. The short yellow grass was covered in dust worn from the rocks by years of frost. The monotony of the red and ocher earth was broken only by occasional black boulders rising from it like colossal blisters. Man was unwelcome here, and only luck could determine the success or failure of a voyage across this land.
In this passage the author is comparing the land to the ocean, and the expedition to a “voyage” across the land.
The prompt is to write a couple of paragraphs that use similes and metaphors to make a connection or analogy between things that are essentially unlike each other.
There were three prompts for today’s meeting.
