{"id":231,"date":"2017-06-22T10:36:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T10:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nethergatewriters.org\/?p=231"},"modified":"2021-03-07T11:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T11:18:00","slug":"chattering-from-the-chair-wednesday-14th-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"Chattering From The Chair – Wednesday 14th June 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

After having missed the previous couple of meetings as a result of his international jet-setting lifestyle, David Carson returns with his take on the goings on at our last meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Rosie collected a pound from each of the seven of us present (Ray, Fiona, Craig, Roddie, Aileen, David C. and herself).
\nApologies were received from David F, Tom and Richard.
\nRay took the Chair (as if it were second nature).<\/p>\n

There was some business to discuss before considering the pieces that had been circulated.<\/p>\n

– We\u2019ve rejoined SAW for another year
\n– We will have publicity bookmarks printed and a number given to all members, if the price is ok.\u00a0 David C. is investigating.
\n– During term time (ie when there are tutored classes) there won\u2019t be any NW meetings.\u00a0 But we\u2019ll have a business meeting after one of the term-time classes.
\n– We\u2019ll contact Zoe\u00a0 with some queries about the possible writing project, and keep all members of NW and of the class in the loop.\u00a0 David C. to do the emails.<\/p>\n

Then it was time to look at the writing.\u00a0 Three pieces were on the table.<\/p>\n

Ray invited Roddie to read his work, entitled Dear Donnie, Dear\u00a0 Donnie, Ye\u2019re Jist as Daft as Raygun Ronnie<\/strong>.\u00a0 Which he did, with a lot of expression and feeling.<\/p>\n

A first reaction was to say how alive the rap becomes when read as intended.\u00a0 Lines like-
\n\u201cIn the psychiatrists textbook ye\u2019re the psychological cataclysm
\nThat defines malignant capitalism\u201d-
\ntake on a more vibrant life when heard and not just read.<\/p>\n

We commented on some specific lines and phrases (jail bride survivors, bag o\u2019 hammers).\u00a0 More generally, we agreed with Roddie that this approach to contemporary politics and people, couched in\u00a0 a Scots vernacular, can be a very effective form of satire, and that Donald T. deserved all the ridicule aimed at him.<\/p>\n

Ray then asked us to look at \u201cJust Pretending<\/strong>,\u201d David C.\u2019s contribution.\u00a0 This had been inspired by watching two of his grandchildren playing outdoors. Rosie\u2019s question was very pertinent – did the pair quarrel when they were outside?\u00a0 This led on to a fascinating discussion about whether children nowadays have swapped the outdoor for the indoor, the natural for the virtual.\u00a0 Reference was made to the Oxford Junior Dictionary, and its deletions and additions, which support this contention.<\/p>\n

The final piece of writing was Rosie\u2019s revised synopsis for her entry to the SBT competition.\u00a0 Her story is entitled \u201cHamish and the Jukebox Time Machine<\/strong>.\u201d We knew that Rosie had devoted a lot of time and imagination to her story, so we were pleased to be able to go over this part thoroughly with her.\u00a0 A number of suggestions were made which Rosie found helpful, including omitting a number of references to planet earth (!), and some clarification of the time travel implications. We all agreed this had been time well spent, and much in the spirit of NW support.<\/p>\n

The next Meeting will be on 28th June in the Dalhousie building.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After having missed the previous couple of meetings as a result of his international jet-setting lifestyle, David Carson returns with his take on the goings on at our last meeting. Rosie collected a pound from each of the seven of us present (Ray, Fiona, Craig, Roddie, Aileen, David C. and herself). Apologies were received from… Read More »Chattering From The Chair – Wednesday 14th June 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meeting-archive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nethergatewriters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}