The first part of “Music to my ears” was for Wilma to randomly hand
out the lyrics of two songs to each member.
A 1000-1200 word story based on one
of the sets of lyrics, to be created for 6th March.
Musically themed pieces were then read by several members.
Diana used a school music class featuring ‘Peter and the
Wolf’ as the subject of her poem.
Pete remembered an old time Radio programme classic, ‘Sing
Something Simple’.
Kate recounted tales of her various dog’s favourite songs. Hilary explained a lifetime of musical endurance.
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There were also readings on non-musical themes.
Kathleen described the ancient and picturesque town of Hersbruck
in Bavaria,
which she has often visited to see family members.
Diana’s poetry described a young girls longing for high heels
which was rewarded by ‘sensible shoes’.
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Sandra invited us to the 22nd March launch of her
fifteenth Lorimer book, ‘Only the dead can tell’.(6-30pm at Glasgow’s
Waterstones)
This book includes a ‘bonus
story’ which Sandra read to us. This explains what first attracted Lorimer into the
world of policing and crime.
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Billy (aka Liam) has returned to
the Erskine Writers from a year of teaching English in South Korea.
He explained the contrasting
prices of food, power and travel. The spoke of the extremes of weather, the street
politics; also, among many other aspects of Korean life, their enthusiasm for
cosmetic surgery.
These few lines are merely the
headlines of a world away from western headlines.
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