FAWNS NEWSLETTER – JANUARY, 2009 Fellowship of Australian Writers – North Shore Branch (C/- The Secretary, 35 Eyre Street, Smithfield 2164) Meetings held 1pm on the third Sunday of each month at: The Community Centre, Willow Park, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby
President: Jan Foster Secretary: Maria Encarnacao Treasurer: Dorothy Walker Editor: Jany Garland
A few more words from the President: Welcome back to FAWNS and I hope you’re all geared up for what promises to be a very busy year. We start with some exciting news – FAWNS has won the 2008 newsletter competition, because we had, according to Ken Driver, the editor of Writers Voice, the most interes-ting content consistently throughout the year. Well done Jany on a great job of composing and setting out the newsletter throughout the year, and to the backup team (Maria and I for proofreading and printing) and to all who contributed. It’s definitely a team effort, led by our highly creative editor, Jany. Well done, all! Jan Foster, President. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” FAWNS Achievements (November, 2008)
Carol Devine : Received a Highly Commended in the Soapbox category for “Voices of Thousands Ring” at the FAW Queensland competition. Jan Foster : Received a Highly Commended for her memoir entry in Scribbligum, “Gumleaves” (on-line) 2008. Valwyn Edwards Wishart : Family Strength (a poem) published in the November 2008 issue of Positive Words).
THE DIETER’S PSALM My weight is my Shepherd, It leadeth me in the paths of My Hostess “Twinkles” and Surely Chubbiness and contentment shall And I shall dwell in the house of Anon From 1934-39, editions of Webster’s New International Dictionary carried an entry for “dord”, a word that doesn’t exist. Remember little kindnesses and forget small faults. Chinese Proverb
… most of the things I worry about never … every great achievement was once con- … couples without children always know just … no quality product sells for a cheap price. … you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best … good advice is hard to give but even harder … it doesn’t cost anything to be nice.
Subject: To all my intelligent friends! “Try this one out and see how you go. “Are you peeking or have you already given up? Give it another try. Look at each word carefully. (You’ll kick yourself when you discover the answer) This is cool. “Answer: In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word. Did you figure it out? No? Then send it to more people and stump them as well. Then, you'll feel better too.” (This was emailed to me and I’m now sharing it with other members of FAWNS. Jany G. (Editor)
Sandra James, the editor of Positive Words magazine, is always looking for stuff to put in her magazine. She particularly likes poems or 100 word prompts, as they make good fillers, but does take short stories too.
"Would you like to submit work to Positive Words? Submissions are always welcome and should be sent to: The Editor, Sandra Lynn James, 466 Old Melbourne Road, Traralgon, Victoria, 3844. Please include a SSAE if you want your submission returned. Submissions are processed as quickly as possible but some pieces may be held over for publication at a later date." No cash prizes, but a free copy of the magazine if you are successful.
ì HOW TO KNOW THAT YOU’RE DEFINITELY GETTING OLDER!! ì ì Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt – ì The gleam in your eyes is from the Sun ì You feel like the morning after – and you ì Your little black book contains only names ì You get winded playing chess. ì Your children begin to look middle-aged. ì You join a gym and don’t go. ì You know all the answers but nobody asks ì You look forward to a dull evening. ì You sit in a rocking chair and can’t get it ì Your knees buckle and your belt won’t. ì You regret resisting temptation. ì Dialing STD wears you out. ì You just can’t stand intolerant people. ì The best part of the day is over when the ì You burn the midnight oil after 9 pm. ì Your back goes out more than you do. ì A fortune-teller offers to read the lines ì You have too much room in the house and ì You sink your teeth into a steak and they ì Your mind makes contracts that your body ì If you paint the town red, you’ll need a long rest before applying the second coat.
WRITER’s PROMPT: (In 100 words or less)
"There are 121 permissible two-letter words in Scrabble, using every letter except “V”. How many can you list? " What was your happiest experience during the 2008/09 Christmas/New Year break?
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