Tuesday 22 April 2008

Secretary and Chair Required (not for sitting on...)

Nominations for secretary, chair and treasurer are required for the AGM Tues 27th May. I urge everyone to consider nominating and volunteering.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Belinda and Hazel for admirably fulfilling the roles of secretary and treasurer.
Belinda is resigning as secretary at the AGM due to work commitments etc so we urgently need someone to replace her. I am pleased to report that she will remain in the circle but might not be able to attend every meeting.
A founding member of the circle, I am resigning due to other commitments. So the circle also urgently needs a chair - please, all of you, consider taking on this post. I have really enjoyed it but it's time for me to move over. I hope to be able to recommend new members to the group, although I will no longer be part of it.
It may be possible to hold the meetings on a different night (more info to follow) so don't be deterred from volunteering if Tues is not the best night.

Please consider taking on these roles and keep the circle going.

Tues 22nd April - short writing bursts

Take Mr. Mortique, a gamekeeper, a pot plant, no more than 100 words, a 10 minute dash and what do you get? A quick flash fiction:

Was Riddley a happy man? He shouldn’t be – working for Mortique. Mortique, who was above allowing employees in his house. Above paying them too.

Riddley had reared the grouse, organised the beaters - and Mortique had stashed all the cash. Hadn’t paid Riddley – oh no. So now it was Riddley’s payback time. He smiled as he curled his fingers round the key that had been carelessly left in a door. He nodded as he watched the undercover cops head down the private drive after an anonymous tip that there were cannabis plants inside the house where employees weren’t allowed.