La Cruz Writers’ Group
(La Cruz Writers’ Group)
We are the famous and wildly renowned La Cruz Writers’ Group. We are a collective of writers. We write because we want to. We write because we have to. We write because we have stories to tell and poems to share.
RESOURCES include location map and event calendar.
Our stories are shared here, in the safety of a private site so we can comment, and offer feedback on each other’s stories. Our goal is to improve our chosen craft. One word at a time, we are becoming better writers, better storytellers, and simply better people.
LCWG was formed by cruisers, snow birds, and land lubbers. Beginning 2012 we met in the La Cruz Marina VIP room. Thanks to Covid, we now meet via Zoom. We welcome new members. Want more information? Send Lynn a message.
Stories
Stories written by LCWG members
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“Scoonie” by Rusty Debris
Scoonie and Pearl lived a mile or so West of our home on Andover Road, a dirt road in Anoka County, Minnesota. Their home was a concrete block walk-out basement built into the side of a hill. They didn’t have children.
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“Harriet” by Mollie Dean
Harriet sat on a folding chair, blue eyes smiling, surrounded by 32 excited volunteers, me among them. Volunteers had gathered from all over the country to participate in a Sierra Club Service Trip where we would pull out invasive plant species at Point Reyes.
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“What LCWG Means to Me” by Lynn Bradshaw
My writing was dry as dust. LCWG held an intervention. Their comments were a major turning point in my writing. So much so, I wanted to offer the same experience to other folks interested in writing.
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“Honey” by Lori Tighe
The day started like any other La Cruz morning with walking our dogs along the beach. The high tide rolled in exhaling and inhaling with the lungs of a wind storm. The pastel palette of the sunrise kissed the sky. Our dogs scampered about taking in all the news their noses could sniff out. I…
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“Truth” by Lori Tighe
The following public opinion piece is written by friend and writer, Lori Tighe. She is a Canadian citizen and I appreciate her point of view on the truth. Hopefully, you will, too. Feel free to comment. Would it be fair to say that truth just isn’t what it used to be? I remember as a…
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“Drama of Covid-19!” by Wayland Combe Wright
Wayland, the author of Drama of Covid! is a friend and member of La Cruz Writers’ Group. Over the years he has impressed me with his scientific thinking and creating problem solving. Drama of Covid! is well researched and this complex issue is synthesized into a fast reading thought provoking article. Comments encouraged. TABLE OF…
Poets’ Corner
Poems written by LCWG members
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“And Then There Were Three” by Lori Tighe
Pink folders for poems, purple for prose/ Legal sized folders for cartoons, jokes and hidden beach destinations/ A manilla folder chock-a-block with embellished rèsumès/ Blue folders bulging with rejection letters/
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“Bad Cook” by Rusty Debris
Pink folders for poems, purple for prose/ Legal sized folders for cartoons, jokes and hidden beach destinations/ A manilla folder chock-a-block with embellished rèsumès/ Blue folders bulging with rejection letters/
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“Folders” by Rusty Debris
Pink folders for poems, purple for prose/ Legal sized folders for cartoons, jokes and hidden beach destinations/ A manilla folder chock-a-block with embellished rèsumès/ Blue folders bulging with rejection letters/
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“Coins” by Rusty Debris
Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, halves, dollars/ Hoarded by misers and studied by scholars/ Coins used in various vending machines/ Buying penny candy like jelly beans/
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“Hurricane” by Rosita
As a world traveling volunteer, another summer has whipped on by,/ And recent storms made me ponder, then research,/ As I visit my family. in Long Island, I learn,/ First, how the worst hurricane came to South Shore, in 1938,/ Could be why Papa purchased from The North Shore,/
Resources
- LCWG Submission form (click to download)
Please download and use this form when submitting your piece to LCWG. - List of Emotions in Body Language (click to download)
This extensive list and a bunch more free and for pay information, courses, and more is on the Writers Write website.
LCWG Map
