Stuart Watkins On the first and third Mondays, find the SaddleBrooke Writers Group meeting in the Sonoran Room at SaddleBrooke TWO. They meet from 10 a.m. to noon, or sometimes until 12:30 p.m. Members read their poems, short stories, memoirs, or chapters of books underway. After the meeting, some stay for lunch to further discuss…
Stuart Watkins Living With A Shadow was written by SaddleBrooke author Stuart Watkins. The book is available in the SaddleBrooke Library, the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop, and on Amazon Books. Watkins writes books about the Southwest, books about places to visit in Arizona, children’s books, and poetry books. Watkins has 25 books on Amazon and is a…
Stuart Watkins The Oct. 1 meeting of the SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group meeting involved 13 members who presented their poems, short stories, and books in the process of being published. President Patricia Freemont Smith announced that election for officers for the new year are welcomed. She told of the decision to donate to the planting of trees…
Stuart Watkins Every other year a group of writers, authors, poets, memoir writers, screenwriters, and just plain old SaddleBrooke residents get together to show off their talents in an event called The Coffee House. The SaddleBrooke Writers Group was formed in 1991, and the first Coffee House presentation was in 1998. Coffee and cookies are…
Joan Elder The SaddleBrooke Writers Group was one of the first groups formed in our community in the early 1990s. Very soon after the formation, Anne Leonard suggested hosting a Coffee House. Since the first one was such a huge success, the group continues presenting their original writings in a Coffee House format every other year.…
Stuart Watkins The SaddleBrooke Writers Group meets monthly, usually at the MountainView Clubhouse in one of their meeting rooms. That is when members read their poems, prose, short stories, or chapters from books or memoirs under work. After this monthly meeting, some members gather to offer critiques, suggestions, and ideas to improve the work that…
John Smith The SaddleBrooke Writers Group continues to be active during the cautionary period resulting from the pandemic. Many of our members have been contributing their work for the pleasure of other members. We have held “mystical meetings” each month since the shut-down a year ago, and we are poised for in-person meetings when the…
Patricia Fremont Smith, SaddleBrooke Writers Group member ’Twas the night before solstice, when all through my mind not a thought was stirring, nought of any kind The prompts had been chosen, albeit with care In hopes that we writers would do our fair share Recklessly, I ventured out loud “winter solstice” My head hurts so…
Local author and poet Stuart Watkins published Supernatural Stories, which includes stories told to him by his former students as well as some of his personal experiences with dreams that came true, conversations with deceased relatives and other strange experiences. This book is available in the SaddleBrooke gift shop for $10 and through Amazon. Watkins’…
SaddleBrooke authors publish and invite other writers to join SaddleBrooke Writers Group. We have poets, authors and memoir writers. Some want to publish and some want to write for family and friends. Come join us and share your writes.