In 2001, The Litchfield Writers Guild formed as part of the "student" body in a writer's workshop run by Jean Sands, a local writer and journalist. Friendships formed in that crucible of learning-how to articulate such talents as the group possessed-and remained when Jean's workshop ended in December 2002. In January, 2003, members of the group met again and reformed, using the name we had devised two years before and adding to it the casual designation of LWG, to which it has been referred since. In all, fourteen members and former members of the guild have stayed with the commitment to produce our own book, a sampling of what we have creatively wrought over these past four years. Guild members number ten, the optimum size for a critique/support group such as ours. We meet at the Litchfield Community Center, a beautiful, recently built facility on Route 202. Our members come from as far away as West Hartford on the east, New Milford on the west and Watertown to the south. We have a member from Canada and one from Scotland. The rest of the group is composed of local talent, which has gravitated to the LWG because of a need to learn better how to express themselves through writing and poetry. Our friendships have come from the crucible and our love of writing has kept the group going with remarkably low turnover. In this book are stories and poems, some fictitious, some true. We hope you will enjoy every page.
