The members of Les sardines have been meeting together for two years. We originally began as a writing workshop called Writing House that was offered by a friend that each of us had taken previous creative writing classes with, at University of Washington Tacoma or Hugo House or in his home. Our twelve weeks together as a group provided us the chemistry and wherewithal to continue on at the completion of the workshop.
Seven of the nine WH participants founded Les sardines as a way to provide feedback for our work and discipline and deadlines for our writing lives, as well as a forum for publishing our own literary journal, Les Sar'Zine. (We have recently had the other two WH participants join our ranks.)
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The evening was hosted by two of our members. D. acted as host and grill-master (and one of the two desserts). L. provided most of the side dishes, decor, dining-ware, and dessert. The rest of us provided drinks and conversation.
It was an evening of wonderful company and a spectacular meal—plum and cherry wood-smoked chicken, garlic pudding, roasted potatoes, corn, green beans, lentils, bread, apple pie, chocolate torte, various cheeses and olives and figs. The beers on hand were Bridgeport Hop Czar Imperial IPA, La Caracole Nostradamus Belgian Brown Ale, and Dogfish Head Punkin' Ale. There were also a myriad of wines, although TWT was preoccupied with the barley beverages.
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It was a great way to celebrate our time together as writers, and, now as friends. Here is to another year together: Cheers!
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