literary arts I by Sonnet Force tuesdays The Rogue Writers and Ten Years of Tuesdays Tuesday and Writers catch critique have evening up on what their met half at seven-thirty work, way is new to offer up Grouse for ten years, in their encouragement, lives. Mountain the to and read to 1 ,, short Heinrich · García · Winkler · Thompson Rogue G e r h a r d W i n k l e r , t h e only male R o g u e , shares his perspective w h e n he says, " B e i n g s u r r o u n d e d b y a b u n c h o f g o r g e o u s females m a k e s m y heart feel y o u n g . " berry They have several tea, unknown cigarettes. collectively grandparents, Perhaps have really that is the only become a and one of the members member... way They have quantities drunk gallons divorced, of wine, and of coffee out of the group even married, smoked died. once and mountain become you Gorgeous and sophisticated Rogue female, Raquel Garcia, w o u l d m o s t likely say (with a lavish C h i l e a n accent) that her experiences "Amazing." particular with this writing group have been simply I w a s n o t a b l e t o t r a c k d o w n o r t e l e p h o n e this for an interview; o f the next I suspect exotic s h e w a s off American Rogue Other members of the North Shore Writers' Association travelling in p u r s u i t South ( N S W A ) b e g a n t o notice that o n e g r o u p of individuals w a s acting u p a n d m i s b e h a v i n g . M o i r a T h o m p s o n , R o g u e #4, recalls: " W e w e r e n ' t c a l l e d a n y t h i n g . W e w e r e s i m p l y a g r o u p o f a b o u t six or seven persons w h o m e t regularly o n Tuesday nights...All t h e Rogues were rogue-like before I joined the group, but they needed some call t o a c t i o n , a reason for their naughty cemetery luncheon extravaganza or perhaps floating o n a calm aquamarine sea. Antics aside, the Rogues are a remarkable group of talented individuals w h o s e w r i t i n g reflects their almost with illegal lust f o r creative e x p r e s s i o n . A l t h o u g h p l e a s e d ways ...Why not celebrate the fact? A n d so, to our delight a n d whoever's dismay, w e officially b e c a m e t h e R o g u e Writers." their myriad of written constructions the g r o u p deliberated for m a n y years o n w h e t h e r o r n o t t o p u t s o m e of these year, m o r s e l s t o g e t h e r in a b o o k . B u t alas, just this past According Colleen to Rogue member a n d Tuesday woman), night hostess, these four Rogues (Colleen Heinrich, Raquel Garcia, Heinrich (a.k.a. one-eyed the group has G e r h a r d W i n k l e r a n d M o i r a T h o m p s o n ) finally permitted t h e m s e l v e s t o t a k e t h e i r w r i t i n g b e y o n d t h e t e n f o o t b y six foot c o m f o r t z o n e they use as a meeting space a n d created and self published their first o f m a n y books to come, e n t i t l e d . Ten Years g a t h e r e d f o r t h e past t e n years t o share " H o n e s t o p i n i o n s o n our work, encouragement, criticism, friendship..." a n d to spend quality time with " . . . p e o p l e w h o will be genuinely h a p p y if y o u h a v e a w r i t i n g s u c c e s s . " 16 J a n u a r y I F e b r u a r y of Tuesdays ( 2 0 0 4 , R o g u e L i t e r a r y Press).