The Friday Night Writers’ Group started nineteen years ago, approximately. The original founding members were Debra Davis Hinkle and the late B. Carter Pittman. They had met at Barnes and Noble in San Luis Obispo twenty-two years ago. Christine Taylor overheard a meeting and joined the group nineteen years ago. Carla Wingenbach is our newest member at seven – eight years. Helen Sherry is back in the fold as of the summer of 2022.
Over time we have become our toughest critics and greatest supporters.
“Nothing says it better than the Girl Scout song,” when describing our relationships, even if we all weren’t Girl Scouts.
Video by girlscoutsgcnwi2010
Past members include Jim Leonard, Destry Ramey, Shirley Radcliff Bruton, Susan Tuttle, B. Carter Pittman and Laurie Woodward, all are great writers and we miss them. Destry Ramey passed away March 30, 2020 and Susan Tuttle passed away June 8, 2021, Shirley Radcliff Bruton passed away December 17, 2022 and B. Carter Pittman passed away August 6, 2025.
Our original website was called Kritique Kritics for about ten years and we don’t wish to delete it altogether so we have merged it with the Friday Night Writers’ Group name. ![]()
