Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

From Southern Lit to Midwest Values: Author Karen Garloch on telling the stories we overlook

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Karen Garloch asks: Why is there such a rich mystique surrounding Southern literature, but we rarely talk about Midwestern literature in the same way? After I met Karen at the Regal House … Continue reading >>

Blackbeard… the Polite Poet?

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skull, coins, candle, bottle and compass

Everything you thought you knew about pirates is wrong Many legends and stories still swirl over the seas about Blackbeard the Pirate, some of them erroneously furthered by the likes of People … Continue reading >>

From dumpster finds to new beginnings: love letters turn into a life reboot

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Book and love letters

It began with a song: “Objects in Motion” by Jim White, a southern gothic storyteller and musician. The industry labels his work alternative country but I find his music poetic and filled with … Continue reading >>

The Books That Taught Me How to Write a Character Like Serenity

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Reading my Way into Love and Other Incurable Ailments: Stories about neurodivergent characters have fascinated me for years, long before Love and Other Incurable Ailments was even a glimmer of an … Continue reading >>

Apparently, I’m manifesting

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Linda

I want to thank Soph Newman | The Ex Good Girl, the marvelous diva behind The Good Girls Guide to Manifestation on Substack, who set me on this path. A childhood of manifesting Before I tell you … Continue reading >>