Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

Talking with myself

January 8, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Weird habit or normal? I confess: I replay or create conversations aloud. I expound. I pontificate. I argue. I talk in the bathroom. I talk when folding laundry. I talk when walking the dogs. I … Continue reading >>

Will you be missing a loved one this holiday?

December 18, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Experiencing loss vs grieving Working through grief is a process that may take years. Don't worry that it's taking too long. Many times we think we've moved past mourning a loved one only to find … Continue reading >>

How to Find Calm after Trauma

December 4, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Cheri's recovery process My friend and fellow poet has been working on acute anxiety and trauma recovery by painting colorful watercolor birds and boldly posting her work on Facebook. The images … Continue reading >>

The Little Pill and Deanna’s Big Story to Tell

November 13, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You know the TV commercial... And it probably annoys the heck out of you because after you hear it, the tune plays in your head on endless repeat. I bet you could sing it in your sleep. That's the … Continue reading >>

I Came, I Sewed, I Pillaged: Winning Ocracoke’s Pirate Costume Contest

November 9, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Apparently, I pirate better than people half my age: Well, I don't mean to brag or anything, but guess who won Most Authentic Adult Female Costume at the Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke … Continue reading >>

Love at 350° — A delicious romance-comedy

October 30, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Welcome fellow Detroit author, Lisa Peers, to my blog: Lisa Peers and I met many years ago at a Detroit Working Writers Conference. I remember her sitting at the table in the conference room with … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line