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Ch-ch-changes call for creativity

October 16, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How you doing? No, how are you really doing, post pandemic? We've come a long way since 2019, with so much progress in vaccines and treatment, for those of us who believe in science, anyway. A few … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: covid, creativity, pandemic, writing, writing as escape, writing when stressed

What, Why, How: Genre- Jumping with Author Craig Terlson

October 9, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I’ve always been a maker of things; I actually prefer that moniker to the somewhat loaded term “artist.” The first things I made were illustrations. I was lucky enough to draw and paint for … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: crime fiction, genre fiction, noir fiction, novels, short stories

View-Master of Worries: On 3 am overthinking and Six Strategies to stop it

September 11, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In the middle of the night: I shift positions, check the time, punch the pillow into a fresh shape, and then lay there. The worries begin. Always the same concerns: Will my kids find happiness? … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: anxiety, insomnia, mental health, sleep techniques, sleeplessness, View-Master, worries

Sleepwalker Reviewed in MER

August 21, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I’m so pleased to share this review by poet Joy Gaines-Friedler that appeared in MER: Motherhood, Literature, Art. The other day I saw an infant t-shirt for sale that read “I come without … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, Grief and Loss Tagged With: book review, poetry collection, sleepwalker, suicide, suicide awareness

You’re so cute for your age.

July 24, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Is there an age limit on coolness? A worker at a clinic recently introduced herself by saying she recognized me from a few years ago: "I remember you because you have such a cool haircut for a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: age, ageism, ageism is real, defining people by age, how old is cool, infantilizing elderly people, insults about age, older persons

English Words We Often Mispronounce

July 17, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Talk to the hand... English is a weird and complicated language. Even the most fluent speakers get tripped up pronouncing certain words on occasion (don't get me started on written grammar!) … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: english, pronounciation

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Award-wining author of two novels, five poetry chapbooks, and one picture book. More here.

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Writing life, line by line