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Writers empower, inspire, heal, expose

March 7, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In times of turmoil, writers can affect change with their words, stories and poems. They are a window into the greater truths of the world at large, beyond the minuscule limits of ourselves. Ten years … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: michael Kimball, poetry, storytelling, writers, writers heal, writers inspire

Are You Sure You Want a Corgi?

February 7, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

"I want one" Nearly every time I walk Clementine and Cowboy in town, someone says to me "I want a corgi." Do you really? I know they are so stinking cute--those big ears, little legs, and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, Notes on Life Tagged With: corgi, dogs, Herding dog

Stash: you aren’t alone in hiding those special snacks

January 24, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My mother's hidden Hershey's bars In the refrigerator meat drawer, way in the back under the cheese and lunch meat, I found my mother’s stash of Hershey bars. Three of them. I was probably ten … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: family, hiding chocolate, Hiding food, humor, secret stach, secret stash

To our favorite UPS guy: It’s the giving that matters

December 27, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Small gestures and kind words go a long way We give a Christmas gift card to our regular mailman, and this year decided to give one to our regular UPS delivery guy. He delivered boxes of my … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: delivery, kind words, small gestures, ups

The Finnish Sauna

December 13, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What it's not I laughed when I saw this photo in a catalog. How is that even comfortable? Where is she, in her living room? And what happens if she drops the book she's supposedly reading? It … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: family, Finnish, sauna

Social Media and Selling Books

November 15, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It's about building relationships! If you are a published writer, you undoubtedly have Twitter, Instagram, a Facebook page and/or other social media accounts. If you have books on consignment … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo Tagged With: book selling, books, childrens books, Fiction, social media

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

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Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line