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What, Why, How: author Kate Woodworth

March 10, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Book: Little Great Island, by Kate Woodworth

What: Little Great Island tells the story of a small Maine island community needing to reinvent itself in the face of climate change. Told from the point of view of a handful of community members, … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: climate change, Fiction, point of view

Magical Realism: Blurring the Lines Between Reality and Wonder

March 3, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Why veer into magic realism for a third novel? Magic realism is a literary style that blends the real and the fantastic, presenting extraordinary elements as a natural part of everyday life. Unlike … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: books, Fiction, magic realism

What, Why, How: Author Carolyn Korsmeyer

February 24, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Two of my three published novels are historical fiction. For the first, Charlotte’s Story, I assumed the voice of one of Jane Austen’s characters, Charlotte Lucas, so that book is set in the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, ghosts, Historical Fiction, spiritualist movement

How Diversity in Literature and Teaching Strengthens America

February 17, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Missing Voices in High School Lit This post about teaching diversity comes from fellow writer, retired teacher and Detroiter John Jeffire, who graciously allowed me to share it here. As a young … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: black history month, black voices, diversity, literature, teaching

When Writer Meets Reader: Intent and Interpretation of Theme

February 10, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Theme's the Thing: 5 Points Themes are the universal lessons and abstract ideas that we draw from our own experiences when writing and creating art, as well as when we read, and interpret art. If a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: books, Fiction, interpretation, theme, writing

Strangers on the Bus: Public Transit in Lake Effect Snow

February 3, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Working in Cleveland in the 70s Powered by a phenomenon called Lake Affect snow, northern Ohio can transform to a hellish snowscape in mere hours. Winters there aren't just challenging, they are … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: bus rides, Winter

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Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

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