Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

Pirates’ Halloween for Landlubbers

October 25, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A Pirate Jamboree Our "over-board" Halloween decor began after Don and I stumbled upon the Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoake Island, North Carolina in 2018, which just happened to be the 300-year … Continue reading >>

Puppy Update

October 18, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Eight Months Old Stony Creek Downtown Cowboy will be eight months old October 21st. It’s hard to believe how much our puppy has grown. His body is longer than Clementine’s (people ask if he’s part … Continue reading >>

Surviving a Native American Boarding School

October 11, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

History 101 - a poem This devastating poem by my friend and fellow alum Mihku Paul is about her grandfather, a residential school survivor who helped raise Mihku. Their family was "deeply impacted … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Carol Cameron

September 27, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I created the “Council of 9” and its companion piece, “The Threshold” as a total of eleven mixed media sculptures. They make up an installation in my studio-turned-exhibit space. Council of 9 … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Nylah Lyman

September 20, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Frail Union is my first book-length collection of poetry, published by Encircle Publications, currently in bookstores. Why: I began writing many of these poems more than a … Continue reading >>

Queen Bee and the Bee’s Knees: my friend, poet Mary Ann Wehler

September 13, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The following is my reading from Mary Ann's memorial service: A Variation on the Ordinary I met Mary Ann in the mid 90s through Margo LaGatutta when I attended the readings for the … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line