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Honoring our Fallen Veterans

May 30, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Teaching the meaning of Memorial Day to children To most kids (and to many adults), Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. We barbecue hamburgers, take a trip to the park, or plant … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: John Matuska, memorial day, teaching children about vietnam, Vietnam memorial, vietnam veterans, vietnam war

What, Why, How: poet Diana Dinverno on identity and secrets

May 23, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Each poem in my chapbook, When Truth Comes Home to Roost, is meant to be a revelation, a slant of light shining through a window. The poems lean toward autobiography, capture experiences, … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Diana Dinverno, family, grief, memoir, memoir in poems, poetry

What, Why, How: Sarah Hovorka and why Hattie hates hugs

May 16, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What? I write across genres and ages. When ideas come to me, a voice is already part of them and that’s how I know whether I’m writing a picture book, middle grade, adult work, web … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: books on neurodivergence in children, childrens books, consent, inspiration for childrens stories

What, Why, How: Children’s author Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw finds inspiration in turtle rescue

May 2, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I am a children’s book author whose books are inspired by my two sons, nature, and my 23 years as an elementary special education teacher. My publishing credentials include I Campaigned for … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: childrens books, education and stories, inspiration for stories, Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw, turtle rescue

What, Why, How: Dennis Hinrichsen pushes boundaries in poetry

April 25, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: schema geometrica, my ninth full-collection, is a departure from my previous work in that it was conceived as a project book on two fronts. For the longest time I wanted to write a book … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: abstract poetry, boundaries in poetry, inspiration, multimedia, pandemic, poetry, short poems

I, Myself, or Me? How to know which to use

April 18, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Myself? A letter to advice columnist Miss Manners begins: “My husband, myself and another couple went out for dinner last summer…” I read the rest of the question but kept bouncing back to that … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: grammar, I or me, me or myself, pronoun help

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Author, poet, artist, cynical optimist, corgi aficionado, crafter & klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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Writing life, line by line