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Packing Light

November 25, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How much is too much? As I was packing my large size suitcase for a five day flight to visit friends across the country, I noticed my husband had packed a duffel bag for himself. That's … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, Notes on Life Tagged With: packing light, travel

What, Why, How: Andrew Devendorf and his missing brother

November 4, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I wrote a personal essay on the grueling experience of having my brother go missing, and later learning that he died by suicide. When my brother went missing, I learned that we have … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: grief, loss, missing person, nonfiction, personal essays, suicide

English Language Groaners

October 7, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In Memory of a Cornball My late father was great at telling corny jokes. And yes, I groaned, but I often laughed too, just because he was laughing so hard. Lousy jokes and laughter can be … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: cornball jokes, corny jokes, humor, humor writing, puns

What, Why, How: Aaron Hamburger

August 19, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write literary fiction and non-fiction. All of my books have been fiction (two novels and a story collection), but I’ve written a great deal of creative non-fiction, especially memoir … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Fiction, nonfiction, writing tips

How do you define hate, and where does it lead us?

August 12, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hate. America on fire with hate. Hate fuels politics. There are Republican haters. Democrat haters. Trump haters. Millennial haters. Baby boomer haters. Pro-life haters, pro-choice haters, immigration … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: hate, kindness, politics

Unreliable Witness

July 1, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How accurate of a witness do you think you’d make? I was left wondering about my own abilities after being in the middle of a scary situation one Saturday afternoon. It started as an ordinary … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: eyewitness fail, Paint Creek Trail, storytelling, unreliable witness, witness

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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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Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line