Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

Horseplay vs assault

September 24, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How can anyone call attempted rape by a seventeen year-old "rough horseplay" or "simply part of the natural order of things. Boys, figuring out how to be men” --? Don't believe that for a second. … Continue reading >>

To remain open and quiet in the fertile darkness

September 17, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

“You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed … Continue reading >>

Beyond the Easy Gesture in Fiction

September 10, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Oh, those flashing eyes! The other day, I laughed when I read the recent tweet of a fellow writer: “There's a lot of 'flashing eyes' in this draft. Need to fix.” Our fictional characters … Continue reading >>

A Day at the Neighborhood House Nonprofit

September 3, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

typical Food Pantry/Clothes Closet clients: One of the regular clients I see for emergency food at the Rochester Area Neighborhood House (RANH) is *Bill*. He's legally deaf, so I to tap him on the … Continue reading >>

Endings are never easy

August 20, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What if... How many times have you enjoyed a book right up to the end, but when you closed it, you felt unsatisfied? Not in the sense that the ending wasn't "happy," but rather that the last chapter … Continue reading >>

12 Tips to Survive a Book Festival

August 6, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It's all about engagement! Every time I'm at a book festival or author fair, I learn something new. When I shared a table with author Sylvia Hubbard at Sterlingfest, I learned to encourage people … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line