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From Highclere to King Tut: The Story Behind Katherine Kirkpatrick’s historical novel

October 13, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Historical novel To Chase the Glowing Hours

From childhood travels abroad to standing awestruck before Tutankhamun’s golden mask at the Met, Katherine Kirkpatrick has long carried a fascination with history and Egypt’s mysteries. Shaped by both … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: 1920s England. Egypt, Highclere castle, Historical Fiction, historical romance Howard Carter, Katherine Kilpatrick, king Tutankhamun, To Chase the Glowing Hours, women in history

From Treadle to Kenmore: A Family Sewing Legacy That Outlasts JoAnn Fabrics

October 6, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

1976 Kenmore Sewing Machine

Passing Down a Sewing Legacy: My grandmother Elsie taught me basics of hand sewing. My mother sewed clothes and doll dresses for me, and then taught me sewing on her Singer treadle machine. I still … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Art & Crafting, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: grandmother granddaughter sewing, JoAnn Fabrics closing, kenmore sewing machine, sewing, sewing traditions

Autumn: a season of celebration and grief

September 29, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

tall trees in fall cast long shadows

When Autumn Stopped Being So Beautiful: For Derek, 9/29/1979 - 10/26/2011 Fall unsettles me.The air cools with a hushthat's both fleeting and permanent.The moon reflects silenceand absence.My … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: Autumn, autumn poem, family, grief, grief journey, suicide awareness, suicide prevention month

Confronting social media, power, and love: Herta Feely’s fiction

September 22, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Herta Feely, Author of Strange Shape of Love

The dark side of social media: Herta Feely draws on her global perspective and keen interest in contemporary issues to shape her fiction. In her latest novel, Strange Shape of Love, she explores … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: contemporary issues, cyberbullying, Fiction, Herta Feely, human trafficking, metoo, social media, writing process

When Fashion Trends Haunt Us

September 15, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Return of Millennial Trends What a kick to watch two millennial reporters in a WaPo video romp through clothing stores that now sell the same styles they wore in high school. The giggled as … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human Tagged With: 1970s style, 70s fashion, fashion comeback, fashion cycles, millennial trends, nostalgia

Reclaiming the Self: Suzanne Manser PhD on Healing Childhood Wounds

September 8, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Suzanne Manser, PhD whose memoir I Hate You deals with mother wounds.

Suzanne Manser, PhD, is a therapist and author whose work empowers people in healing from childhood wounds and reclaiming their self-worth. Her debut memoir and companion journal reflect her core … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: childhood trauma healing, healing memoir, memoir, mental health, self-acceptance, Suzanne Manser PhD book, therapy and writing

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