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What, Why, How: Marci Diel

September 18, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: For 21 years, I've been “Head of Everything” for MarciDiehl.com as a multi-media writer, editor and producer/consultant for the web, print, video, and social media. Before that, I married … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Fiction, freelance, multimedia writing

Taken too soon

September 11, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Earlier this year I discovered the infant section at Mount Avon Cemetery. Eleven babies in all. They were hard to find because the stones were nearly completely grown over. I imagine the parents have … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human Tagged With: babies, family, grief, loss, Mount Avon Cemetery

Love and loss on Labor Day, 2017

September 5, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

pet love

Emotional support: Today I tidied the gravesites of Jacob Vaness Young, his wife Leita and their two children, swapping out summer flowers for fall stuff. I took my corgi, Clementine, with me for the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: Clementine, family, grief, Jacob Vaness Young, Mount Avon Cemetery, pets

Imagining Fictional Characters

August 21, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A series of fun photographs I took with dolls posed behind the partial figure on my book cover got me thinking about faces on book covers, and what we imagine when we read. What do you see when you … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: In the Context of Love, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: book covers, character description, Fiction

Stinky Incidents: How to de-skunk a dog

August 7, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Skunk named Flower-quote

Dogs don't have the best of boundaries when it comes to skunks. You think they'd learn after the first spraying to stay away from the lumbering black animal with the white stripe. Clementine's … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: Clementine, skunk chemistry, skunk scent formula, skunk smell

5 Reasons to Attend the DWW Writers Conference

July 31, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Detroit Working Writers

Does your writing need a boost? The best way to invest in your writing career is to take it seriously. Invest in yourself as a writer by attending a writers’ conference. Nourish your identity, no … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: Detroit Working Writers, workshops, Writers Conference

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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