Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

Dining in the Dark – A Sensory Experience

April 25, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

When my husband first told me he wanted to eat at NOX Dine in the Dark restaurant in Singapore, I thought he was crazy. Dining in the dark? Imagine eating a three course meal in total … Continue reading >>

Easter Eggs in Trees – Traditions

March 18, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My daughter looked puzzled when I told her I wanted to make Easter Egg Trees with the grandkids. "What's an Easter Egg tree?" And "Who ever came up with the idea of hanging eggs from … Continue reading >>

Helen Peppe on Honesty and Memoir: Pigs Can’t Swim

February 28, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Helen Peppe's memoir, Pigs Can't Swim, is a pinnacle of family dysfunction: funny, heart wrenching, stupefying and sometimes infuriating. Her parents' insistence on nonsensical rules, old … Continue reading >>

Vampira – She’s like Family

February 26, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Shirtail Relatives My cousin says we should call ourselves "shirttail relatives" of Vampira. Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, was born in 1921 in Petsamo, Finland. My grandmother, who was also … Continue reading >>

How I Learned to Be a Friend

February 9, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I don't remember how old I was when I met Jennifer. Maybe six or seven. She and her family moved into a house three doors from ours on a quiet cul-de-sac with only 20 other houses … Continue reading >>

Happinesss: When Things Don’t Go As Planned

February 8, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The husband said he was going to prepare me for our ten-day trip to Singapore (he often travels overseas for work) by mentioning that things never go exactly as planned. I don't think he ever could … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line