Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

The Great Medical Questionnaire Loop: Modern Healthcare Frustrations

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Why did I pre-register? My trip to the hospital for a bone density test started out badly. My irritation might have been instigated by the fact that I had to arrive twenty minutes prior to the test, despite the hospital's insistence via email and several text messages that I pre-register online at home. But why did I have to arrive so early if I've preregistered? Anyway, the bridge at … [Read more...]

The Totally Worthless Guide to Dressing After 65

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Yet another Wardrobe Guide "for Your Age" Every so often, an article pops up in my feed that promises to enlighten me on how to “dress after 65.” This week’s gem: How to Dress Minimalist After 65. I can relate to wanting to be more minimalist and intentional about what I wear. I love fun clothes. In fact, I happen to have way too many of them. But lately, whenever I get the urge to go … [Read more...]

What, Why, How with R.J. Lloyd, a paranormal romantic thriller author

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What: I am an author. A fiction author. Genres? I typically write paranormal romantic thrillers, many with some level of spice. But I also enjoy writing fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian. My books range from novellas to 100k+ novels. And a few have won some awards and hit various Amazon charts. This is only one of my pen names, but it is the one I seem to write the most in. I think it … [Read more...]

The Alphabet Game: a (mostly) reliable way to fall asleep

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Quieting the Racing Mind, One Letter at a Time Like many creative insomniacs with squirrel brains, I collect sleep techniques the way some people collect candles. Dr. Suzanne Manser, whom I follow on TikTok, handed me a new one: the Alphabet Game. Choose a category, and then go through the alphabet, naming something in that category for each letter. In this way, we allow our minds to … [Read more...]

The Christmas tree that helps me remember love doesn’t end

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For Derek, 1979 - 2011 Every December, I bring a small plastic Christmas tree up from the basement. It's a little wobbly with stiff branches that bend downward. It’s not fancy. It’s not curated. It’s not Instagram-perfect. It’s my son’s remembrance tree. I gave it to him a year before he died in 2011. When my husband and I cleaned his apartment, I found it in a box on his porch. Since … [Read more...]