Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

How to Find Calm after Trauma

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Cheri's recovery process My friend and fellow poet has been working on acute anxiety and trauma recovery by painting colorful watercolor birds and boldly posting her work on Facebook. The images intrigued me because, in my experience, watercolor is not an easy medium. It does not forgive. There are no do-overs. So how did this help anxiety? For Cheri, however, that's exactly the point. I … [Read more...]

The Little Pill and Deanna’s Big Story to Tell

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You know the TV commercial... And it probably annoys the heck out of you because after you hear it, the tune plays in your head on endless repeat. I bet you could sing it in your sleep. That's the power of a good jingle. Whenever the Jardiance ad aired, I looked away. If I couldn't mute the TV, I stuck my fingers in my ears and said "nanananana." I asked my husband "Look at her! Who IS this … [Read more...]

I Came, I Sewed, I Pillaged: Winning Ocracoke’s Pirate Costume Contest

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Apparently, I pirate better than people half my age: Well, I don't mean to brag or anything, but guess who won Most Authentic Adult Female Costume at the Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke Island? Sewing skillz. I thank my momma. I had fierce competition against women half my age, some of them wearing short polyester striped skirts, bustiers and fishnet hose. Which is … [Read more...]

Love at 350° — A delicious romance-comedy

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Welcome fellow Detroit author, Lisa Peers, to my blog: Lisa Peers and I met many years ago at a Detroit Working Writers Conference. I remember her sitting at the table in the conference room with her latest book, Love and Other B-Sides. So much time and so many books have happened since then for the both of us! Lisa has a brand new book to celebrate, Love at 350°, that Booklist describes as … [Read more...]

Ch-ch-changes call for creativity

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How you doing? No, how are you really doing, post pandemic? We've come a long way since 2019, with so much progress in vaccines and treatment, for those of us who believe in science, anyway. A few weeks ago, I got my updated COVID shot, followed by the RSV (I keep wanting to call it RSVP), pneumococcal pneumonia, and the "senior" flu vaccine. I feel like a pincushion. Good Changes … [Read more...]