Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

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...]

What, Why, How: Genre- Jumping with Author Craig Terlson

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What: I’ve always been a maker of things; I actually prefer that moniker to the somewhat loaded term “artist.” The first things I made were illustrations. I was lucky enough to draw and paint for a living for more than twenty-six years. Now, I make stories. I’ve written six novels, a bucket of short fiction (published in literary journals and made into a collection), and one really weird … [Read more...]

View-Master of Worries: On 3 am overthinking and Six Strategies to stop it

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In the middle of the night: I shift positions, check the time, punch the pillow into a fresh shape, and then lay there. The worries begin. Always the same concerns: Will my kids find happiness? Will the planet be hospitable when my grandkids are adults? How will I die? Who will care for the dogs? Did Don remember to shut the refrigerator door before he came to bed? Don likens this fretting … [Read more...]