Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

Pirates’ Halloween for Landlubbers

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A Pirate Jamboree Our "over-board" Halloween decor began after Don and I stumbled upon the Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoake Island, North Carolina in 2018, which just happened to be the 300-year anniversary of the death of Blackbeard the Pirate. His final battle took place near Ocracoke. The jamboree was a rollicking party filled with attendees in full pirate costume, musical entertainment, … [Read more...]

Surviving a Native American Boarding School

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History 101 - a poem This devastating poem by my friend and fellow alum Mihku Paul is about her grandfather, a residential school survivor who helped raise Mihku. Their family was "deeply impacted by what happened to Gramp." Native American Boarding Schools (also known as Indian Boarding Schools) were established by the U.S. government in the late 19th century as part of an "enforced" … [Read more...]

Queen Bee and the Bee’s Knees: my friend, poet Mary Ann Wehler

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The following is my reading from Mary Ann's memorial service: A Variation on the Ordinary I met Mary Ann in the mid 90s  through Margo LaGatutta when I attended the readings for the anthology Variations on the Ordinary. I thought Maryann was amazing. To me she was the Queen Bee and the Bees Knees. The first time we got together outside of readings was after she’d workshopped with … [Read more...]

Puppy love is real: meet Cowboy

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More than just pets If you believe that the love you feel for your four-legged bestie is real, science has your back. Studies show dogs affect our oxytocin levels much the same as human babies do, so the bond we feel is just as great. Our pets are more than companions. They are truly family. We adopted our ten-year-old corgi, Clementine, when she was a year old. She helped us through a tough … [Read more...]

Dream Poetry and the Value of Dream Journals

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Insights Dreams offer a fascinating insight into our psyche. I believe they reflect our deepest concerns or worries, and that much of the imagery in our dreams is personal. You and I might both dream of a horse, but the meaning of that horse would be different. For many years, I kept a dream journal. I found the act of writing out a complete dream when still in bed worked the best. If I … [Read more...]