Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

What, Why, How: Nylah Lyman

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What: Frail Union is my first book-length collection of poetry, published by Encircle Publications, currently in bookstores. Why: I began writing many of these poems more than a decade ago. At the time, I was involved with a fabulous writing group in central New Hampshire. We called ourselves Women of Words, and we were all poets. We gave readings in the community, and some of the … [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...]

What, Why, How: Pat Barnes

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Pat Barnes has a new poetry book! Pat was originally featured on my What, Why, How blog series in March 2019. With the publication of her new poetry book, I decided to reblog her feature to include updated information. Cup of Home Cup of Home was published by Kelsay Books in 2019, but due to COVID-19, Pat recently had her book release part to coincide with an exhibit of her artwork at … [Read more...]

Courageous Memoir of a Restless Life

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Self examination isn’t easy. Writing about it is even harder. Nancy Owen Nelson was an army brat whose military father struggled with depression and alcoholism. She says about her family constantly moving from army base to army base, including Alaska, Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma: “I was angry and sad. I don’t think I really blamed anybody. Why should I? It was always like this. I had to go … [Read more...]

What, Why, How Laura Rueckert

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What: I've just released my debut YA fantasy novel A Dragonbird in the Fern. I'm usually inspired to write by "What If" questions: in this case, what if a princess had to marry someone and they didn't share a common language? And then because my children were struggling with dyslexia while growing up bilingually, what if this princess who was thrust into investigating a murder while learning a … [Read more...]