Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

Cynical: A Writing Prompt

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Dream Poetry

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Dream Journal 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...]

What, Why, How: Poet Sara Ryan

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What: My most recent publication was my debut book of poetry, I Thought There Would Be More Wolves, which came out this February from University of Alaska Press. It was the winner of the Permafrost Book Prize and was chosen by Elizabeth Bradfield. It’s been difficult to have a book be released during the pandemic, but I’ve been grateful for the support I’ve received and the virtual readings … [Read more...]

My mini book tour

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Recently Don and I took a trip along the Outer Banks of N. Carolina to promote Gordy and the Ghost Crab to book stores and gift shops. A fellow author asked me for details, so I thought I'd share what I did on my blog. Let me first say that selling doesn't come easily to me. The fear of rejection is real. In fact, I was reeling after the response from the very first independent book store I … [Read more...]

Jigsaw Puzzle Love

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Passion for Puzzles in a Pandemic Last March, 2020, during the stay-at-home order, my husband Don and I put together a puzzle we'd saved for our next beach vacation, since we weren't sure if we'd be traveling anywhere that summer. After that, we finished another saved puzzle. Then we bought a few we saw in the window at Lytle's Pharmacy-- you could browse the tagged puzzles and games on … [Read more...]