Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

What, Why, How: Gina Troisi

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What: While my focus in graduate school was creative nonfiction, these days I am mostly writing fiction. I am currently working on two novels-in-stories. My debut memoir, The Angle of Flickering Light, is forthcoming from Vine Leaves Press on April 6, 2021. It is available for preorder now. Many chapters within the book have been published as stand-alone pieces in literary journals and … [Read more...]

The meaning of homemade love

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Staying safe: Last year at the start of the pandemic, I remember hurrying to the grocery to "stock up." Lord knows what I needed, or thought I needed: cans of soup, cough medicine, hand sanitizer, Gatorade (in case we got COVID-19, as if that would have helped). Other shoppers, crowded in the store and rushing all around, seemed to be thinking the same thing. We all looked a little … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Adrienne S. Wallner

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What: I am a poet.  I also write non-fiction, travel writing, and am an avid journal keeper.  Most of my published work is poetry.  I write much about the natural world, the National Parks, my devotion to the energy of the Earth, and the healing power of wilderness. My first book To the 4 a.m. Light is a full-length poetry collection to be published March 26, 2021 by Finishing … [Read more...]

Why We Write

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“Fiction is supposed to be, forgive me, less shitty than life. Better than life. It is supposed to make more sense than life. That’s one of the reasons we read, one of the reasons we write. We want to feel we are forgiven and that there is hope…. Redemption is and always has been a staple of American fiction.” ~Author Molly Giles, in Odds on Ends, “The Writer’s Chronicle” Noble Reasons? When I … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Sadira Stone

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What: I write steamy contemporary romance set in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. What does steamy mean? In my case, it means following one couple through the twists and turns of falling in love, including the juicy bedroom bits—not that my couples restrict themselves to bedrooms. Doug and Laurel found bliss in the woods; Elmer and Margot steamed up the cab of his ancient pickup; Clara and Nick had … [Read more...]