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What, Why, How: Thaddeus Rutkowski

February 18, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write short fiction: short stories and flash fiction. The cut-off between flash fiction and short stories, it seems, is one thousand words, according to literary journals, and my pieces are usually on the thousand-word border. The main thing is, I want to tell stories: about people and what they do, or about myself and what I do, and I want to comment on those stories in obvious or less … [Read more...]

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What, Why, How: Lucy Wang

February 11, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I always wanted to write, but we were poor immigrants, and my parents made it clear, early and often, that our main goal here was to strike it rich. “We didn’t move to America for you to become a starving artist.” So I began my career trading mortgage-backed securities on Wall Street, and served as a deputy chief of staff during NYC Mayor Dinkins’ administration.  When Mayor Dinkins lost to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: comedy, humor, immigration, playwriting, standup

What, Why, How: Kathleen McGookey

February 4, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Poet Kathleen McGookey

What:  I’m a writer, and I write poems.  I have always written, ever since I was a little girl and filled notebooks with possible titles for stories that I never wrote.  I have written newspaper articles, essays and short stories, but now I only write poems. Why:  I am always inspired by whatever I’m reading, whether it’s poetry, fiction, memoir, magazines, or the newspaper.  I feel like all of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: motivation, poetry

What, Why, How: Gay Walley

January 28, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: What, Why, How: Gay Walley I write novels, plays and have even written two films.  This expansion of forms started in the last 6 years which keeps it moving, so to speak. It’s a way of staying fresh.  I am inspired by the challenge of getting the truth of a story on paper.  I have always been interested in form – and tend not to be conventional. I have played with time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: film, playwright, short stories

What, Why, How: Alicia Bay Laurel

January 21, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write, draw and sing about being a loving person living in harmony with nature.  Some of my books are fiction and some non-fiction (recipes and instructions for sustainable living); all are published hand-lettered in my cursive script, and illustrated with my ink line drawings or color illustrations. I design my own books, and prefer them to be printed on recycled paper with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: artist, author, musician, storytelling

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Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

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