Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

Setting Limits in a Pandemic

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What if your friends don't mask up? When visiting with friends during the coronavirus pandemic, most of us understand that “You are now swimming in the same pool with not just that person, but all the people those people are interacting with,” said Dr. Aaron Milstone at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This is what contact tracing has taught us. If you're hanging with your … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Cindy Frenkel

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What: The Plague of the Tender-Hearted is a small book of poems, which is part of a larger collection. It mostly centers around the biggest events of my life:  my youngest brother's suicide--he was my closest sibling, a family trapped in "the external locust of control," a mother's demise and death, a sudden divorce, and the best catalyst for change: mothering. It's also a book … [Read more...]

Quarantine Experience Reviewed like an Airbnb-

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Today's post comes from my brilliant daughter The Washington Post asked their readers and staff to review their homes like a hotel during the coronavirus quarantine, "and they did not disappoint." I shared it with my daughter, and asked her to write a quarantine review for her own house. Enjoy! Airbnb this beautiful 1900 Century Farmhouse A perfect prairie get-away! Escape virus … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Clementine

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Our protector See that round white object? It’s a welcome plaque from my late mother’s yard. I propped it up there against the back fence a few days ago and it completely freaked Clementine. She planted her little legs in the middle of the yard, the fur on her back standing straight up, and barked at the house so we would come outside and witness this disturbing alteration in the landscape. … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Vasundhara Tolia

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What: I was born in Kolkata, India and received an excellent education there. I became a doctor and I traveled across half the world to get further training in medicine to US. Initially, I always thought I would return to India, however, this country insinuated itself under my skin to such an extent that it became home. I have faced a lot of unique challenges and opportunities that have shaped … [Read more...]