Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

Embrace Your Voice: Buy a Book, Support a Cause

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Embrace your Voice Embrace Your Voice - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I'll donate $5 to The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence for each sale of my award-winning novel In the Context of Love from my Etsy store HERE during April. I'll even sign it for you. Read an uplifting coming-of-age story about a young woman who must rebuild her life after the discovery of a devastating … [Read more...]

Things Couples Fight About

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Same old same old: According to Marriage and Family counselor Dr. John Gottman, 69% of the conflicts in marriage will never be solved. That means we are having the same argument over and over again. The little things My husband and I have been married a long time. Nearly 42 years. We've learned to work most things out without any hair-pulling or foot-stomping. For example, I hate that, before he … [Read more...]

How to Make a Writer Crazy

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Telling someone you're a writer (poet, author, journalist, whatever) often gets, um, an interesting response or unwanted feedback. Many thanks to my fellow writers (and Barbara Bos of Women's Writers, Women's Books) for sharing these gems: You’re a writer?! So am I . . . "You’re a writer? I have a great idea for a book!" "I'm going to write a book when I retire." "I … [Read more...]

My poetry chapbook, resurrected

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Out of print! My friend Denise wanted to buy a copy of my latest poetry chapbook, Security, after hearing me read from it at a DWW ONTV event. That's when I discovered I only had two copies. This posed a real problem: the publisher, Rob Bixby of March Street Press in Greensboro NC, passed away a few years ago, and there were no plans to continue the press. This little chapbook is very dear to me. … [Read more...]

Oopsie Confessions

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If you're feeling glum, check out the #ionce thread on Twitter for terrific comic relief as people confess their grand oopsies. It brought back so many memories of my own gaffes. I share them with you, in hopes that you'll share yours with me. #ionce #ionce felt dizzy in middle school, raised my hand, and told the teacher I felt faint as I fainted. #ionce took my boss’s show dog, a bull … [Read more...]