Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

What, Why, How: Joy Gaines-Friedler

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WHAT? To live is to be creative – we are all creatures of creativity. I mean, I remember figuring out how to tie my shoe laces. That’s creativity. The ants figure out how to get into the hummingbird feeder! I’ve worked cleaning common areas of an apartment buildings, as a phone solicitor, in my father’s manufacturing plant, as an office manager, and for one day at Burger King where I (creatively) … [Read more...]

No Need to Say I Love You – My Father

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An endless source of amusement: He always had a joke to tell, a funny story, or did something to make me laugh. He could take the two parts of whatever it was that I was crying over and make them whole again. He could fix anything from the tiny earring post to a motor. He taught me the value of epoxy glue and needle nose pliers. He taught me to tinker with things until they worked. He also … [Read more...]

Necking in the Willow Theater: First Kiss

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Fiction draws from real life The small town of Nopiming in In the Context of Love is loosely modeled after my hometown, Independence, Ohio. Characters Angelica and Joe's first date are to the Maple Theater, based on my hometown theater, The Willow. Their first kiss is in the parking lot after their date. Independence was proud of The Willow Theater. It was built in 1950 in Art Deco … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: John Jeffire

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  WHAT? Christ, I was hoping you’d tell me! I do a lot, but “what” exactly I am I’m not totally sure. I write, I read, I coach wrestling, I laugh and drink beer with my wife, I teach at a high school. Of all those, I suppose “teacher” best fits what I am overall, and my most troubling student has always been myself. WHY? Linda, always with the hard questions! Why? Hmmm, well, because, … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Kelly Fordon

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What: I write fiction, poetry, book reviews and nonfiction. How: Bird by Bird as Anne LaMott says. When I am writing, I just keep forging ahead until I have something I like. In the case of "Garden for the Blind" for years I thought I was writing eleven separate stories about people who had nothing to do with one another, but then one day it occurred to me that they were really the same … [Read more...]