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Donald H. Rumsfeld, America’s Poet Lariat

July 26, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Found poetry: The recent passing of Donald Rumsfeld, the former Secretary of Defense, reminded me I’d found a book of his poetry that at a garage sale years ago. Well, it's not actually Rumsfeld's … Continue reading >>

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Sparrows and Dust: Zilka Joseph

April 19, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

New Poetry Chapbook I've known poet Zilka Joseph for many years from the Metro Detroit literary community, having taken workshops and attended readings with her. She is a kind and generous soul, … Continue reading >>

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Writing Historical Fiction

December 7, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Researching The Girl from the USO: Author Barbara J. Rebbeck grew up listening to the stories of how her mother, a USO hostess had met her father, an RAF pilot during WWII when he came to Grosse … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: Historical Fiction, suspense novel, WWII

Please welcome Cynthia Harrison to my blog!

November 23, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I was immediately drawn to Cynthia when we met because she's open, generous and so down to earth. A few years ago, she asked me to join her in a two day book festival in Alpena Michigan, with our … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: mystery, series, writing

Book release in a pandemic

November 16, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Authors with a forthcoming book need to look at many different promotion strategies during a pandemic. I'm learning as I go, since a lot has changed since my first novel was published. Here's a few … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book release, childrens books, pandemic, Promotion, publicity, Publishing

Meet the Fish Family, 1955

November 2, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Big Joke: Written in 1955, the story depicts a typical fifties household with a stay-at-home mother, working father, two school-age kids and a baby, except they are goldfish: Mr. and Mrs. … Continue reading >>

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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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