Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 17 of 33

Reliable babysitter, sort of

March 1, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

At Fourteen Like a good babysitter, I arrived on time, I put the kids to bed when I was supposed to, and as a bonus, I would wash dishes. I liked kids. I didn't yell at them or slap them in the … Continue reading >>

Devil’s Food Cake and White Lies

February 18, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Those nasty box cakes My mother had an electric mixer with a rotating bowl that blended her cakes into creamy smoothness, and she always let me lick the bowl clean. All that yummy raw … Continue reading >>

Unconventional Love Poem

February 14, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In Love With You: For Valentine's Day I'd like to share one of my favorite love poems, written by the late Kenneth Koch. It captures the exuberance of falling in love with delight, surprise and … Continue reading >>

Chalkboard Messages

February 8, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Start Last year, as the pandemic slowed life down and caused us to physically withdraw from one another, I dragged out a cheap chalkboard I'd bought for book shows a few years ago. On it I … Continue reading >>

Delivery!

January 19, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

First job My husband Don laughed when I brought the Target delivery into the house this morning. "I was doing that over fifty years ago," he said. Delivering groceries, that is, from a … Continue reading >>

Is the Pandemic messing with your teeth?

January 11, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Clenching, grinding and pushing: I bet you didn't see this coming: an increase in dental injuries attributed to the pandemic. Dentists report a big uptick in patients grinding their teeth and … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line