Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 21 of 33

The Choice, a short film by Desiree Cooper

October 15, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The moment we read the stick, some of us buckled on the bathroom floor....Undecided, we waited too long. Decisive, we were instantly clear about what to do. We were happy about it until we … Continue reading >>

Women Writers Share their Celebrity Idols

October 1, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Oh, my teeny-bopping heart Think back... did you have a teen idol who made you weak in the knees? Did you pore over 16 Magazine or Tiger Beat for the latest gossip about your favorite star? Some of … Continue reading >>

Horseplay vs assault

September 24, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How can anyone call attempted rape by a seventeen year-old "rough horseplay" or "simply part of the natural order of things. Boys, figuring out how to be men” --? Don't believe that for a second. … Continue reading >>

To remain open and quiet in the fertile darkness

September 17, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

“You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed … Continue reading >>

A Day at the Neighborhood House Nonprofit

September 3, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

typical Food Pantry/Clothes Closet clients: One of the regular clients I see for emergency food at the Rochester Area Neighborhood House (RANH) is *Bill*. He's legally deaf, so I to tap him on the … Continue reading >>

Sacral Torsion

July 30, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Back pain is more than a nuisance. It’s horrible to get up from a chair or out of the car to find yourself unable to stand straight. My back pain began in 2011. I don't know what made me thought I … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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