Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 21 of 32

Unreliable Witness

July 1, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How accurate of a witness do you think you’d make? I was left wondering about my own abilities after being in the middle of a scary situation one Saturday afternoon. It started as an ordinary … Continue reading >>

I Will Revise: An Ode to the MFA Program

April 1, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

One highlight of The University of Southern Maine MFA program is their annual talent show. When I was a student ten years ago, we enjoyed everything from clarinet recitals, hula hoop performances and … Continue reading >>

Three Sheets to the Wind: A Pirate Jamboree

November 12, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Avast, ye hearties! Hurricane Florence forced us to reschedule our September visit to Ocracoke Island, NC to October, but lucky us, that's when the annual Pirate Jamboree was held. We got to … Continue reading >>

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 >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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