Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 25 of 33

Hungarian Cursing and Humor

April 17, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You never know where research will take you: My friend and fellow poet Olga Klekner taught me about Hungarian cursing when I was writing In the Context of Love. As the Hungarian heartthrob Joe tells … Continue reading >>

First Rehearsal for Listen To Your Mother

March 30, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I was so excited - I hadn’t seen the Listen To Your Mother producers Angela Smith Youngblood and Angela Amman since my audition several months ago. The Angelas, as they like to call themselves, filled … Continue reading >>

Fun with math. Really.

March 13, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Playing Foxland! I have to share this amazing math game my granddaughter made for school called "Foxland." We had so much fun playing the other day. Actually, I was quite pleased to discover that I … Continue reading >>

American Girl Sensibility

March 13, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Birthday fun: For my granddaughter's ninth birthday, my daughter and I took her to the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. I had been unaware of the evolution of this iconic doll since … Continue reading >>

Wading into Writing for Children

February 27, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It began with a Ghost Crab Incident On a family vacation last summer, my daughter took my then 8-year old granddaughter and 3-year old grandson to the beach after dusk to look for Atlantic ghost … Continue reading >>

The Cold War: Bomb Shelter Drills

February 6, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Memories, not so fond I read this post on Twitter: Making America Great Again. Bringing Families Closer Together. Bringing back the #NuclearFamily And it brought back memories of the … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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