Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 26 of 32

A Corgi Halloween

October 31, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I admit it -- I like to dress my Welsh Pembroke corgi for Halloween. My husband looks at our dog, shakes his head and says to her, "Clementine, have some pride." lol! She enjoys Halloween because she … Continue reading >>

What women want when speaking about sexual assault

October 20, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Nearly every woman I know has told me about one or more times in which she was sexually assaulted, molested, threatened or raped, or they personally know someone who was sexually … Continue reading >>

Birthdays After You Lose a Child

September 29, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I vividly remember the moment Derek was born. The doctor laid him across my chest and there he was, my first baby -- his round face like a pale moon, his eyes open and unblinking, his little body warm … Continue reading >>

Brief History of a Forty-Year Long Marriage

August 15, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Luv Pub It sounds like a cliche: I met my husband after last call in the Brown Derby Luv Pub in Independence, OH, where people danced on a lighted disco floor to a live "house band." There might … Continue reading >>

Lawn Kitsch

July 25, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My Neighborhood I spotted this donkey, deer family, lighthouse, gazing ball, and Dutch children in one front yard in a section of houses built in the fifties. The children are supposed to be … Continue reading >>

2016 Eric Hoffer Finalist – In the Context of Love

May 20, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In the Context of Love is a Finalist in the 2016 Eric Hoffer Awards for Commercial Fiction! Who's Eric Hoffer? Naturally, the first thing the husband asks me, after saying congratulations, is "Who's … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line