Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 26 of 32

Anticipating a holiday family food fight?

November 21, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In this heated political climate, I don't want to be in the middle of a family food fight during the holidays. When I visit relatives who have a vastly different stance on the election than me, I will … Continue reading >>

A woman who reads while she walks

November 7, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How can anyone read a book while they walk? I've seen this woman in the Mount Avon Cemetery before, book held in one hand, eyes fixed on the page, as she winds her way through. She walks briskly, too, … Continue reading >>

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 >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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