Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 31 of 33

Necking in the Willow Theater: First Kiss

June 20, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Fiction draws from real life The small town of Nopiming in In the Context of Love is loosely modeled after my hometown, Independence, Ohio. Characters Angelica and Joe's first date are to the Maple … Continue reading >>

The Magic Pencil and Memories

March 29, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How We Make Memories: My fourth grade teacher, Miss Pastor, at Hillside Elementary was a stern woman. Her reprimands were shaming, and her glare could turn a kid's legs to Jell-o. I shook … Continue reading >>

Get a corgi, never shower alone

March 2, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I love my Welsh Pembroke Corgi, Clementine, but lately, she's been a little clingy. Maybe she has cabin fever. Our walks have been a bit short this winter. As long as it's over 18º F and there's no … Continue reading >>

Let your children be who they are

January 21, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Support comes in different forms I was sharing some fabulous photos of my mother, who passed away in 2013, when a childhood friend asked me if she was supportive of my writing. My first impulse was … Continue reading >>

A Male Horse in the Nude: Creativity

October 21, 2014 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It's important to nurture creativity in children, even if it's a little startling, or, um, not quite what we had expected. Accuracy in art, if not colors My granddaughter, Lil, age 6, had … Continue reading >>

Derek’s Black Hill Spruce

August 14, 2014 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Nature can help us understand so many things about life. My eldest child took his own life in the fall of 2011 at age thirty two. As a mother, no matter how many counselors, doctors and friends … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line