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Creative Brain vs. Numbers: A Love-Hate Math Story Problem

June 2, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In My Head, Math is a Doodle My brain glitches over whether to say hundreds or thousands. It's as if I can't associate the words with the numbers. It’s embarrassing. I feel like a child. The other … Continue reading >>

Not Everyone is Going to Like You

May 12, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

For the camera and beyond: When I was a girl, my father would often encourage me to clown around for the camera. We enjoyed being silly together, but I soon learned to enjoy acting out. In this … Continue reading >>

Dinner with Elmore Leonard (sort of)

April 28, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

portrait of writer Elmore Leonard hangs on a restaurant wall in Michigan

A side of grits and a portrait of the Dickens of Detroit The specials at a local restaurant the other evening were called "A Taste of New Orleans," and my Blackened Twin Filets Diablo with jumbo … Continue reading >>

Yous got the last laugh: How my husband’s favorite pronoun was vindicated

March 17, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

black t-shirt with the word YOUS in white letters

Who are yous really? The first time I heard my husband refer to the people in our household collectively as "yous" I laughed out loud. I'd never heard the word. He insisted it was a real word, and, … Continue reading >>

How Diversity in Literature and Teaching Strengthens America

February 17, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Missing Voices in High School Lit This post about teaching diversity comes from fellow writer, retired teacher and Detroiter John Jeffire, who graciously allowed me to share it here. As a young … Continue reading >>

Strangers on the Bus: Public Transit in Lake Effect Snow

February 3, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Working in Cleveland in the 70s Powered by a phenomenon called Lake Affect snow, northern Ohio can transform to a hellish snowscape in mere hours. Winters there aren't just challenging, they are … Continue reading >>

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Linda K Sienkiewicz

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