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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 >>

When Social Media Hurts: Finding Balance and Protecting Your Peace

January 18, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The danger in chasing approval Social media can be a wonderful place. It connects us to friends, readers, fellow creatives, and communities we might never have found otherwise. But it can also … Continue reading >>

The story of a ten-year-old girl who got a real hippopotamus for Christmas

December 23, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

record album cover for "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

Forget Holly Jolly My dentist is somewhere in her thirties, expecting her third child. I recently had a crown replaced and was forced to listen to boring Christmas songs while she drilled out the … Continue reading >>

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