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How do you define hate, and where does it lead us?

August 12, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hate. America on fire with hate. Hate fuels politics. There are Republican haters. Democrat haters. Trump haters. Millennial haters. Baby boomer haters. Pro-life haters, pro-choice haters, immigration … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: hate, kindness, politics

Unreliable Witness

July 1, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How accurate of a witness do you think you’d make? I was left wondering about my own abilities after being in the middle of a scary situation one Saturday afternoon. It started as an ordinary … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: eyewitness fail, Paint Creek Trail, storytelling, unreliable witness, witness

Three Sheets to the Wind: A Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke

November 12, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

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Avast, ye hearties! Hurricane Florence forced us to reschedule our September visit to Ocracoke Island, NC to October, but lucky us, that's when the annual Pirate Jamboree was held. We got to … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life, The Outer Banks Tagged With: idioms, langauge, nautical terms, ocracoke, pirate jamboree, travel

Sacral Torsion and back pain

July 30, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Back pain is more than a nuisance. It’s horrible to get up from a chair or out of the car to find yourself unable to stand straight. My back pain began in 2011. I don't know what made me thought I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: back pain, massage therapy, physical therapy, sacral rotation, sacral torsion, twisted pelvis

Boredom and Creativity

July 16, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

"Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing." ~ Austin Kleon My 10 year old granddaughter flopped next to me on the couch and stared at the ceiling. "Hey, how are you doing?" I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: boredome, creativity, distractions, quiet time, writing

The Creative Mind vs the Realist

April 30, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

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Which is "better" - daydreamer or realist? You'll find no surprises in the Huffingon Post's list of eighteen traits of highly creative personalities: Creative people daydream, make their … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: creativity, realist

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Award-wining author of two novels, five poetry chapbooks, and one picture book. More here.

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Writing life, line by line