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What, Why, How: Patricia Gapske

May 22, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I’m an artist who loves to draw, take photographs and create sculptures, and within each of those is a subcategory of different materials and processes that I use. I used to think that I … Continue reading >>

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What, Why, How: Laura Hulthen Thomas

May 1, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I’m a fiction writer and I’ve also written essays. And, like all writers, I do so many other things that, while writing is absolutely central to who I feel I am, it’s only a small part of who … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: essays, short stories, teaching, time management

What, Why, How: Ellen Meeropol

April 24, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write fiction; I love spinning tales. Each of my three novels began with a small spark that grew into a book. In the case of House Arrest, it was a one-paragraph article in the Boston Globe … Continue reading >>

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What, Why, How: Louise Farmer Smith

April 12, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Lousie Farmer Smith, author and fiction writer

What? “What is it you want out of all of this?” This was my husband’s plaintive and exasperated question regarding my continuing to write fiction. He was in pain. A short story of mine or a book … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, readers, rejection

What, Why, How: Karen W. Pullen

February 22, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: What compels me to write?  Maybe it’s in my DNA, like my pointy nose and near-sightedness. My new book, Cold Heart, is dedicated thus: “To my mother, Juanita H Williams, who would’ve liked … Continue reading >>

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What, Why, How: Karla Huston

February 15, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write poetry; I write poetry reviews. I’ve committed acts of fiction but decided long ago that writing poetry was more fun, more satisfying than writing a 20-or-30-page story. I have no … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: play, poet laureate, poetry, words

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Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

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