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Three Sheets to the Wind: A Pirate Jamboree

November 12, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

pirate jamboree blackbeard

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: It's Personal Tagged With: idioms, langauge, nautical terms, ocracoke, pirate jamboree, travel

The Choice, a short film by Desiree Cooper

October 15, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

the choice - stick

The moment we read the stick, some of us buckled on the bathroom floor....Undecided, we waited too long. Decisive, we were instantly clear about what to do. We were happy about it until we … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: abortion, choice, womens rights

Women Writers Share their Celebrity Idols

October 1, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

teen idols

Oh, my teeny-bopping heart Think back... did you have a teen idol who made you weak in the knees? Did you pore over 16 Magazine or Tiger Beat for the latest gossip about your favorite star? Some of … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, It's Personal Tagged With: anthology, celebrity crush, idol talk, teen idols

Horseplay vs assault

September 24, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How can anyone call attempted rape by a seventeen year-old "rough horseplay" or "simply part of the natural order of things. Boys, figuring out how to be men” --? Don't believe that for a second. … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: assault, kavanaugh, rape, sexual assault

To remain open and quiet in the fertile darkness

September 17, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

  “You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: bicycling, childhood, clinton river trail, nature, Paint Creek Trail, trail

A Day at the Neighborhood House Nonprofit

September 3, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

typical Food Pantry/Clothes Closet clients: One of the regular clients I see for emergency food at the Rochester Area Neighborhood House (RANH) is *Bill*. He's legally deaf, so I to tap him on the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: clothes closet, family, food pantry, Neighborhood House, nonprofit, oakland county, poverty

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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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