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American Girl Sensibility

March 13, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

  Birthday fun: For my granddaughter's ninth birthday, my daughter and I took her to the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. I had been unaware of the evolution of this iconic doll since … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: American Girl Doll, family, girls

Wading into Writing for Children

February 27, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It began with a Ghost Crab Incident On a family vacation last summer, my daughter took my then 8-year old granddaughter and 3-year old grandson to the beach after dusk to look for Atlantic ghost … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, It's Personal Tagged With: children's books, family, Fiction, picture books

The Cold War: Bomb Shelter Drills

February 6, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Memories, not so fond I read this post on Twitter: Making America Great Again. Bringing Families Closer Together. Bringing back the #NuclearFamily   And it brought back memories of the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: bomb shelter drill, cold war, poetry, terrorism

Not Everyone Appreciates the Arts: Defunding the NEA

January 23, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Someone on Twitter tried to shame me for supporting the arts. On the day of the inauguration, NBC News tweeted "Got something important to say to President Donald Trump? Tweet your expectations to … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: art funding, bullying, National Endowment for the Arts, shame

Did you know these emotions actually have names?

January 18, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

emotions

  Have you ever felt monachopsis? I have! I bet you have, too. This list of unique, strange and unsettling, but common emotions was compiled by Tickld, via the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: emotions, Language

A Worthwhile New Year’s Resolution

December 30, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

New Years Resolution

Have you made your New Year's Resolution? Is it something you even think about? Most people keep their resolutions to themselves, and they focus on self-improvement -- which probably explains why they … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, It's Personal Tagged With: books, new years, reading, resolutions

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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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