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Family Recipe: a Finnish pancake with three ingredients

October 28, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

But what's it called? My Finnish grandmother made an oven pancake that I loved, and now my grandkids enjoy it whenever they visit. My mom often made it for dinner, too, because who doesn't love … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: family, family recipe, Finnish, pancake

Words by the Waves: a Beach Access Trail StoryWalk®

October 21, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Robbie's Way on Ocracoke Island, NC Robbie’s Way is a 15-foot wide access from Silver Lake Drive to the shores of Pamlico Sound. The family of Robbie Runyon deeded the access to Ocracoke … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, It's Personal Tagged With: children's books, literacy, reading, storywalk

The Impact of Three-Star Reviews: Lessons from Chocolate

October 7, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Are three stars really so bad? A recent post by an author on Threads read Does anyone else find 3-star Goodreads reviews really dispiriting? You give your book your very life, your soul, for … Continue reading >>

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Generational Driving: Passing Down Skills and Memories

September 30, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Fears of parallel parking When our granddaughter came to stay with us in August, she was a little nervous about taking the driver's test for her license when she returned home. Michigan still … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: drivers test, driving skills, family, first cars

Determination and Tenacity: The Path to Getting Published

September 16, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hard work gets results! Writing and ultimately publishing takes determination and tenacity. Time. Brainstorming. Editing. More time. Problem solving. Pulling your hair out. Walking away. Fine … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal, Writing Tagged With: announcement, Love and Other Incurable Ailments, Publishing, writing advice

Writing for favors

July 29, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You want me to do WHAT? A while ago I did some web writing in exchange for other services for an acquaintance after they begged me to help them. I figured how hard could it be? As it turned out, I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal, Writing Tagged With: favors, professional writer, writing for free

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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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