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Simple beliefs that hold true

April 22, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A journaling exercise When cleaning a deep, dark and very dusty closet recently, I found a little blue notebook that I wrote in when my friend Rebecca Vlasic and I conducted journaling workshops at … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human, The Writing Life Tagged With: beliefs, diaries, journaling

When Words Find You: The Magic of Found Poems

April 8, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Crafting a found poem is a wonderful way of transforming ordinary language into something more magical. All it takes is finding text that resonates with you, a little bit of intuition, and the ability … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: found poem, found poetry, poetry

Funnies for Writers

March 4, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Need a reason to smile after dealing with rejection letters, frustrating revisions or lousy book reviews? We’ve all been there! I don’t know if I’d actually send such a letter, but I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: humor, procrastination, rejection

Text me. or text me

September 25, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Don't sweat punctuation… Michelle Markowitz, co-author of Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails, a book about off-the-rails group messages, is quoted in the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, Notes on Being Human, The Writing Life Tagged With: grammar, punctuation, texting

I or Me: how to know which to use

April 17, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The easiest grammar rule in the world—and yet people keep getting it wrong. Believe me - it's not I I overheard one of the moonshiners on the Discovery channel TV show say, ”Billy trusted Joe … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: bad grammar, grammar, I or me, pronouns

Dress like a Poet for National Poetry Month

April 3, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Red Scarf: A dear poet friend laughed as she told me the story of feeling a little chilly went she went to the gym. She wore her red scarf while working out, just until she warmed up. Someone … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Humor in Everyday Life, Notes on Being Human, The Writing Life Tagged With: artists, fashion, poetry

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