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The Well-Dressed Spring Goose

May 27, 2012 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The season changes The cement goose that I spotted on a morning walk last month has exchanged her dowdy coat and hat for a summery blue cotton frock and an over-sized ruffled bonnet. Where … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: fashion, humor

I Survived AWP 2012 Conference

March 17, 2012 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

This guest post is from my fellow Stonecoast Alum, Judith Podell, who writes about the magnitude and madness of the AWP Conference in Chicago, especially for reclusive writers, and why she will attend … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: AWP, conference, humor, writing

To squee or not to squee…

August 1, 2011 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I vacillate over using LOL, unless  I actually did laugh out loud, but I’d rather write “Ha ha!” A long string, as my writer pal, Erin Enberg, points out, can be especially effective, as in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal, Writing Tagged With: grammar, humor

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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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