Linda Freudenberger resides in Lexington, Ky with her Westie, Clancy, a certified therapy dog. She began writing in 2017 after the loss of her husband by taking writing classes and enrolling at the Author Academy at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Her story “The Call: was published in the Personal Publishing Project anthology, Bearing Up, edited by Randell Jones. The story, “In the Holler”, was published in the anthology, That Southern Thing, also edited by Randell Jones. Her story “His Final Act of Kindness” is included in the 2021 anthology, Luck and Opportunity edited by Randell Jones. “Bowtie Whimsy” is a short story in the 2022 anthology, Curious Stuff edited by Randell Jones. She also has three essays on the online grief site opentohope.com. She recently completed a fictional novella about a teahouse that she is submitting for publication. She participated in the yearlong Poetry Gauntlet at the Carnegie Center by writing 112 poems in 2020. Her poem, “Communion,” was published in 2021 Volume 1 Issue 4 of Literary Accents, Katerina Stoykova, Editor. Two of her poems have been published on the Highland Park online poetry site in 2022. This December her poem “The Other Side of the Bed” will be published in the Workhorse magazine, The Yearling. On 9/5/2022 she completed the Writers Digest University copy editing certificate program.
Linda is available for editing, proofreading, and mentoring for creative nonfiction, poetry, and adult fiction.
