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Linda Siniard Biography

"Mystery O. Riley" Blogger Recounts Her Journey After Son's Death

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Linda Siniard is a wife and mother of two sons and three stepdaughters. Her older son, Nat, is 25, and living in Sonoma County, California. Owen, her younger son, passed away in 2007 at age 20.

She shares her love of the written word with her husband, Dave, and her closest friends and family. Her writing is ultimately a willingness to share those things that others can’t, but may someday.

She sees her mission as one that simply opens doors.

One of those doors is her own journey of memory, loss, and love.

Her blog, Mystery O. Riley, begun in August 2007 after Owen's passing, recounts her attempt to "find a path on this unthinkable road, through an unimaginable forest of grief." Since she started writing the online journal, she's heard from readers around the world who have found found comfort and strength in her words.

Linda believes she will live to be 104. She can’t account for this belief in any other way than “I know.”

Linda works as a Director of Human Resources for a multi-media company. She runs her office, much like her life: the door is always open.

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