Leslie Writes
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Another struggling millennial. Writing is my creative outlet and stress reliever.
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I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box of Doom . Top Story - January 2025.
I read about six to eight books a year. A paltry sum for anyone with a desire to write their own book someday. All the writer advice out there says when I’m not writing, I should be reading, traveling, and living out loud! I can’t afford to travel much. I’ve also got a nine to five and a kid to take care of. That leaves reading.
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in BookClub
Formula Femme Fatale
Maybe I should go lighter. Lorraine dragged her finger over the rows of flawless two-dimensional blonds on the drugstore shelves. She selected a cool shade somewhere between Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe. Then she captured a strand of her own inferior blond and pressed it against the color guide on the back of the box. Yes, she thought. This one will do, and chucked it into her basket.
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Fiction
Clouds
Vapors rising up, up into the blue abyss where they can cuddle.
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Poets
Halloween Craft Corner
Last October I combed the internet for the best Halloween projects in a piece for the Lifehack community called ‘Halloween Vibes to DIY for.’ Then in February I experimented with spices of dubious origins in a Humor article called ‘Pizza Everything.’
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Humor
Walls
Hank makes waves across his canvas in cobalt blue. He dapples them in white, blending them in sections to mimic the clash of sea and sky. He adds more colors. Red for sacrifice. Green for hope. And black for the terrible ache that threatens self destruction.
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Fiction
Witch
A woman in flight See her brazen silhouette Powerful and free
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Poets
Writing Hard or Hardly Writing?
I haven't managed to write very much in the last few months. I could blame work. I could blame my family or society. But maybe I am just being too much of a perfectionist. My inner critic has been a real bitch lately. I’ve been so worried about publishing something sub-par, I haven’t published anything at all save a few short poems.
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Writers
