Leslie Writes
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Another struggling millennial. Writing is my creative outlet and stress reliever.
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What's Wrong with Jack
I gather my sisters for our annual fall ritual. Just three single pumpkin spice girlies getting lost in a corn maze, eating cider donuts, and bumping along on a hayride to the pumpkin patch. We search for a healthy specimen that’s perfectly round with no blemishes and the complexion of a traffic cone. Eventually we find him. He’s large enough to carve, but light enough to carry back to our wagon.
By Leslie Writes4 months ago in Fiction
Summer on the Farm. Winner in The Summer That Wasn’t Challenge.
It was a rite of passage for the Hurley kids to spend a summer working on Uncle Curtis’ farm. Dad would have a Memorial Day BBQ with the whole family. Just hot dogs and beers for the grown-ups. Curtis would come up all laughing and joking around, then he’d squeeze your bicep to decide if you were ready.
By Leslie Writes7 months ago in Fiction
I Cut My Finger With a ‘Chainsaw’. Top Story - July 2025.
It was about noon on Saturday. I had already finished trimming the bushes in the front yard using the electric hedge trimmer that my daughter affectionately refers to as ‘the chainsaw.’ She was furious that I could do such a thing without her and refused to let it go. As if I could turn back time so she could have a crack at it.
By Leslie Writes7 months ago in Humor
My Daughter's Favorite Books: Part 2 . Top Story - June 2025.
About two years ago I sat in a tire place interviewing my eight year old daughter to pass the time. I wanted to know about her favorite books. Back in those days, Judy Moody and Calvin and Hobbes were among her favorites. Since then, she has grown and the world around her has changed. I thought it was about time to check in and see what stories are capturing her imagination as an older and wiser preteen.
By Leslie Writes9 months ago in Families
