Reminder: I will be at Tomorrow Bookstore in Indianapolis the day before Halloween! Come see me and a spooky collection of spooky writers!

a poem about gold

“I asked Chat GPT” Well I asked my Grand Vizier and he said you are plotting against me, moving in the shadows, undermining the glory of my reign. Banished! Banished to the Dust Lands!

The internet: omg religious folks are saying the end of the world is next week!! So scary!! My Catholic School Girl Ass:

Anyway....obsessed.

I obviously see the Disney influence on Knights of Guinevere, but is anyone else seeing all the Little Nemo in Dreamland?

There are no ideal conditions that guarantee inspiration. Creation is always a godawful mess.

Was looking for an example of a dry sink and found this biblically accurate buffet....

Sirens would absolutely get me by just singing "heeeeyyy. Look at these cool rocks!"

Growing up my teachers often punished me for doodling on my notes/tests/homework. Well, look at me now! I'm not an artist but I'm a happy, successful, well-rounded person who still doodles on everything.

Today on "Okay I Guess That's Genetic" my five-year-old had a big cry because he loved his new book too much.

Me whenever someone asks how I use AI for my writing:

I am SO bad at being sick. I don't like sitting still. I hate being in bed, but my dogs freaking LOVE it. So I'm telling myself my job this week is dog snuggling. It's helping.

Having a kindergartner is great because I did have a lot of fart jokes that were going to waste.

holy shit

Hi! I'm Leslie and I write Folk Horror and Speculative Poetry. My book is The Unmothers and I have a seeeeecret book coming out in 2027. #HorrorWritersChat

Over the years several people have told me I sound pretentious but the truth is I was already simplifying my vocabulary significantly for them.

Being told I'm pretty is nice, but when my husband was like "yeah, I wasn't sold on the concrete top, but the table looks great on the patio," my soul ascended.

Unclenching my jaw isn't enough anymore, I need to figure out how to unhinge it like a snake

What was your Baby's First Existential Crisis? Mine was realizing I wouldn't live long enough to read every book.

Immigrants will not damage our culture. But book bans damages our culture. Defunding education breaks down our culture. Attacking our neighbors destroys our culture.

The truth is your options are "weird" or "boring" and one of them is more fun.

how i performatively read

Trying to take a picture of a cute outfit but Atticus thought we were dancing.

I'll be at Tomorrow Bookstore (Indianapolis, IN) for a book fair and horror panel on October 30! See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/tomorrow-b...

Lot of bad opinions coming from folks that look like two-Ratata-no-potion-trainers.

Sending myself poem notes like “fiberglass windstorm! Love is a harried architect!”

I was cleaning out my email today and dumped literally thousands of rejections. (Why did I keep those?) It's a good reminder. Forward is made up of many, many setbacks.

You know that part of the group project where all YOUR work is done and you're sitting around hoping that everyone else does their part? That's a huge part of being a writer, turns out. 😵‍💫

My lunch bagel is underwhelming.

A tool I use for my day job just asked if I wanted to allow voice calls through their new ai app and never in all my horror writer dreams could I concoct something so deeply cursed.

When he said he wanted to make America healthy again, he meant by unleashing a scourge that only the "healthy" would survive.

Forget fursona or astrological sign, what rock do you vibe with? I feel close to labradorite.

My October is filling up with book events, so if you want me for a visit or a podcast during Spooky Time, better let me know soon!!!

✨🍁Summoning Fall🍁✨

If I eat the radioactive shrimp will I get shrimp powers? Will I do everything a sea bug can?

Wolverine’s healing power can push bullets out of his body. Do you think that works with microplastic? Every once in a while, does he just cough up a Lego?

Do you think there are headlines back on the Predator planet that are like “Dentist Speared By Earthling He Paid to Hunt” and there’s a bunch of Predators in ties around a watercooler going “Lol RIP.”

I want to be home hugging my child so bad right now.

2016 Coworker: I want someone to run the country like a business. 2016 Me: Okay, but you don't really mean that because a business funnels profits to the folks at the top. 2025 Me: Oh that is what you meant. I see.

Are we, as a country, ready for a Taylor Swift wedding? Absolutely not.

My husband bought a new microscope so now you can finally see all the fucks I give.

The tip of my nose is itchy this morning and you know what that means! Yep! A clump of moss is singing a song about me. #Blessed

Hope you folks like the new Unmothers cover!

We can make psychosis robots but not car doors that stay open or printers that just print.

Not only is slavery bad, it was much, much worse than most people know. They couldn't teach the worst parts to you in fifth grade.

Pharmacist: what's the name of the medication? Me: Ebeageat? Exxxzito? E^#^%$? ?$@%$%$??

Okay hear me out. You (publisher) publish my weird space witches book and I wear this dress to the book signing. Sound good?