Leslie Writes
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Another struggling millennial. Writing is my creative outlet and stress reliever.
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Operation Missile-toe
“Johnson, come in. Close the door and have a seat.” “Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.” “I’ll cut to the chase. I’ve got a job for you. We’re going to need your best guys on this, and I know I don’t have to say this, but I’ll need your full discretion. It’s a sensitive operation and I chose you specifically. You’re still single, right? No kids?”
By Leslie Writes3 months ago in Fiction
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 Writes5 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 Writes8 months ago in Fiction
