Category Archives: Leslie Inc.

Thanksgiving Day is almost upon us. For some of you it will be a time to gather with family. For others it marks a big lunch to usher in frenzied days off shopping. For me, it has taken on a deeper level of meaning. One that is only gained through grace. Many of you haveContinue reading “Gratitude…. ACTUALLY”

‘TIS THE SEASON I have never written a blog specifically because a friend asked me to. But here goes my very first inaugural “commissioned” blog post!! Do you know what season we are in currently? Not football. Not back-to-school. Not even Christmas shopping for you early birds. It is RUSH season. Where freshmen and sophomoresContinue reading “‘Tis the season”

ALL THE FEELS….. When you achieve a long, desired goal, you may be flooded with all kinds of conflicting emotions…. Getting into your long shot college; getting your first job; getting the big promotion you wanted; getting married to the person of your dreams; finding out you’re pregnant for the first time; or having aContinue reading “All the Feels…”

WE ARE ONLY HUMAN I have just returned from a few days at the Sewanee Writers Conference. What makes any of us write? To have permission to talk to people in our head? Or because we don’t have another talent? For me, both are true. I love my characters and I love hanging out withContinue reading “We are Only Human”

ROADBLOCKS OR DETOURS? Some of you have remarked “Leslie, have I missed one of your blogs?” My old computer died. And with it all my important pontifications! It has taken me this long NOT to get a new computer and have it installed BUT to learn my new computer’s ways. I lost some of myContinue reading “Roadblocks or Detours?”

Some of you may wonder what “piddling” means. According to the dictionary, one definition is “the wasting of time”. I am not one to argue with Mr. Webster but on this particular matter I must respectfully disagree. It’s Summer. I think it is a perfect time to discover your inner “piddler”. Because if you can’tContinue reading “The Fine Art of Piddling”

Words, like smells, unlock a treasure trove of memories we have stored away. Because I deal in the business of words, words can both embrace and jab.   What do you think when you hear the word SPECIAL? Most people have a warm and positive feeling toward this word. For me it is like somebodyContinue reading “Unremarkable me??”

Cupid walks into a bar… I am not a natural joiner. If a picture really is worth a thousand words….. feast your eyes on my inner turmoil. I’m not even sure if it was a “nature” or “nurture” thing.  Clubs, workplaces, institutions and many “hoods” (like motherhood, wedded bliss – hood.) rejected me. On my own, I have rejectedContinue reading “Cupid walks into a bar…”

This is not a blog entry or a book review discussing Alice Sebold’s breakout novel of the same name. Although I could discuss the brilliance of this heartbreaking novel. Has this ever happened to you? You engage a painter to give you an estimate. After what seemingly is a long time he gives you anContinue reading “THE LOVELY BONES?”