FORTHCOMING
Leah’s debut novel,
Out Front the Following Sea, a look at King William’s War in a brutal 17th-century New England, will be released by Regal House Publishing in spring 2022.
PUBLISHED
“Every step counts”Big Muddy • Iss 18.1 • 4/4/18 •
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Leah had a short story, “Every step counts,” published in Big Muddy, Issue 18.1, the journal of Southeast Missouri State University. The story is a flash piece that takes a look at patiently caring for those with mental illness, while it travels inside the mind of a 19th-century woman with severe obsessive compulsive disorder, at war with a set of teacups and a whiskbroom. Purchase the print issue HERE.
“Every time it snows”Gulf Stream Literary Magazine • Iss 17 • 5/15/17 •
Online
“Small sacrifices”Footnote • Iss 1 • 8/11/15 •
Print & eBook
Leah had a piece published in the literary journal of history, Footnote #1. “Small sacrifices” is a short story about two soldier friends during the Civil War, one who wants to return home to his wife, and one who wants to stay at war so he never has to see his wife again. You can find this piece alongside over a hundred other pieces of historical writing in the inaugural issue of Footnote, a literary journal dedicated to personal and non-scholarly historical and contemporary views on history told through poetry, maps and historical photographs, fiction, essays, articles, and nonfiction by various authors, both contemporary and historical. Purchase the book in paperback and eBook HERE.
“Music knows no color”Atticus Review • Pushcart Prize NOMINEE • The Music Iss • 8/11/15 •
Online
“The Orphan Train”Tupelo Quarterly • Iss 2 • 1/15/14 •
Online
Leah had one of her favorite short stories, “The Orphan Train,” published in Tupelo Quarterly #2. You can read the entire issue #2 (with so many good pieces!) online for free HERE, or go directly to Leah’s piece HERE.
“New Mexico farmhouse, hard to find after all those years”Poiesis Review • Iss 6 • 12/23/13 •
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Leah had two pieces of short fiction, “New Mexico farmhouse, hard to find after all those years” and “One night, when the breath of August blew hotter,” included in the literary print journal, Poiesis Review #6. The perfect-bound journal, containing 40 authors and 200 pages, is available for purchase HERE.
“One night, when the breath of August blew hotter”Poiesis Review • Iss 6 • 12/23/13 •
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Leah had two pieces of short fiction, “New Mexico farmhouse, hard to find after all those years” and “One night, when the breath of August blew hotter,” included in the literary print journal, Poiesis Review #6. The perfect-bound journal, containing 40 authors and 200 pages, is available for purchase HERE.
“Corner to corner, end to end”Shenandoah • Bevel Summers Fiction Prize HM • Vol 63.1 • 10/4/13 •
Online
“I stand over a hero’s grave, view blocked.”The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts • Triptych Series • 10/4/13 • Online
Leah had a triptych fiction piece, “I stand over a hero’s grave, view blocked,” published in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, on Matter Press. The journal focuses on “compressed arts” and what compression means to the writer, preferring stripped-down pieces that say the barest of what need be said in order to tell a story. The idea of the triptych, a genre for which this journal asked specifically, was to give a compressed nonfiction or fiction story of fewer than 300 words, and then, surround it on both sides with little pop-up snippets that pertain to both the story and to whatever was going on in the author’s head when the story was written. It’s an intimate look behind the scenes of a story, and the result is very personal, yet accessible.
“One night, when the breath of August blew hotter”In Between Altered States • Ep 34: Manipulation • 5/1/13 •
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Leah had a flash-fiction piece, “One night, when the breath of August blew hotter,” published on the online flash-fiction journal, In Between Altered States. She was featured in Episode #34 with the theme of “Manipulation.” The entire episode can be read HERE from start to finish, or to view only Leah’s piece, you can read HERE.
“New Mexico farmhouse, hard to find after all those years”In Between Altered States • Ep 33: Revenge • 3/4/13 •
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Leah had a flash-fiction piece of 350 words, “New Mexico farmhouse, hard to find after all those years,” published in Episode #33 of the online flash-fiction journal In Between Altered States. The theme of the issue was Revenge, and the selections are wonderful, as always. For best reading pleasure, read all the pieces in the episode in order HERE. To view Leah’s piece individually, go HERE.
