Leah Belle
@leahbellewrites.bsky.social
Writer, doctor, and scientist. Reading (and writing!) literary fiction and narrative medicine. Lover of all things musical. She/Her.
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Hi Bluesky! I'm Leah, a doctor and writer from Boston looking to make some new friends on here!
I love writing literary fiction and narrative essays exploring grief, family, and loss, both in and out of the hospital. Always down to talk music, books, and politics. Can't wait to meet you all!
I love writing literary fiction and narrative essays exploring grief, family, and loss, both in and out of the hospital. Always down to talk music, books, and politics. Can't wait to meet you all!
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ya sex is nice but have you ever made a particularly pertinent comment during book club and everyone starts snapping in approval
September 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ya sex is nice but have you ever made a particularly pertinent comment during book club and everyone starts snapping in approval
Whenever I have the compulsion to write, I always think about this quote.
#booksky #writesky #iamwriting
#booksky #writesky #iamwriting
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Whenever I have the compulsion to write, I always think about this quote.
#booksky #writesky #iamwriting
#booksky #writesky #iamwriting
Joan Didion on grief:
"Here lies the heart of the difference between grief as we imagine it and grief as it is: the unending absence that follows, the void...the relentless succession of moments during which we will confront the experience of meaninglessness itself."
#booksky #writesky #Iamwriting
"Here lies the heart of the difference between grief as we imagine it and grief as it is: the unending absence that follows, the void...the relentless succession of moments during which we will confront the experience of meaninglessness itself."
#booksky #writesky #Iamwriting
August 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Joan Didion on grief:
"Here lies the heart of the difference between grief as we imagine it and grief as it is: the unending absence that follows, the void...the relentless succession of moments during which we will confront the experience of meaninglessness itself."
#booksky #writesky #Iamwriting
"Here lies the heart of the difference between grief as we imagine it and grief as it is: the unending absence that follows, the void...the relentless succession of moments during which we will confront the experience of meaninglessness itself."
#booksky #writesky #Iamwriting
July 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The entire novel is a dire warning of the dangers of idealism, as well as the fine line between deserved hope and delusion--and this quote is at the very heart of it.
No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart.
#booksky #writers #writesky #amwriting
No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart.
#booksky #writers #writesky #amwriting
July 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The entire novel is a dire warning of the dangers of idealism, as well as the fine line between deserved hope and delusion--and this quote is at the very heart of it.
No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart.
#booksky #writers #writesky #amwriting
No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart.
#booksky #writers #writesky #amwriting
I've never read a better explanation of why Russian short stories hit home the way they do.
"They were written to challenge and antagonize and outrage. And, in a complicated way, to console."
~George Saunders, A Swim in A Pond in the Rain
#booksky #writers ##IAmWriting #writersky
"They were written to challenge and antagonize and outrage. And, in a complicated way, to console."
~George Saunders, A Swim in A Pond in the Rain
#booksky #writers ##IAmWriting #writersky
June 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I've never read a better explanation of why Russian short stories hit home the way they do.
"They were written to challenge and antagonize and outrage. And, in a complicated way, to console."
~George Saunders, A Swim in A Pond in the Rain
#booksky #writers ##IAmWriting #writersky
"They were written to challenge and antagonize and outrage. And, in a complicated way, to console."
~George Saunders, A Swim in A Pond in the Rain
#booksky #writers ##IAmWriting #writersky
Can someone please explain why great ideas NEVER come to me when I am sitting at my desk trying to write, and instead exclusively appear, unprompted, when I am in the shower #writersky #writingcommunity #IAmWriting #booksky #writer #author
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Can someone please explain why great ideas NEVER come to me when I am sitting at my desk trying to write, and instead exclusively appear, unprompted, when I am in the shower #writersky #writingcommunity #IAmWriting #booksky #writer #author
April 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
An absolutely extraordinary piece of characterization by Sally Rooney in Intermezzo. #booksky #writingcommunity #bookreview #writing #authors
April 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An absolutely extraordinary piece of characterization by Sally Rooney in Intermezzo. #booksky #writingcommunity #bookreview #writing #authors
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Yo! Shoutout to AOC & Bernie for leading by example — showing up, speaking truth & organizing w/the people, not just talking at them from D.C.
We need that same energy from all Dems. Whether it’s 35,000 or 35 people — show up. Hit the streets, hit the town halls, show you’re ready to fight for us.
We need that same energy from all Dems. Whether it’s 35,000 or 35 people — show up. Hit the streets, hit the town halls, show you’re ready to fight for us.
April 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Yo! Shoutout to AOC & Bernie for leading by example — showing up, speaking truth & organizing w/the people, not just talking at them from D.C.
We need that same energy from all Dems. Whether it’s 35,000 or 35 people — show up. Hit the streets, hit the town halls, show you’re ready to fight for us.
We need that same energy from all Dems. Whether it’s 35,000 or 35 people — show up. Hit the streets, hit the town halls, show you’re ready to fight for us.
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I found that picking a single theme song for a story and listening to it before sitting down to write (and possibly also picking an hour long instrumental-only ambient track and listening to it on repeat while writing) can help a lot with remaining consistent, for example.
For everyone who is writing while balancing a full-time job: how do you manage to keep up your consistency and creativity? What do you do when you need to reset and recharge? What advice would you give to anyone in the same position?
#booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers
#booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers
April 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I found that picking a single theme song for a story and listening to it before sitting down to write (and possibly also picking an hour long instrumental-only ambient track and listening to it on repeat while writing) can help a lot with remaining consistent, for example.
For everyone who is writing while balancing a full-time job: how do you manage to keep up your consistency and creativity? What do you do when you need to reset and recharge? What advice would you give to anyone in the same position?
#booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers
#booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers
April 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For everyone who is writing while balancing a full-time job: how do you manage to keep up your consistency and creativity? What do you do when you need to reset and recharge? What advice would you give to anyone in the same position?
#booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers
#booksky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writers
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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I have worked with children of abuse, neglect, and adversity for many years and now work with adults who often have histories of trauma. This is absolutely appalling and hateful.
Trump eliminated the CDC’s Child Abuse, Neglect, and Adversity Team, which studied the effects of childhood trauma and promoted policies to keep kids safe.
For a 'Pro-Life' administration, they don't seem to care much for our childrens' well-being.
www.cdc.gov/child-abuse-...
For a 'Pro-Life' administration, they don't seem to care much for our childrens' well-being.
www.cdc.gov/child-abuse-...
A Public Health Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect
This page will educate public health professionals on strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect.
www.cdc.gov
April 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I have worked with children of abuse, neglect, and adversity for many years and now work with adults who often have histories of trauma. This is absolutely appalling and hateful.
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I cannot overstate the importance of reading books, particularly novels by respected authors, for critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. If the big gun novelists don't interest you, start small and work your way up. Or read whatever interests you. Just read. Or listen. It's all books.
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I cannot overstate the importance of reading books, particularly novels by respected authors, for critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. If the big gun novelists don't interest you, start small and work your way up. Or read whatever interests you. Just read. Or listen. It's all books.
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Yes! Shirly Jackson was so adept at airing out this kind of overlooked darkness that exists in society. This story haunted me even when I was a kid.
April 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Yes! Shirly Jackson was so adept at airing out this kind of overlooked darkness that exists in society. This story haunted me even when I was a kid.
As a child, I thought The Lottery was gratuitous and unrealistic.
As an adult, I see these lotteries everywhere. So many are happy to throw stones, until they, too, are targeted. #booksky
As an adult, I see these lotteries everywhere. So many are happy to throw stones, until they, too, are targeted. #booksky
April 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As a child, I thought The Lottery was gratuitous and unrealistic.
As an adult, I see these lotteries everywhere. So many are happy to throw stones, until they, too, are targeted. #booksky
As an adult, I see these lotteries everywhere. So many are happy to throw stones, until they, too, are targeted. #booksky
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge
April 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge
"It's one thing to be alone, and another to be thrust back into loneliness."
-Bryan Washington, "Foster," @newyorker.com
I always go back to this story as an absolute masterclass in brevity. #booksky
-Bryan Washington, "Foster," @newyorker.com
I always go back to this story as an absolute masterclass in brevity. #booksky
April 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"It's one thing to be alone, and another to be thrust back into loneliness."
-Bryan Washington, "Foster," @newyorker.com
I always go back to this story as an absolute masterclass in brevity. #booksky
-Bryan Washington, "Foster," @newyorker.com
I always go back to this story as an absolute masterclass in brevity. #booksky
I don't think an ending of a short story has EVER hit me as hard as "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried." Absolutely gutting, with or without context. #booksky
April 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't think an ending of a short story has EVER hit me as hard as "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried." Absolutely gutting, with or without context. #booksky
Hi Bluesky! I'm Leah, a doctor and writer from Boston looking to make some new friends on here!
I love writing literary fiction and narrative essays exploring grief, family, and loss, both in and out of the hospital. Always down to talk music, books, and politics. Can't wait to meet you all!
I love writing literary fiction and narrative essays exploring grief, family, and loss, both in and out of the hospital. Always down to talk music, books, and politics. Can't wait to meet you all!
April 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Hi Bluesky! I'm Leah, a doctor and writer from Boston looking to make some new friends on here!
I love writing literary fiction and narrative essays exploring grief, family, and loss, both in and out of the hospital. Always down to talk music, books, and politics. Can't wait to meet you all!
I love writing literary fiction and narrative essays exploring grief, family, and loss, both in and out of the hospital. Always down to talk music, books, and politics. Can't wait to meet you all!