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Leslie Kenna
@lesliekenna.bsky.social
Scientist & mutha. @mommieweirdest was my X

Into writing, hiking, letterpress, and cold places.

Words in: @nytimes, @nypl, @Ted_Ed, @KUNC, @bacopalitreview
Thank you New Verse News for publishing my poem!!!

Thank YOU for reading it!
February 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Leslie Kenna
ICYMI: I edited an online issue of @barrelhouse.bsky.social and it's a flash of weird, magical light in an otherwise horrible and dark 2025.

Iconic music celebs. Weird parenting chaos. 🔥

www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/b...
Baby, One More Time — Barrelhouse
A themed online issue that explores what happens when parenting intersects with famous musicians. Entirely fictional, of course.
www.barrelhousemag.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Have you ever tried writing a haibun?
I love how combining haiku and prose allows you to zero in on the emotional charge of a moment.

I am inspired to try writing one after reading Laura Oliver's haibun in Bacopa Literary Review 2024:

White Woman in a Jackie Chan Shirt
February 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thank you Bacopa Literary Review for recently publishing my poem:
Pantoum on Cooking Competitions

And thank YOU for reading it!
February 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Snowshoeing near Luleå, Sweden.
I love how the guide included a cozy fika break near the top of the mountain.
February 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Driving on an ice road somewhere in northern Sweden.
February 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Love the dramatic lighting at sunset way up north.
At Gammelstad UNESCO heritage site in Luleå, Sweden.
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Luleå, Sweden is a great base for winter activities.
And you don't have to go far! The Ice Track on the frozen harbor in town offers miles (yes, MILES!) of maintained ice to walk, skate, or explore on one of the free-to-use kicksleds ("spark").
#WalkOnWater #Luleå #iceskate
February 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Wanna know the cure for the winter doldrums?
Go further north to play in the snow!
I just returned from a restorative winter break in northern Sweden.
Here are some photos from the 2025 Jokkmokk Winter Market.
#Sami #Joik #Sapmi #Arctic
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM