Abby Leigh
@abby-leigh.bsky.social
Reader, Teacher, Writer | PhD in English | SATX 🌵
Started this over the weekend. The prose has a YA vibe -- nothing wrong with that; just not my thing -- but the premise is fascinating & brutal, so I'm sticking with it. It's like Battle Royale (the Japanese action movie) meets Battle Royal (the first chapter of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man). 💙📚
February 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Started this over the weekend. The prose has a YA vibe -- nothing wrong with that; just not my thing -- but the premise is fascinating & brutal, so I'm sticking with it. It's like Battle Royale (the Japanese action movie) meets Battle Royal (the first chapter of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man). 💙📚
Happy Year of the Ssssnake! (Courtesy of the best character in Fruits Basket 🐍)
January 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Happy Year of the Ssssnake! (Courtesy of the best character in Fruits Basket 🐍)
My favorite nonfiction of the year 💙📚
December 21, 2024 at 12:56 PM
My favorite nonfiction of the year 💙📚
Y'all, I am in LOVE with this grammar guide (the 1993 revised edition). I would highly, highly recommend it to any spookie-ookie writers who are looking to refine their craft. 📚💙
December 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Y'all, I am in LOVE with this grammar guide (the 1993 revised edition). I would highly, highly recommend it to any spookie-ookie writers who are looking to refine their craft. 📚💙
“Court a quiet sadness. Drop those Es and Bs a half-tone. Make me sick with your love. Make full use of your polished operations and techniques. As long as we get there without becoming serious. It doesn’t matter if it’s not how we really feel. Our real feelings are exhausting...” —Izumi Suzuki
December 11, 2024 at 5:31 PM
“Court a quiet sadness. Drop those Es and Bs a half-tone. Make me sick with your love. Make full use of your polished operations and techniques. As long as we get there without becoming serious. It doesn’t matter if it’s not how we really feel. Our real feelings are exhausting...” —Izumi Suzuki
"I am that bitch."
Absolutely loved this snippet from "Like Judith Slaying Holofernes" by Paul Tran (Poetry, Dec 2018).
Go read the full poem!
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Absolutely loved this snippet from "Like Judith Slaying Holofernes" by Paul Tran (Poetry, Dec 2018).
Go read the full poem!
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
December 9, 2024 at 3:28 PM
"I am that bitch."
Absolutely loved this snippet from "Like Judith Slaying Holofernes" by Paul Tran (Poetry, Dec 2018).
Go read the full poem!
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Absolutely loved this snippet from "Like Judith Slaying Holofernes" by Paul Tran (Poetry, Dec 2018).
Go read the full poem!
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...