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Leanne
@leannehoward.bsky.social
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Stories in Typehouse Literary Magazine, Luna Station Quarterly, and others.
I love my little walks. Milk in my tea. A good book. And pickles. She/her.
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Fall foliage on a blustery day at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.
A photo of the Japanese pond and a huge maple tree in orange color at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The tree is surrounded by smaller trees in other colors of red, yellow and green.
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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So I’m reading Never Say You Can’t Survive by @charliejane.bsky.social and not only am I loving it, I will officially be adopting “fortress of horniness” into my permanent vocabulary as well
Screenshot from Never Say You Can’t Survive ebook by Charlie Jane Anders with the following words highlighted: “And if you feel like writing erotica, write erotica. Make it dirty and obnoxious and queer and sweet and righteous, and build a fortress of horniness to protect you from this cold, ugly world.”
May 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Here's my #agentsguide to THE LYRICS OF US, my contemporary women's fiction/romance! #amquerying

☀️ grumpy/sunshine
🏡 forced proximity
📝 secret pen pals
🐮 on an Irish dairy farm
📚 with bookish protagonists & banter
❤️‍🩹 the power of art to heal
The Lyrics of Us Agent Guide on a rugged ocean cliffside background On the same rugged ocean cliffside background as previous slide, the Pitch: "In the windswept beauty of rural Ireland, a grieving grad student rebuilding her life falls for a gruff farmer--unaware he's the reclusive poet whose words have been her lifeline, and whose secrets could shatter the fragile connection offering them both a chance at new hope and love." Followed by Comps: Beach Read by Emily Henry, Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz, The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest, and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Tropes and Themes (on the same rugged oceanside background, with foxglove flowers in one corner): Grumpy/Sunshine, forced proximity, secret pen pals, rural Irish setting, bookish banter, exploration of grief, the healing power of art. Target audience: Millennial woman, book clubs, spice enjoyers, modern Jane Austen fans, Those who like their romance with a bit of bite, all on the same rugged Irish oceanside setting background with foxglove flowers in the bottom corners.
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Damn they really know how to get me
A screenshot of an email from Disturbia with the subject line “Ornate Amulets”
May 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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How it feels to be querying agents right now

#booksky 📚💙
“This is fine” meme of a cartoon dog sitting in a burning room, with another dog photoshopped to appear in the window. The second dog in the window is saying, “Would you like to read my book?”
April 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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For the modern Jane Austen girlies:

☀️ grumpy/sunshine
🏠 forced proximity
🐮 on a cozy Irish dairy farm
💌 and they were PEN PALS
📚 he’s secretly her favorite poet 💕

#chaospit #A #R #amquerying
Meme of a close-up, smiling, contented seal labeled “when they’re secret pen pals and she discovers his real identity through the love poem he wrote about her”
April 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Some highlights from the day so far: blooming magnolia & birthday bagel. I’m really trying to follow that “stop and appreciate what you have” advice today! This is 35…
Leanne’s hand holding up two halves of a lox bagel sandwich. A magnolia tree in bloom in front of a tan brick building and a distant, partly-clouded blue sky.
March 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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More park bench memorials because I can’t help myself
Silver plaque on a park bench that reads “In honor of Laurie Martin, our beloved mom and cherished grandma. October 1952-January 2021. ‘I love you right up to the moon… and back.’ - Little Nutbrown Hare” Silver plaque on a park bench that reads “‘Open your eyes to the beauty around you. Open your mind to the wonders of life. Open your heart to those who love you and always be true to yourself.’ - Maya Angelou. Karen Silveira & Andy, Owen & Alice Moore.” Silver plaque on a park bench that reads “The Lake Family. ‘Above your head, the universe has hung its lights…’ - Garrison Keillor”
January 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Today’s library acquisition. When I’m getting ready to write a new fiction project, I find it inspiring to read nonfiction and live in a different genre for a while.
A photo of the beige, pink, and brown cover of Eavan Boland’s book Citizen Poet: New and Selected Essays, edited by Jody Allen Randolph, with a foreword by Heather Clark.
January 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Hi world! Do you like to stop and read the dedications on park benches? This is the kind of content I crave lol
January 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM