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Leo Alder
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Canberra based writer treading the territory of the surreal, the odd, the presence that itches at the corner of your vision. Catch me on Insta @leoalderwriter
Check out an audio adaption of my story ‘Banksia’s Lie’ made in collaboration with the All The Best podcast. Narrated by myself and with an original score by Suzanne Derry, it’s a story about the little creatures that hide in the Australian bush, and the strange plants that whisper them secrets.
#625 Banksias, Lies, and Baby -
This week, a specifically Australian take on magical realism. This story weaves a mystery involving a baby. A potentially poisonous mushroom. And the disappearance of a friend, Chia. Through rich symb...
allthebestradio.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
‘Our Landlord Died Mid Inspection’ up at Propagule Magazine. It happens! It could happen to you.
Propagule - The Independent Literary Magazine
www.propagule.co
February 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My story ‘Dust in the Cupboard’ is up on The Heavy Feather Review. A bit of flash fiction about a pissed off ghost at the crematorium.

heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/01/30/a...

#flashfiction #prose #ghoststory
Haunted Passages Flash Fiction: “Dust in the Cupboard” by Leo Alder
I lingered too long by the crematorium and got possessed by a spirit. His family had long since left. He told me they put his urn in the car while they ate at KFC. KFC, he wailed. He spat each lett…
heavyfeatherreview.org
February 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM