Karen Leslie

Writer

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    • Suzanne – An Interview
    • Jon Decious of TOWNE
    • Rob Hendon — He Paints Guitars
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    • Rob Hendon — He Paints Guitars
    • The Writers Selves-Portrait at e.e. cummings’ Joy Farm
    • Discovering A “Hidden” Coffee House In Nashville
    • AMÉLIE’S: A FRENCH BAKERY AND COFFEE SHOP In Charlotte
    • Naming Moonlight Ledge (or Elk Rock) in Evergreen, Colorado
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    • Read “Home Run”
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The Thin Places Instagram

  • When a good friend invites you over for soup and it looks like this. It’s really hand-crafted ramen with broiled pork belly. Oh and it gluten free, so you beg for the recipe. Food and friends often find their way into my favorite Thin Places.
  • Tell me what you know, Little Man.
  • The Fantabulous Life of Nonnas 😁
  • Shout out to my dear friend Jacqueline Bortner, who just opened the perfect boutique in York, PA. Little Miss Ava and I found gifties for her Mommy and Little Mr. Logan. And I snagged another tie dyed yoga headband...a nice alternative for a hat day!
  • The mountains whispered that we’d found our thin place...and so, we gathered our witnesses, some flowers and cheesecake, and jumped off into the snowy sunset. :)
  • The sun saves its last quiet kiss for the mountaintop in Jackson, Wyoming. It’s so peaceful here I’ve stopped counting the days.
  • Day 2 Jackson Hole Adventure. It begins with a Spring snow shower. Fat, luxurious, silent flakes, a mug of Nespresso, and some writing to welcome the day. Don’t mind if I do. :)
  • Day 1 of our Jackson Hole adventure. Huevos Rancheros for breakfast. Oof. Gotta love Nora’s Fish Creek Inn!
  • Those eyes. He knows EVERYTHING, doesn’t he?
  • Me and my Ava girl.
  • Watching my Mom love on her great grandchild. Passing on to another generation her gentle, quiet love. Raising up strong, confident women. I think Little Miss Ava is living The Thin Places in abundance already.
  • Lists shouldn’t be reserved just for work; making lists about life’s small pleasures is the closest thing to a soul tune-up I can find. Small Pleasures…getting lost in a book, buying a new book, getting back in the car from wherever and listening to the next part of an audio book, Facetiming with my granddaughter, reading my daughter’s wise, pithy posts, watching my son’s newest adventure on Instagram, eating outside, standing with my back to a fire, laughing out loud, hearing a Truth that makes me sigh, petting a dog, having a conversation with a child…the silent morning ritual of making coffee, clean hair, a good haircut, a classroom of college students laughing and talking amongst themselves about a story, my Mom’s voice and my Dad’s laugh, a faraway friend’s voice, almond butter…watching a classic movie in an old theater, hiking in the woods, planning a new adventure, eating fresh fruit, doing a TRX handstand, creating something, writing a new scene, starting a new short story, getting an old story published, hanging out with a dear friend over a glass of wine outside anywhere…There really are so many. Oh, and dog videos. Definitely, dog videos.

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  • A Bio
  • Interviews
  • Thin Places Travel Writing
  • Healthy Livin’
  • Writing Workshops & Tutoring
  • A Few Clippings…
  • The WordShop
  • Contact

Karen Leslie