Karen Leslie

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  • When you find a place where way leads to way...
  • Dubois, WY, is purportedly the most remote town in America and a favorite wide open space for my husband @claymills2 . So we made a little road trip over the pass from Jackson to wander around. It is wonderfully sleepy and windy! I kept spying perfect fly fishing spots on the Wind River figuring my Dad, an Orvis fly fishing guide, most likely fished here TOO. I need to take up the rod soon. I love finding local coffee joints and eateries. If you make it to Dubois someday, stop by Coyote Blue Coffee for a cup of nitro cold brew and The Moose Outpost for—quite possibly—the best hand cut fries I’ve ever had. Oh, and the burgers are fresh and juicy. The combo comes with their special Moose Sauce. You don’t need directions, just look for the giant moose sculpture. You know the cowboy fare is good when it comes with a side of #noregrets
  • All that glitters is Grand Teton National Park. On the trail at Colter Bay stumbling toward majesty.
  • Nothing but warm sun and a soft Wyoming breeze and this view...THIS is what I call my office today.
  • Oh. Those Grand Tetons. My Thin Place.
  • I found a literary thin place last night at The Belcourt Theater in Nashville. Watched Blaze by Director Ethan Hawke. Brilliant! Poignant. Intelligent, moody, nuanced. It is blues song poetry come to life and highly recommended. I was captivated by the conversation afterwards with Ethan Hawke (a dynamic creative!), actor Ben Dickey (compelling debut performance...didn’t we all fall in love a little?), and Charles Sexton as Townes Van Zant is riveting. Grateful to be apart of the evening. Inspiring as a working creative! @blazemovie @ethanhawke #bendickey #charlessexton #arthouse
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  • Little Miss Ava found a hidden courtyard in York this morning. She also learned a new word: Pain au chocolat and discovered bunnies and toes with flowers growing out of them. And then her imagination soared! Soon she made her own Curious George adventure into the basement in search of birds flying around in the ceiling. Oh the fun we had, just Miss Ava and her Nonna! #mollystearoom #kalettas #painauchocolat #nonna #granddaughter
  • Sometimes a thin place is a box. 😁♥️
  • This girl. This is who I write to...who whispers stories in my ear. She is fearless and happy. A wide-eyed dreamer. An old soul in a beautiful, strong, flat-chested body. She swings on grape vines and frolics in swimming holes. She has a gang. And, oh, she loves to read. One day she’ll be an author. That’s what she thinks. She still helps me breathe. Scolds the critic and cynic in me when they overtake. She prods me to write like a ghost with a secret she must tell. She bids me away from all that is not good. She has heard my every prayer, every wish, brushed away every tear, and never disapproves when I snort in laughter. She is also why I teach. This is my muse. I thank God for her every day. And sometimes, I still see her in the mirror.
  • The forest trail is soft and fragrant. Sunlight dapples through the tall trees. I walk/jog around Radnor Lake sorting out my thoughts, inhaling the peace that nature never fails to offer me. Every time I ask questions and begin to see new answers, one or two deer wander by. Every time. And, I smile and hear in my head, “As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee.” A mile later a water snake slithered across the road from one hiding spot to another. I jog around him. How apropos. :)
  • THIS is face time :)

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