m. francis le

the widely-feared writing blog of a red-state queer

[mfrancislewrites]

about me

francis | they/them | early 20's | spec lit writer | horror enthusiast

my most recent short story can be found here :)

a bit about me: - writer specializing in surrealism, queer horror, and intersectionality - a queer in a red state - publications include Kolob Canyon Review, Lumina Journal, Levitate Magazine - my go-to coffee order: brown sugar shaken espresso - fav film: but i'm a cheerleader - fav book: our wives under the sea - ao3 handle: bazberkker

know me from either my recent pubs or my fanfic? come say hi in my inbox! i love chatting with fellow writers and readers :)

[anarchotolkienist]

It's great that you're doing a queer interpretation of folklore, but before you do, do you actually know anything at all about folklore?

[guccifloralsuits]

If THE modern translator of the OG Odyssey text wrote this about my film adaptation I’d kill myself

Emily Wilson you’re goated

[kaylapocalypse]

“There are no sex scenes all of the food looks horrible” is almost like she shot him.

[wroteyouathing]

𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦

[novelconcepts]

Hey, man, c'mere. Listen. Get in real close, this is important.

You're gonna make stuff again. You're gonna make stuff you're proud of. You're gonna make stuff you're excited to share. You're going to feel that overwhelming drive to create, not just the frantic I want to want to you're stuck in now. You're going to have awesome ideas, and you're going to make them into reality. You're going to create again. You're still an artist. You're still a writer. You're still home to the same passion you had before. You'll find it again. It's not gone. It's just resting. Let it rest. You're going to make stuff again. I promise.

[writingdose]

being a writer is fun

[blanketforcas]

you must remember that you're gonna continue to find things (art, nature, people, etc) that amaze you and ground you and you're gonna be glad to be alive to experience it

[whaile]

late summer / early fall thoughts

[vincent-van-gtg]

[fitnessdesire]

Can’t risk it

[laderdesders1]

The duck of creativity. I waited so long for it.

[luckyferrero-deactivated2020081]

i’m desperate huhu

[fandomchick80]

Please give me some inspiration oh great duck of creativity

[fishpondfish]

not everything is getting worse. at least you don't hear high hopes by panic at the disco every day anymore

[soleilarchive-deactivated201902]

Written for Alexa Chung by Alex Turner.

[mfrancislewrites]

anyone else in an emotionally toxic relationship with their wip?

[mfrancislewrites]

Frank Ocean is playing at the coffee shop where I'm editing my queer horror novel. Naim and Ryan must be giving me their blessing through the ether. It's gotta be.

[mortalityplays]

here's a secret: whatever you're doing, you have to root for your peers with all your heart because it forces you to root for yourself too. I've seen people in various spheres of my life (workplaces, education, art, activism) fall into the trap of envy and resentment when they see others succeed while they struggle, and it always always goes hand in hand with them pulling back and giving up and stagnating.

when you let yourself get sour grapes about shit, you tacitly give up on yourself. when you sit around hoping other people will flop and fail so you can catch up to them, you stop trying. it's a fantasy of mediocrity, the vain wish that other people would walk so you could take the gold medal at a jog. wouldn't you rather come last place at 27mph?

[mfrancislewrites]

Writing personal and/or narrative essays feels like being the world’s worst magician. I’m telling myself that I’m gonna pull a rabbit out of my hat, but instead I take out a confused dove. Is it still an interesting trick that my audience will enjoy? Yes. Was it what I intended to present? Absolutely not.

[bl00dysn0wfall]

series of unfortunate events really said: sometimes adults are wrong. sometimes they do not have your best interests at heart. sometimes the authority figures you’ve been told to trust are evil, and sometimes they’re just plain idiotic. often, they won’t listen to you, even when you are right. they will misinterpret things you say and belittle your interests and then expect you to take it lying down. sometimes you will know better than they do and there will be very little you can do to change their mind. despite all this, there is good in the world and it will be okay. being young does not mean you are worthless.

[kosmogrl]