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gallery id: permanentlei this place started off sims and turned sims and personal and everything else because i cannot separate myself into categories and stay active

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Double double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble. On a random day at the end of February I purchased a paper shredder and sat down to make homemade paper.

making paper

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Dearest John, Nothing is real except you – therefore I must push past and find peace with my nonexistence.

side character

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Dear John, I’m afraid that if I have to sit through another dinner listening to you smack, I might smash the wine glass over the table and shove shards into my ears.

the agony of the chew

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a burn a day keeps the writer away

I started to end February in high hopes. I got my braces removed, started my dental procedures afterwards – cleaning and fluoride and cavity finding, and on February 27th burnt the absolute bitch out of my hand. I’ll spare you the gruesome details and photos (I’ll only show my wrapped hand don’t worry) but the day began as most day before my weekend starts. Since Friday is my work from home day…

a burn a day keeps the writer away

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we just got a letter

a very cute strawberry themed envelope A friend and I just exchanged addressed so I’m going to actively sit down and write out letters and mail them the old fashioned way. Little do the readers know because I’m bad at updating that I did indeed go and mail my friend a letter. And I got one back in return! The unexpected joy of opening the mailbox and finding a parcel inside is quite addicting.…

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ring stones - arrival magazine -issue 4 enchantment

2026 Arrival Magazine | Issue 4 | Enchantment Poetry Vanitas Still Life by Jan van Kessel the Elder, Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington ring stones is a prose poem written in Bahamian Dialect that speaks to the morbid anticipation of an unhappy, possibly abusive marriage. Coming from a place where marital rape is still legal and not a grounds for a court case or divorce marriage has…

ring stones - arrival magazine -issue 4 enchantment

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mouthy - arrival magazine - issue 4 enchantment

2026 Arrival Magazine | Issue 4 | Enchantment Poetry Vanitas Still Life by Jan van Kessel the Elder, Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington mouthy is what I am experimentally going to call a ‘triplet’. A collection of three prose poems written in Bahamian dialect that center around a common topic. mouthy is comprised of sweet tooth, sour tongue, and mouth wash which mash mother,…

mouthy - arrival magazine - issue 4 enchantment

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the shock of consistency

leighannnicole.com january stats Turns out when you make up your mind to post at least weekly on this platform you’ll actually get to see results? I got my email this week about my January stats for this site and the results were kinda shocking. Now keep in mind that I picked up a new follower this month – they know who they are and that I appreciate them. Also without fail my partner is up…

the shock of consistency

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tending - arrival magazine issue 4 enchantment

2026 Arrival Magazine | Issue 4 | Enchantment Poetry Vanitas Still Life by Jan van Kessel the Elder, Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington tending is a prose poem originally drafted during the first week my first creative writing class at Okanagan College. Kerry Gilbert wanted to make poetry seem more accessible to the class and you know what, she did. No theme, no rules, a prose poem…

tending - arrival magazine issue 4 enchantment

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that time i ran a (quarter) marathon

Marathon Bahamas Baton + Shirt + Bib I was clearing through the ole box of memories to add to my gallery wall over the weekend because I’m going through this phase of making my living space permanent. We can talk about that whole mess of a mental issue later. But I came across my bib from the 2020 Bahamas Marathon. I think post college I was trying to change my life. Find myself. Be more…

that time i ran a (quarter) marathon

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welcome to february

Cheers to surviving the first month of the new year folks. Who thought we would have made it this far. I feel like this month has been good to me. In comparison to some of the months before. I’ve been surprisingly active on this website over the past month – updating my portfolio and making random posts about anything including video games. Speaking of my venture on Flame in the Flood was…

welcome to february

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carrion - The John Lent Poetry and Prose Award 2025

2025 The John Lent Poetry/Prose Award Poetry Photo by Daniel Curran on Unsplash carrion is a hybrid poem that uses prose poetry to create a multi-prospective exploration of the many paths one life can take. It explores resilience in the face of hardship and an unexplained drive to survive. carrion was shortlisted for the John Lent Poetry/Prose Award 2025 Shortlist Feedback: We were also…

carrion - The John Lent Poetry and Prose Award 2025

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prayer to - The Eco Justice Project

2025 The Eco Justice Project poetry Hurricane, Bahamas by Winslow Homer, 1898 prayer to is a prose poem written in Bahamian Dialect that seeks to capture both the routine and abnormality of growing up in a place regularly affected by climate disasters. It asks for an escape, where people’s lives don’t have to be put at risk each year, while knowing that if climate change isn’t addressed the…

prayer to - The Eco Justice Project

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flame in the flood and the destruction of indie games

I’ve been running through some of my old games on my switch and replaying them while my pockets hurt for cash – feeling the absence of enjoyment after rent and utilities take all my currency for their own enjoyment. I spent a stint playing Fire Emblem Three Houses – thanks to my partner for purchasing the DLC because the Dimitri run was making make want to pull all my hair out. I don’t…

flame in the flood and the destruction of indie games

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ten years ago

There’s a trend going around the internet right now regarding posting yourself in 2016. I’ve never been good with video posting so let’s give it a wack here. In terms of dates and memories, I’m a bit shit at it. 2016 occurred mid-college and those years are a mess in my head that I can’t fit together and sort out. I started keeping detailed photo memories around 2017 but before that is kind of a…

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Book review - The poppy war

Happy RFKuanguary! Apparently everyone I know and people I don’t are diving into R. F. Kuang’s work this January. Technically I’m cheating because I started The Poppy War in December but life is fickle and I make the rules. Let’s start off with stating the obvious. I have this insanely innate ability to avoid spoilers. No joke. I’ve went into many classic movies and shows having completely…

Book review - The poppy war

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Hello 2026

New Year’s posts are usually full of positivity and good wishes and lots and lots of plans. My problem is that failed plans make me want to scratch my eyeballs out and throw them at the wall. 2025 has been a strange year for me. My highs have been high and lows have been rock bottom. But the failed plans: I didn’t dedicate as much time as I’d like to my website, my writing has gone down and I…

Hello 2026