Leigh Fisher
Bio
I'm a writer, bookworm, sci-fi space cadet, and coffee+tea fanatic living in Brooklyn. I have an MS in Integrated Design & Media (go figure) and I'm working on my MFA in Fiction at NYU. I share poetry on Instagram as @SleeplessAuthoress.
Stories (131/0)
4 Reasons Your Favorite Literary Journal Shut Down
If you frequently read literary journals, you probably have a few favorites. Whether it’s because you really like the literature they curate or because you have a soft spot for them for choosing your work for publication, it’s only natural to have a few favorites.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Journal
We’re Only as Much as Our Connections
We ate, we talked, we snuck desserts, and we walked up hills to look at New York City from across the Hudson. We talked about the things that just seem too big and too meaningful to discuss on a normal day or via calls or text messages. We were in the moment, together, taking it in for all it was worth.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Humans
7 Pieces of Zoom Meeting Etiquette
I’ve been working from home for six months now. It hardly seems possible, but that’s where we are. Between Zoom meetings with my colleagues, my writing pals, and my friends, I’m almost amazed at how many of us still don’t have Zoom etiquette down. I know it sounds mean, but at this point, we shouldn’t have a video call faux pas happening every day anymore.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Journal
What Happens After You Diet for a Year?
For me, crash dieting was not an option. I tried fad diets and other lifestyle diets like keto but quickly found that the drawbacks outweighed the benefits for me. I don’t envy the months I spent carefully measuring spinach leaves, trying to get the most out of my 20 grams of carbs per day.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Longevity
When You Feel Unsafe, Do You Start to Lie?
When the seed of doubt blooms and you decide you need to protect yourself, when do you start to lie? Right before I started working in New York City, I had a concerning encounter when waiting for a train. Parking was an absolute nightmare since I was a daily parker, not a permit parker. After that twenty-minute ordeal of squeezing into an absurdly tiny space from an absurdly tiny lane that didn’t leave much navigating room, I went up and waited with all the other sad commuters standing out in the twenty-degree weather.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Viva
Does Handwriting Actually Help Your Writing Process?
There are some writers who either live or die by the pen versus the word processor. It’s easy to wonder of handwriting helps. It’s a particularly good question when we’re moving into a time where handwriting skills matter less and less.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Journal
5 Things I've Learned from Practicing Yoga
I’m on a health journey this year and yoga is part of it. I was expecting yoga to be nothing more than exercise when I started attending classes; I never would have guessed that there were so many lessons to be learned along the way.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Longevity
How to Craft Your Ideal Writing Environment
Turning your writing spot into a writer's nirvana is possible without breaking the bank. Customizing your writing space can be a fun way to put yourself in the best position for productivity. Imagine if you could harness coffee-shop levels of ambiance and concentration without taking a step outside.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Journal
Should You Edit, Rewrite, or Shelf Your Dusty Old Novel?
How do you feel about going back to your old work and trying to revise it? You have that old book kicking around. You know the one. It’s that book you wrote a while ago that you’ve been meaning to get back to, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet.
By Leigh Fisher4 years ago in Journal