Leo Dis Vinci
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UK-based creative, filmmaker, artist and writer. 80s' Geek, Star Wars fan and cinephile.
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Stories (33/0)
- Runner-Up in Love Unraveled Challenge
Man, I love youRunner-Up in Love Unraveled Challenge
Nearly eight years ago, my Dad took his own life. A few months later, one of my closest friends, aged only 34, died suddenly. After an innocuous bike ride, he went for a lie-down and never woke up. An unknown heart condition stole a friend who was the light of every room he walked into.
By Leo Dis Vinci2 months ago in Confessions
- Top Story - January 2024
An Ewok's Smile
The stall-owner looked at me the same way a cat does a vacuum cleaner – equal parts fascination and hatred. My offer for the mint-on-card Chewbacca figure was clearly derisory. The stormtrooper next to me made an audible tut, his helmet rattling as he did. At Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016, people took their cosplay and collecting seriously.
By Leo Dis Vinci7 months ago in Fiction
Wobble Bobble
My Grandma driving was all knuckle and bobble hat. Her car smelt like a washed ashtray. It was also possessed by the soul of a departed madman who had a penchant for switching on her turn signal. She assumed other motorists very polite as they passed waving their hands out of rolled-down windows. A ride with Grandma had the potential to fright or delight in equal measure.
By Leo Dis Vinci7 months ago in Fiction
The Slave and the Macaw
Chapter 1 -Landing Neck in chains. Hands bound. Wrists bloody. Shackled, we were dragged off the ship together. As I was, I caught my first glimpse of those magnificent birds. In that instant, they became flying rainbows of hope that I would be free again.
By Leo Dis Vinci2 years ago in Fiction