Leslie Burton-López is your typical angsty, tortured soul, whose only escape is the words her fists pound out on the keyboard as she hurls curses at the demons driving her on this mortal coil.
Just kidding. She is just a normal, boring nerd-pie who loves contact sports and Reddit. Most of what she writes does not involve demons, as such, but some of it is semi-autobiographical, semi-funny and only semi-good.
A recent transplant from California to Connecticut, Leslie’s literary career is as dry as the state she hails from. During her college days, she was an editor for Watershed, a collection of short stories and poems, with a total readership base of about eight people. After graduating, she co-authored the Spanish textbook ¡Chevere! bemoaned by students at a several universities for a few years. Then she started her company, Every Page Marketing, which focuses on scintillatingly dull and horrifyingly banal writing for business proposals, grants and other must-read works. And she actually enjoys it (see earlier reference to "nerd-pie").
Just kidding. She is just a normal, boring nerd-pie who loves contact sports and Reddit. Most of what she writes does not involve demons, as such, but some of it is semi-autobiographical, semi-funny and only semi-good.
A recent transplant from California to Connecticut, Leslie’s literary career is as dry as the state she hails from. During her college days, she was an editor for Watershed, a collection of short stories and poems, with a total readership base of about eight people. After graduating, she co-authored the Spanish textbook ¡Chevere! bemoaned by students at a several universities for a few years. Then she started her company, Every Page Marketing, which focuses on scintillatingly dull and horrifyingly banal writing for business proposals, grants and other must-read works. And she actually enjoys it (see earlier reference to "nerd-pie").
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Leslie is also an associate editor for the online magazine Bewildering Stories, and to her endless surprise, they published one of her short stories. "Baggage" is a time travel story about second chances, which Leslie believes is a good read for when you're bored, or on the toilet. Speaking of second chances: that same story was chosen to appear in the Scribes' incredible time travel anthology When to Now. Leslie says: "Skip pages 27-39 if you enjoy reading at all. Those pages can also be used for wrapping fish, as lining for a bird's nest, or as kindling for your next family barbecue." Leslie has lived in three different countries, three different states – and if her Amazon shipping list is any indication – at about thirty different homes. She gets around! While she sojourns in Connecticut, she plans to build a tiny house so she can further her wanderings. |
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3-Question Interview with Leslie Burton-López
about her short story "Baggage"
published in When to Now: A Time Travel Anthology
"Baggage" - After Maggie's mother dies, her mysterious aunt steps in to help raise her.
What or who inspired you to write this story?
I like the idea of do-overs. Think how much different life would be if we all got a few solid do-overs. Seriously. Think. About. It.
If time travel were a reality, when/where would you go and why?
I would time travel to July 28th, 2013 to prevent a family tragedy. See what I mean? Do-over.
What's next on the horizon for you?
Being a decent person is exhausting. I am considering a run at villainy – though I would need a cool name. Thoughts?
I like the idea of do-overs. Think how much different life would be if we all got a few solid do-overs. Seriously. Think. About. It.
If time travel were a reality, when/where would you go and why?
I would time travel to July 28th, 2013 to prevent a family tragedy. See what I mean? Do-over.
What's next on the horizon for you?
Being a decent person is exhausting. I am considering a run at villainy – though I would need a cool name. Thoughts?