Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas Photo credit: Leslie Archibald
Houston based writer/reader bending genre and exploring multimedia literary projects.
Poetry
Fiction & Flash Fiction
Memoir & Creative Non fiction
Visual Art
Photo credit: Kyli Tabeche
When I'm not writing, I might be found wondering the streets of Houston with my camera looking to capture my city's evocative images.
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Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man (Finishing Line Press) is now available for Pre-order by using the QR code in the photo or clicking here.
Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man is a poetry collection reflecting on the dissolution of one woman’s relationship in the wake of her spouse’s addictions and the emotional abuse that stemmed from those addictions. These poems from author Leslie Archibald’s debut collection are mini memoirs told in images and metaphor as a way of healing and letting go of the fear, shame, and guilt that comes with leaving. Through these poems comes an understanding that we are not meant to save others and sometimes you must leave to save yourself and restore hope.
“Accessible and raw, resonant and profound in its honesty, this impactful collection is the kind of exorcism so many need in a broken world.” -- Angélique Jamail, author of THE SHARP EDGES OF WATER and A NARROWING PATH
“Leslie Archibald's Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man takes readers through a journey of Archibald's own traumatic marriage, from exhilarating early moments to realizing and cataloguing the fragility of her husband's temper and their relationship. She writes with honesty about her husband's brutal attacks and the enduring damage and fear with which she grapples because of him and his addictions, as well as the sensations of her persistence and, finally, escape. Throughout, readers will empathize with her as she seeks to describe her experiences—both harrowing and recuperative— through evocative language and imagery.” -- Kendra Preston Leonard, author of PROTECTRESS and GRAB
“Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man is exactly what the author’s note suggests: an exorcism for readers who are still living with the ghost of past trauma. The poems’ speaker navigates the past like a ghost herself, haunted by the shadow man, hoping to break his grip. Archibald’s voice is at once ungarnished and unfettered—a voice in the darkness leading to redemption. This one’s for anyone who has ever struggled to let go of the past—and won.” -- Holly Lyn Walrath, author of GLIMMERGLASS GIRL, THE SMALLEST OF BONES, and NUMINOUS STONES
Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man is a poetry collection reflecting on the dissolution of one woman’s relationship in the wake of her spouse’s addictions and the emotional abuse that stemmed from those addictions. These poems from author Leslie Archibald’s debut collection are mini memoirs told in images and metaphor as a way of healing and letting go of the fear, shame, and guilt that comes with leaving. Through these poems comes an understanding that we are not meant to save others and sometimes you must leave to save yourself and restore hope.
“Accessible and raw, resonant and profound in its honesty, this impactful collection is the kind of exorcism so many need in a broken world.” -- Angélique Jamail, author of THE SHARP EDGES OF WATER and A NARROWING PATH
“Leslie Archibald's Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man takes readers through a journey of Archibald's own traumatic marriage, from exhilarating early moments to realizing and cataloguing the fragility of her husband's temper and their relationship. She writes with honesty about her husband's brutal attacks and the enduring damage and fear with which she grapples because of him and his addictions, as well as the sensations of her persistence and, finally, escape. Throughout, readers will empathize with her as she seeks to describe her experiences—both harrowing and recuperative— through evocative language and imagery.” -- Kendra Preston Leonard, author of PROTECTRESS and GRAB
“Poems for a Broken M̶a̶r̶r̶i̶a̶g̶e̶ Man is exactly what the author’s note suggests: an exorcism for readers who are still living with the ghost of past trauma. The poems’ speaker navigates the past like a ghost herself, haunted by the shadow man, hoping to break his grip. Archibald’s voice is at once ungarnished and unfettered—a voice in the darkness leading to redemption. This one’s for anyone who has ever struggled to let go of the past—and won.” -- Holly Lyn Walrath, author of GLIMMERGLASS GIRL, THE SMALLEST OF BONES, and NUMINOUS STONES