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BIOLeslie is a Houston based writer and reader. Leslie Archibald, a graduate of the University of Houston, writes poetry, flash fiction, and nonfiction in a tiny home office in Houston, Texas. When she is not writing, you may find her roaming the city photographing Houston’s unique character, dabbling in watercolors, and exploring genre bending and multimedia literature. She volunteers with Houston's writing community and as a slush reader for Interstellar Flight Press and local anthology submission calls. She is the winner of the 2017 Spider Road Press Spider’s Web Flash Fiction Competition for her piece "Sherry Baby."
Leslie has always been interested in photography and has taken courses at Houston Center for Photography. Late in 2023, she began experimenting with watercolor painting and played with merging the two. After several tries and ruined photographs, she found the right printer, the right paper and the patience to create her merged series which led to the creation of a visual arts page where prints of her work can now be viewed and purchased. Leslie is one half of the joint venture Merge Art Studio located in the Duetser Building at 2000 Nance in Houston. Merge is the thought-child of artists Holly Lyn Walrath and Leslie Archibald. It's a space to explore the merging of minds and the merging of arts of all kinds. Merge hosts monthly workshops and creative experiences in the heart of Houston, Texas. |
Photo credit: Kathi Crawford
PUBLICATIONS
Flash fiction
Sherry Baby - My SRP Spider's web flash fiction prize winning piece "Sherry Baby" can be found in the special section of Companion of the Ash by Kate Spitzmiller from Spider Road Press.
Non Fiction
Exploring identity and Grief in Deam of the Bird Tatoo by Juan J. Morales for Interstellar Flight Magazine, June 20, 2025.
Found Poetry, Narrative, and Identity: An Interview with Andrea Blythe, author of Necessary Poisons for Interstellar Flight Magazine October 22, 2024
Poetry as Activism and Healing in "Salt Chorus": An Interview with Dominique Rossi for Interstellar Flight Magazine July 22, 2024
Escaping the Body: An Interview with Chloe N. Clark - Interview with poet and storyteller Chloe N. Clark for Interstellar Flight Magazine March 9, 2022 and The best of IFP year end anthology, year 4.
Blurring the lines Between Memoir and Speculative Poetry - My review of Fran Wilde's Clock Star Rose Spine for Interstellar Flight Magazine November 22, 2021 and The best of IFP year end anthology, year 3.
Grunge, Metal, and AP Chemisty - My review of Rosebud Ben Oni's 20 Atomic Sonnets for Interstellar Flight Magazine October 5, 2020 and the best of IFP year end anthonlogy, Year 2.
Thirteen - Spend a moment in the piney woods of Big Thicket, Rye, Texas with my short narrative piece "Thirteen" published in Tales of Texas Vol. 2.
Porcelain Dolls: Lessons I Learned from a Strong Woman - in Progress
Found Poetry, Narrative, and Identity: An Interview with Andrea Blythe, author of Necessary Poisons for Interstellar Flight Magazine October 22, 2024
Poetry as Activism and Healing in "Salt Chorus": An Interview with Dominique Rossi for Interstellar Flight Magazine July 22, 2024
Escaping the Body: An Interview with Chloe N. Clark - Interview with poet and storyteller Chloe N. Clark for Interstellar Flight Magazine March 9, 2022 and The best of IFP year end anthology, year 4.
Blurring the lines Between Memoir and Speculative Poetry - My review of Fran Wilde's Clock Star Rose Spine for Interstellar Flight Magazine November 22, 2021 and The best of IFP year end anthology, year 3.
Grunge, Metal, and AP Chemisty - My review of Rosebud Ben Oni's 20 Atomic Sonnets for Interstellar Flight Magazine October 5, 2020 and the best of IFP year end anthonlogy, Year 2.
Thirteen - Spend a moment in the piney woods of Big Thicket, Rye, Texas with my short narrative piece "Thirteen" published in Tales of Texas Vol. 2.
Porcelain Dolls: Lessons I Learned from a Strong Woman - in Progress
Poetry
Fog, Born of Night, and I Saw Death on the Parkway, Synkroniciti magazine, Vol 6 no. 4 Fall 2024
Like Stars and Space, Synkroniciti magazine, Vol 5 no. 4 Fall 2023
She Dances in Indigo - Chosen for Color:Story 2023 a collaborative visual art and literary exhibition. Visual art created by Roxanne Glaser.
If Emerson Wrote in Haiku - Equinox Magazine
Poems for a Broken (Marriage) Man Poetry Chapbook forthcoming from Finishing Line Press (Preorder Link to come)
Like Stars and Space, Synkroniciti magazine, Vol 5 no. 4 Fall 2023
She Dances in Indigo - Chosen for Color:Story 2023 a collaborative visual art and literary exhibition. Visual art created by Roxanne Glaser.
If Emerson Wrote in Haiku - Equinox Magazine
Poems for a Broken (Marriage) Man Poetry Chapbook forthcoming from Finishing Line Press (Preorder Link to come)
Art
She was like Magenta - Poem and Art part of Sabine Street Studios' Magenta exhibition
Shattered - Poem and Art part of Sabine Street Studios' Symbolic Self Portraits exhibition
Sunflower in Still Life - Poem and Art part of Sabine Street Studios' Ch Ch Changes exhibition
Frank's Pizza - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Canoeing at Allen's Landing - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Christ Church Cathedral - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Umbrellas and Night Sky - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Seashell - Watercolor and Ink part of Hardy and Nance Studios The Abstract Art Show exhibition
Stars - Watercolor and Ink part of Hardy and Nance Studios The Abstract Art Show exhibition
Stand Out - Photography in Synkroniciti's vol. 8, no. 1
Before the fog lifts - Photography - Equinox magazine vol. 10
Into the fog - Photography - Equinox magazine vol. 10
Shattered - Poem and Art part of Sabine Street Studios' Symbolic Self Portraits exhibition
Sunflower in Still Life - Poem and Art part of Sabine Street Studios' Ch Ch Changes exhibition
Frank's Pizza - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Canoeing at Allen's Landing - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Christ Church Cathedral - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Umbrellas and Night Sky - Black and white photo part of Hardy and Nance Studios B&W 9.0 exhibition
Seashell - Watercolor and Ink part of Hardy and Nance Studios The Abstract Art Show exhibition
Stars - Watercolor and Ink part of Hardy and Nance Studios The Abstract Art Show exhibition
Stand Out - Photography in Synkroniciti's vol. 8, no. 1
Before the fog lifts - Photography - Equinox magazine vol. 10
Into the fog - Photography - Equinox magazine vol. 10