Short Stuff
You’ll find short stories and creative nonfiction here:
Category Fiction
Not true, imagined story
A Mother’s Influence
by Leslie Kain Published in the April 2023 anthology ‘A Million Ways: Stories of Motherhood’ Claire peers through the steamed-up window over the kitchen sink. So early in the morning, she can’t tell whether those moody gray skies will bring…
Novels
My novels are typically stories of inner conflict and resolution, psychologically nuanced, complex, sometimes dark.
A Million Ways
A Million Ways anthology - 12 stories of motherhood; Including "A Mother's Influence" by Leslie Kain
Introduction
I write dark psychological stories of flawed people and dysfunctional families.
What Lies Buried
What happens to Gavin after Secrets In The Mirror? He told me about it; now it's coming May 2024.
About Leslie Kain
I was always writing something as a kid, much of which were secrets...
Secrets In The Mirror
Bullied by Dad & gaslighted by his identical twin, Gavin struggles decades to define his own self-worth But when his twin becomes psychotic, he must save him
Which vs That?
Confession: I’m a grammar nerd (some have even called me a grammar ‘nazi’). So in the matter of when to use ‘which’ or ‘that’, I’d like to offer some helpful guidelines. “Whether or not to use ‘that’ as a relative…
Love your Antagonist!
How bad is your bad guy?What makes them tick?Evil for the sake of evil is boring. Around 4:00 this morning I awoke, thinking about the antagonist in my current WIP-in-revision (Secrets In The Mirror). Devin is identical twin to Gavin…