Short Stuff
You’ll find short stories and creative nonfiction here:
Category Nonfiction
True story
Introduction
I write dark psychological stories of flawed people and dysfunctional families.
About Leslie Kain
I was always writing something as a kid, much of which were secrets...
Home Sweet Home?
Home — where your roots are, where you’re from, is vitally important to most people. It’s the place where we belong, where we’re welcome, accepted, and loved. It’s an essential part of our identity. My husband and I moved to…
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…
Grampa
This piece of creative nonfiction – ”Grampa’ – was published in Dead Mule Literary Magazine July 2019. When I was young, my aunt frequently took me to visit my grandparents in Buckhannon, West Virginia. They lived in a small one-floor…