My name is Leonora and I'm a writer, editor, and creative writing teacher. My short stories have been published in over 50 literary journals, and anthologized in cool places like Best Microfiction and Wigleaf's Top 50 Very Short Fictions of the Year. My story about a quirky teenager (think Winona Ryder but not as hip) was anthologized in The Best Small Fictions. A career highlight was when Ottessa Moshfegh selected a story I wrote as one of two finalists for Columbia Journal. I'd written the story when my husband was vacuuming and sequestered myself in a closet to focus. I'm very glad now that I did! I'm also a journalist. I love writing about people with weird jobs: a blind photographer, a reformed con man, a private eye who's idea of a stakeout is sitting in his car and drinking Starbucks, and a ghost hunter who doesn't believe in ghosts. I'm also your person when it comes to translating complex information into engaging, accessible prose. And for spotting that rogue, Oxford comma in an AP-style story. I have over 15 years of editorial experience. I thrive on doing major restructuring as well as detailed line edits. I've been around the block beat-wise, and have written about parenting, psychology, real estate, lifestyle, and more. My journalism has appeared in places like Psychology Today, Parenting magazine, Business Insider, and WomansDay.com. At the Columbia Journalism School, I received the Richard T. Baker Award for magazine writing. I also hold an MFA in fiction writing from NYU, where I taught creative writing to undergrads.…My name is Leonora and I'm a writer, editor, and creative writing teacher. My short stories have been published in over 50 literary journals, and anthologized in cool places like Best Microfiction and Wigleaf's Top 50 Very Short Fictions of the Year. My story about a quirky teenager (think Winona Ryder but not as hip) was anthologized in The Best Small Fictions. A career highlight was when Ottessa Moshfegh selected a story I wrote as one of two finalists for Columbia Journal. I'd written the story when my husband was vacuuming and sequestered myself in a closet to focus. I'm very glad now that I did! I'm also a journalist. I love writing about people with weird jobs: a blind photographer, a reformed con man, a private eye who's idea of a stakeout is sitting in his car and drinking Starbucks, and a ghost hunter who doesn't believe in ghosts. I'm also your person when it comes to translating complex information into engaging, accessible prose. And for spotting that rogue, Oxford comma in an AP-style story. I have over 15 years of editorial experience. I thrive on doing major restructuring as well as detailed line edits. I've been around the block beat-wise, and have written about parenting, psychology, real estate, lifestyle, and more. My journalism has appeared in places like Psychology Today, Parenting magazine, Business Insider, and WomansDay.com. At the Columbia Journalism School, I received the Richard T. Baker Award for magazine writing. I also hold an MFA in fiction writing from NYU, where I taught creative writing to undergrads.WWWW…