“We write about love, loss, illness, bicycle accidents, dogs, travel and libraries. Feedback is gentle, criticism is kind, and we all learn fast because of it. And Lucca watches it all, toy in mouth,from her dog bed.”

“Leslie works miracles with our writing. It’s a process and it’s at work even when we don’t even know it.”

“Leslie is like a jazz master. She lets the less experienced try their chops, take their solos, then she plays and everything is brought up a notch. She improvises, but was with all jazz masters, she replies on years of experience, on intelligence and nimbleness and responsiveness.”

“Leslie has integrity, and creates a place at her round table in the kitchen, the kitchen with the southern pine board floor and the magnolia tree outside her window, where you can find and create your own. She brings together amazing, talented, insightful people. I frequently have a buzz for a couple of days after our group meets.”

“I think Leslie is a genius at teaching, and at creating a safe creative space for us in all our dimensions.”