Leigh Landry

Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction Hey folks!  I'm back to finish up this series of trickster-themed interviews with the  TRICKED  anthology authors.  If you haven't grabbed a copy yet, check out this collection of stories filled with tricksters, scoundrels, plot twists, and conspiracies. And if you have read it, we'd love if you could take a second to leave a quick review on Amazon or Goodreads . Ratings  and reviews help more people find these stories! Chace Verity, author of queer romances, is here today to talk about tricksters and their contribution to Tricked. "Lucky Charm" is a humorous m/m romance set in 1928 about a Deaf movie star who seeks revenge on his ex by teaming up with his old childhood friend to pull off Tinseltown's most petty heist. I adore the two main characters in this story, and I'm pretty sure you will too! So ... let's get to know Chace! Without giving anything important away, who is your trickster in "Luck

Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction Hi there!  I'm back to continue our series of interviews featuring fun, trickster-themed questions and answers with each of the TRICKED anthology authors. If you haven't grabbed a copy yet, check out this collection of stories filled with tricksters, scoundrels, plot twists, and conspiracies! Today I have   Hannah Joseph, who also writes as Stephanie Eding and who loves writing about both pirates and fried food. In Hannah's story, "High Interest Levels," Lennox Hatfield is tired of living under his rich dad’s suffocating reign, so he devises a revenge plan to run off with the family’s bank fortune. Let's get to know Hannah a little better! Without giving anything important away, who is your trickster in "High Interest Levels," and what inspired you to write their story? My main trickster here is Lennox Hatfield, accounts manager. Lennox works at a bank owned by his demanding and unsupportive fathe

Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction Thanks so much to everyone who helped us celebrate the release of Tricked last Friday! We had a blast over at the Facebook party, and we hope everyone who got a copy is enjoying the stories. I'm back today to continue our series of interviews featuring fun, trickster-themed questions and answers with each of the anthology authors. Today I have fantasy and speculative fiction writer M.Z. Medina. In M.Z.'s gorgeous fantasy story, "Whispers of Ink," the main character, Elene, discovers her sister has attracted the attention of an Old One. She attempts to dissuade his interest by reading him awful love letters she passes as her sister’s, but as their daily meetings progress, is Elene really trying to trick him, or just her own heart? Let's get to know M.Z. a little better! Without giving anything important away, who is your trickster in "Whispers of Ink," and what inspired you to write their story? There

Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction Hey everyone! I'm so excited, because today I have a special treat. To celebrate the release of Tricked  (out today, so grab a copy!), I'll be posting a series of interviews featuring fun, trickster-themed questions and answers with each of the anthology authors. Today we're kicking things off with the anthology's editor, science fiction and fantasy writer Kate Sheeran Swed. In Kate's story, "It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Usurps the Galaxy," the Supreme Galactic Emperor gets more than he bargains for when he takes on an ambitious building project. And that's all we can say about that. No spoilers here! But I guarantee this is a fantastic story you don't want to miss. Now, let's get to know Kate a little better. . . Without giving anything important away, who is your trickster in "It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Usurps the Galaxy," and what inspired you to write thei

Good news! Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction is now available for pre-order on Amazon ! Tricked  is an adult anthology of stories featuring trickster themes, each filled with conspiracies, scoundrels, and plot twists galore. All proceeds will benefit Food for the Hungry. In it you'll find my own contemporary romance story, "Tastes Like Chicken," that features a waitress struggling to complete her deceased twin's bucket list. She convinces her coworker/nemesis to take her frogging so she can cross off one of those items: winning a frog jumping contest. Shenanigans, trickery, and magical swamp lusting ensue! Here's a preview at the opening page  . . . "Tastes Like Chicken" excerpt by Leigh Landry from Tricked: An Anthology of Short Fiction Reagen Savoie didn’t spend every shift itching to burn down the Frog Town Tavern. Tonight, however, she wished she could mentally set fire to every piece of frog-themed kitsch in the dark, dank re

Many Decembers ago, I started picking a word for the year ahead instead of making resolutions. I'm pretty goal oriented, but I enjoyed setting a single word or phrase as a guiding intention for the year. It's easy to hold that as a feeling or value I want to hold tightly and help make decisions through the upcoming months. Then I hit The Spring of 2018. Phew. Let's just say it's been a ride since then, ok? Coming out of that now, my decision-making process is shaky, and I feel like I've hit a lot of transitions on a lot of different fronts in my life. Every month, every week, every DAY brought new challenges, and I was exhausted and ill-equipped to roll with the changes. So I went back to what I knew. I picked a word, not for the year, but for the week. I started with Breathe , because yes, I needed to get that fucking basic. And it helped. That week, I focused on my breath. I would breathe through rough moments. I took deep breaths before I had to make decision