Leigh Victoria Fisher

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

Stories (6)

6 Stories

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“Teeth, Nails, and Shoes” by Leigh Victoria Fisher

Submitted to Contest #107

It’s at least ten minutes past 4:30pm in the small conference room with no windows. There’s a restlessness amongst the women, all in lowly administrative roles even though it’s 2017. It’s just like that in Baltimore sometimes. The men, in suits or lab coats or both, are likely to talk in circles at this time of day. “We need to be thoughtful when crafting the guest list,” the most important man says, reiterating that point five more times. The least important woman tries to write lines of poetry in her notebook. She pauses that ine...

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“It’s All in the Pull” by Leigh Victoria Fisher

Submitted to Contest #63

There were few things more alluring than a warm cup of coffee in the fall when the air turned cool and the leaves turned to fiery colors. She usually insisted that coffee was a year-round delight since she was admittedly rather obsessed with the proper preparation of espresso-based drinks. As they walked into the cafe, the smell of freshly-roasted coffee beans hit her instantaneously. “This place looks nice,” her partner said. “It does,” she admitted. She eyed the menu of the coffee shop, feeling deeply apprehensive. She didn’t like th...

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“Like Clockwork” by Leigh Victoria Fisher

Submitted to Contest #35

Feeling morning sunlight streaming through my apartment’s window is, hands down, one of the best parts of my morning. It competes for the title of the best part with the pleasant delight of petting my sleepy cats and the satisfying deliciousness of fresh espresso. When my morning has all three of these elements, it’s almost perfect. If it has all those and I still make it to the train without power walking, it’s a truly perfect morning. The only thing that can make these experiences less pleasant is waking up with one hour less of sleep. My ...

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“A Crisis of Carbonated Chocolate” by Leigh Victoria Fisher

Submitted to Contest #33

Victoria’s greatest fear and the thing she hated most in life were one and the same. She was simultaneously terrified and filled with righteous hatred toward the idea of letting people down. It was a core pillar of her personality and she never compromised on it. This mindset applied to situations both large and small. From her hard-earned, never wavering spot on the high school honor roll to how she behaved around family, she always went in determined not to disappoint. That was why when they were on the phone one right and her grandma firs...

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“Monday Morning Monotony” by Leigh Victoria Fisher

Submitted to Contest #32

By nature, I was not a violent person. I believed in the value of kindness. Heck, I even left the office and hauled myself to yoga classes four or five times a week to get my zen on and burn off the extra calories I consumed due to my fancy coffee addiction. Despite those firmly-held beliefs, when it took an entire ten minutes for my desktop to power on, my patience was lacking. It took another five to log in, bring up the desktop, and I audibly groaned when I clicked to open the browser and the screen just turned completely white. It would ...

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“Make Way for the IT Professional” by Leigh Victoria Fisher

Submitted to Contest #27

I was back at my desk in the research lab when someone I vaguely recognized from upper management burst in through the door. Her dry cleaned shirt was pristine and her high heeled pumps shined like beacons of opulence, but her expression was stricken. I looked up instinctively at the intrusion and she was upon my desk in a flash, as I was the misfortunate soul to sit closest to the door. At first, I couldn’t remember her name. I smiled awkwardly as she approached and desperately scanned my mind to remember more details about her. She was imp...

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Author bio

Writer and poet from Neptune. No, not the farthest planet from the sun, but Neptune, New Jersey. I work in communications and instructional design in NYC. I share my poetry on Instagram as @SleeplessAuthoress and everything else on Medium as @SleeplessAuthor.