As a human being: 
queer, feminist, woman

As an artist:
writer (English and Filipino) of general (non-queer) and LGBTQ fiction (romance, YA, speculative, realist, fantasy/myth, sci-fi, folklore, metafiction) and essays, children's and YA literature, screenplays for fiction and nonfiction shows (film, TV, radio drama)

As a professional:
media practitioner (production person and trainer)

As a hobbyist:
photographer, poet, traveler, gourmand, film critic

I'm here to share unpublished and previously published works of mine, mostly short stories as I am a fiction writer. I dabble mostly into metafiction, romance and erotica styles of writing, but I also write using different genres and styles. I also write creative nonfiction and poetry. I will post some here from time to time. I have written fiction for a general (non-queer) audience and specific queer audiences, and continue to do so.

I will also provide some editorial thoughts on how these manuscripts came about, as I believe it could help in the discussion of how writers write. It is also a way for me to share, as an author, the reasons why and how the stories came about. For the previously published works, I will also post their corresponding publication details in case you are interested to see the book anthology where a specific story was included.

The photos I use in this site are all mine.

Thank you for reading. Feel free to comment and share. Engaging conversations most welcome. Discrimination is not.

You can read my essays on queer life/love/living at the Philippine Online Chronicles' Pinoy LGBT channel: www.thepoc.net/pinoylgbt

You can email me at leaflens@gmail.com.
Post your queries at askfm/leaflens.
I'm on Twitter as @leaflens.

My film reviews are here:
leaflenstakilya.wordpress.com

My media and pop culture analyses are here: leaflenspopmedia.wordpress.com

My personal LGBTQ blog is here:
leaflens.blogspot.com

Yeah, I write a lot, teh. Keribels? Bet lang 'yan, mga beks.
  • Metro Manila, Philippines
  • JoinedApril 7, 2015


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