Hana Leshner: Stories on Medium

It’s hard to showcase more than one of your stories on your profile in Medium, so I’ve compiled my favorite pieces I’ve written on Medium by type.

Fiction

The path
Knowing as little as we did about the original builders, our maps were not always accurate and sometimes they were…medium.com
tides
I was supposed to be watching.medium.com
The Painful and Perilous Process of Acquiring Self-Knowledge
or… Fate: The Assholemedium.com
The Turtle Whisperer
A Story Unbound. Write the story with us.medium.com
Only A Mother Could Provide
This is a stitch of “The Tests,” an unbound story. Write the story with us.medium.com

Fiction Series: Angie: A Freelance Specialist in Previously-Assumed-Mythical Beings

Mayor Reportedly Seeking Specialist for Wall St Dragon Problem
The day the dragon Furstag flew into Wall Street the Dow Jones dropped 1,000 points.medium.com
The things my mother left unsaid
I rolled over in my little sister’s twin bunk bed, stretching my left leg under the scratchy pink sheets searching for…medium.com
Werewolves in London: Part I
I jerked awake in a strange and stuffy London flat, light streaming through a half-closed dusty, velvet curtain.medium.com
Werewolves in London : Part II
A huge, swollen moon rose above the treetops in Soho as I waited around the corner from the Blue O. Perfect.medium.com
Werewolves in London: Part III
I shivered as I stepped into the gloom of St. James Park. I could feel the chill of the dew coming off the grass and my…medium.com
6 Things I Do Before 6 AM
I know a lot of people stress about getting the most out of their day.medium.com

Poetry/Alternative Form

Our boxes
I sat in my box and waited.medium.com
Well, I’ll be goddamned…
Me to friend:medium.com
Light-keeper
Did I plant this dark seed?medium.com
The Creators
You call yourself creator, but it’s not your blood that dyes the weave of this creation; it’s not your sweat that…medium.com
i learned to type on AIM
It’s true. No one learns from typing class.medium.com

Memoir/Personal Essay

Stability in Motion - Human Parts
"Pretty boy grabbed a long chain... aaaa-nd the deputy grabbed a gun. And in the fight that followed. He laid that…human.parts
Growing Old: The Tragedy of our Modern Lives
“Do not worry about death and the end,” he wrote. “It is inevitable and not pleasant to contemplate while you are young…medium.com
Political Storytelling — The Illustrated Version
During the presidential election of 1996, I was in Mr. Olbin’s fifth grade class. Our teacher wanted us to be as…medium.com
Feeling Unmoored: Stepping into the World of Freelance
Throughout my entire life, I’ve performed well inside the dictated structure of school and sports. Give me a set of…medium.com

Non-Fiction

A Dream Deferred
The Vast and Challenging Project of Revitalizing the American Dreammedium.com
Little More than Limbo
Why DACA is a good start, but isn’t enough.medium.com
Gentrification and BBQ: An Austin Passover Story
There we were, about to enjoy the salty, smoky, spicy sausage, melt-in-your-mouth brisket, and massive beef ribs…medium.com