About
Leah Browning is the author of Souvenirs from Another Life, a collection of stories published by Quiet Ocean Studio & Press, and When the Sun Comes Out After Three Days of Rain, a collection of poetry published by Kelsay Books. She is also the author of a pair of mini-books of flash fiction, three short nonfiction books from educational publisher Capstone Press, and six chapbooks of poetry and fiction. Browning’s work has appeared in Harpur Palate, Flock, Four Way Review, Valparaiso Fiction Review, The Threepenny Review, Contrary Magazine, Necessary Fiction, Waxwing, Vestal Review, Fractured Lit, Terrain.org, Passages North, Clockhouse, Bear Review, The Forge Literary Magazine, Thin Air Magazine, Superstition Review, Santa Ana River Review, Blood Orange Review, The Broadkill Review, Newfound, Poetry South, and other literary journals and anthologies. Her second full-length story collection, Before and After a Slice of Cake, is forthcoming from Quiet Ocean Studio & Press. In addition to writing, Leah Browning serves as editor of the Apple Valley Review, an online literary journal.
Featured Work
Souvenirs from Another Life
Souvenirs from Another Life, the first full-length collection of short fiction by Leah Browning, features a selection of stories about the reality and surreality of relationships. In “Caught,” a man finds his Tinder date surrounded by vaguely threatening birds. Toward the beginning of “The Surrogate Wife,” a woman returns after a long journey to discover that her husband’s new housekeeper has taken over her home. And in “The Costume Wedding,” a doctor and her boyfriend travel to Albuquerque to attend a front yard ceremony where they’ve been instructed to dress up. By turns sharp and tender, Souvenirs from Another Life includes full-length literary fiction, flash, microfiction, and linked stories about the pleasures and absurdities of everyday life.
Other Works
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When the Sun Comes Out After Three Days of Rain: Poems
2022
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Loud Snow: Stories (mini-book)
2022
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Two Good Ears: Stories (mini-book)
2021
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Out of Body (poetry chapbook)
2018
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Orchard City (fiction chapbook)
2017
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Things I Remember When I’m Sober (fiction chapbook)
2015
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In the Chair Museum (poetry chapbook)
2013
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Picking Cherries in the Española Valley (poetry chapbook)
2010
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Making Love to the Same Man for Fifteen Years (poetry chapbook)
2009
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Sleepovers (from the “10 Things You Need to Know About” series)
2008
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Babysitting Rules: A Guide for When You’re in Charge
2006
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Babysitting Basics: Caring for Kids
2006
