Author of four books, most recently the #shortstories NOT THE APOCALYPSE I WAS HOPING FOR (2022). Avid reader. Occasional essayist. Photo snapper. Lover of trees, dogs, rust and pollinators. Sign up for my newsletter at www.LeslieGreentree.ca https://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mvfosqjc7c2hHis childhood dreams had been so bright, he had hoped for so much, it couldn’t be true that he was a nobody, although, on the other hand, what kind of somebody spends the best years of his life swearing at a photocopier? #SundaySentence from Pastoralia (short story “The Falls”) by George Saunders. 13 Sep 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfosqjc7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mv7244xsrc2iSame [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7244xsrc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3muuap2c7fs2qBeing raised Evangelical is like getting chicken pox as a child: You might recover, but you are never free. The virus will live in your nerves until you die. #SundaySentence from Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness by Kathryn Paige Harden06 Sep 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuap2c7fs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mucqyzvaic2xThis week’s #SundaySentence from the POV of a dog, comes from Country People by Daniel Mason: He had only been outside once, but in that short time, he’d gathered from the winds a tale of roots and moles and worms, of ghosts hidden within the leaf-fall, of rats and springtails, mosses, snakes.30 Aug 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucqyzvaic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mu6h3mfv6k27That isn’t the four-letter word I was expecting from this sight … gimme your clever captions! #cybertruckcrimes28 Aug 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6h3mfv6k27https://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mu5uzi6ksk2wMy August newsletter is short & sweet, just like summer, with notes of Cheezies, Fringe, and music under the stars. It hits inboxes at the crack of dawn Sunday - subscribe at lesliegreentree.ca if you’re interested!28 Aug 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5uzi6ksk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mtyn5xwy4k2d“She often said she modeled her look on a woman others called the “town tramp”, but who held a glamorous appeal for Parton, being one of the few women she saw who wasn’t mired in childcare and housework.” God, I’m going to miss this woman. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/26/dolly-parton-style-fashion26 Aug 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyn5xwy4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mttwsqur7c2uOK, here’s some Canadian content: my books, a monthly artsy newsletter, and interviews with other Canadian writers: lesliegreentree.ca [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttwsqur7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mt7igxrui222“Of course, I kept writing. And increasingly I wanted to think about that gaze, what happened, what it meant and what remains.” #SundaySentence cluster from The Art of Looking Back by Theresa Kishkan - @fishgottaswim.bsky.social #booksky💙📚 #amreading16 Aug 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7igxrui222https://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3msnjx63uac2oDespite all the fires in the world, on this night, in this room, they believed the whole thing might work. My #SundaySentence this week is from the luminous Whistler by Ann Patchett.  #Booksky📚💙09 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnjx63uac2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mrnkrwio4k2dI love this bc it’s true: “Go to your nearest café and look to your left, then to your right. A hundred percent of those people are slathering me across sentences like adding more cheese to a risotto that’s already drowning in parmesan—without tasting, without thinking, without remorse.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnkrwio4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mrnk552wpc2dSweet deals on so many wonderful books. #booksky💙📚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnk552wpc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mrkrw7qglc2nThe hardwood and brass fittings were years from their last good polish. Gently cooled air hung heavy with fried food and spilled beer. A quiet bit of paradise. #SundaySentence cluster from Seldom Seen Road by @jkdegen.bsky.social, the first in his Burnt River Mystery series. #booksky💙📚26 Jul 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkrw7qglc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lesliegreentree.bsky.social/post/3mqz5usjpfk2uWhen our father does the things he needs to do in the world, we understand it is his due. If our mother does the things she needs to do in the world, we feel she has abandoned us. #SundaySentence cluster from “Night Wandering,” an essay in Deborah Levy’s terrific collection, The Cost of Living.19 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:44eq6dvmis2ekbglp3ftmlxr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz5usjpfk2u