Gayle Leslie

Gayle Leslie

Self Employed
Self Employed

Graduated from Trinity University with a BA in Theatre. attended Circle in the Square in the '80s. discovered I preferred writing to acting late '80s. Wrote several lauded screenplays before being called home to deal with family tragedies. Wrote memoirs.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS



POLITICAL & CULTURAL WRITER, New York City Current





Full portifolio of articles published during 2020 election cycle available on Medium: https://medium.com/@gayleleslie



PUBLISHED AUTHOR, New York City Current





Currently in publication.

Bobby Chambers& Bobby Chambers& was published in the bi-annual anthology Clover, A Literary Rag in 2015.

My Daddy, was published in Clover, A Literary Rag in 2016.



SEIU CONSULTANT, New York City Current





Policy & political advocacy for democratic action groups on current, pivotal governance concerns.

Midterm Elections: Constant contact and advocacy in the effort to get out the vote in districts across the country especially California, Texas, New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida that were ultimately turned from Republican strongholds to Democratic pick-ups.

Direct grassroots advocacy in opposition to Trump s SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh in particularly adversarial constituencies: Joe Manchi

Professional Credits
1989 The Lives of Jane Fox won Bronze at Houston Film Festival

1993 The Dean's List circulated by burgeoning independent producers

1995 Blind Spot circulated in all manner of underground film entities.

1998 Deep Blue garnered substantial buzz on the West Coast before personal matters called me back to Texas

2014 Dwelling in the Vast Devine: A Serialized Memoir was self-published

2016 Extensive political blogging on election cycle

2020 Freelance political writing on policy and policy including some the most sought out writing of the primary season, i.e. Kamala Harris vs. Drinking Heavily and Waiting to Die, Madam President: The GOP s Real Existential Nightmare. Kamala Harris: Fierce Prosecutor vs the Progressive Activist & Lara Bazelon s Big Fail, and this oddly popular little cult thing, The Day John Lennon Died.
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