Leigh Victoria Phan

Typewriter poet. Speculative fiction novelist. Graphic designer. Avid reader. Yogi. Coffee nut. Alum of @NYUCWP.

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Once inseparable, identical twins Kiara and Chloe are no longer the same age.

Kiara's determined to make a name for herself as a freighter pilot. Chloe wants a new life on Earth, trying to forget the Montréal Dome's fall.

But time is getting between them.
#ProfilePit #Q #A #SF

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

My cats know that they are "cats." I was talking to my husband and mentioned how cute our cats are, in a perfectly normal voice, and they both looked up when I said "cats."

They know. I am delighted.

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

This was a doozy of an essay to write. But as a part of my therapy journey, I'm digging into the intergenerational trauma of my family and the events that led to each of our mental health struggles.

https://t.co/D32HAWpP8E

#mentalhealth #intergenerational

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Me, every time I see poop that wasn’t cleaned up outside my Brooklyn apartment: I sure hope that’s not human.

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

I read too many psychology books and mental health memories. So I wrote an essay about learning where I hit internal resistance in my writing process.

#writerslife #writingprocess

https://t.co/pFUz0PSX5V

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

I'm late to join the party, but there we go, my first pitch event!

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

@LifeWithBea That sounds so fun! I love your premise.

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

@elizanane That is quite the list of comps! 😍

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

@ProfilePitEvent Thank you for coordinating this! ☺️

[ProfilePit (Next Event: July 11th) @ProfilePitEvent]

We are thrilled to announce that #ProfilePit will have its spring season 2026 event for the #WritingCommunity on Saturday, April 11th at 12 AM EST! Rules and hashtags are below!🌷🌿🦌

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Mr. Melkonian, are you trying to pick up ladies with the name of your wifi?

(One of my hobbies is indeed looking at nearby wifi networks for funny ones.)

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Give me some gems, bird man. #Duolingo365

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Husband: I have this extra paper that I can’t use for the project I wanted to…
Me: Extra paper? Say no more.

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

@NYCASP On Jennette McCurdy’s birthday?!

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Time to be one of the cool kids and start a Substack.

https://t.co/FHZyOFowyH

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

I haven't been posting many personal essays, but I sat down to finish a piece with musings on moving, finding stability, and processing old pains.

How Do You Stop Caring About the Home You Never Had? https://t.co/bqSXJITlvw

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

It's been a dog's age since I posted anything on Medium, but here's a little story about how I went from slogging through pages to reading tons of books every year.

https://t.co/BBKyX5roW0

[Josh RR Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

Happy October the twenty-fourth to all who observe!

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Video editing achievement unlocked: I can recognize what an "umm" looks like in waveform! (Most of the time, at least.)

[Leigh Victoria Phan @sleeplessauthor]

Not gonna lie, I am always down to read a good dystopian book.

The New Dystopia in Fiction by Emily Hope https://t.co/k3AWsAbc6Z