Leo Jenkins

My latest essay, On Privilege, is receiving some truly interesting responses. What is most interesting is the sheer number of people (both men and women) who are messaging me privately to discuss the topic. What do you think that suggests? If you havent read or listened to it yet you can find it at

Im just out here doing my best impersonation of @justbuck__ whole bunch of mountains and shit.

Youre never too old to build a fort.

Hey friends, my latest essay is On Winning. You can read or listen to it for free. There is a link in the place where links tend to be. Much love and respect.

Happy Mothers Day @laurchaps and all the other amazing, inspiring moms out there!

Its the town square for intellectual gossip. Its the trading place of ideas and stories. Sure you can buy whatever book you want at the push of a button without leaving the toilet. But most of the time the greatest value of a book is the conversation we share about it. Happy independent book stor...

Ive seen what guides them, how clear and young their eyes become at the sight of a perfect wave. Ive heard the quality of their voice, youth in love, at the coming of good swell.NEW ESSAY: On SuccessAvailable to read now on Substack. You know where the link is

I had a remarkable experience in Peru. I wrote about it. I put a link to that experience in my bio and story.

Submissions open on April 22nd for SO LONG: The Anthology of Poet Warriors Vol III. You might be questioning if you should submit your poetry. You might also already be talking yourself out of doing so. Stop. Say this out loud: My name is _______ and I am a poet. Even if its not your chosen genre...

Submissions open soon @deadreckoningcollective

If @deadreckoningcollective keeps this up Im going to need to build more shelves. An impressive debut from @maccaltrider with Double Knot. A war(and after) story in seven essays. I suggest keeping an eye on this writer. Something tells me hes just getting started.