Author: Leesa Cross-Smith

FNL & Texas Forever

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Aug 22, 2017 | Line Drive |

“Texas forever.”_Tim Riggins, #33 Well, deep inside we all knew Tim Riggins would end up in...

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US Open & Revisions

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Oct 26, 2015 | Line Drive |

“Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for...

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Gilmore Girls & In Defense of Jess Mariano

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | May 25, 2015 | Line Drive |

“What makes you think I care about you?” —Jess Mariano [This is my last Line...

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Writing Some Stuff & Keeping On Keeping On

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | May 18, 2015 | Line Drive |

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” _Anne...

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Books Are My Love Language & How To Treat Yo Self

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | May 11, 2015 | Line Drive |

 “Treat Yo Self 2011!”_Tom Haverford & Donna Meagle. For prettymuch my entire...

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Kentucky Decadent & Derby Depraved

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | May 4, 2015 | Line Drive |

“The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved.”_Hunter S. Thompson, 1970. I’ll...

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Who Will Run The Frog Hospital? & Girlfriendships

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Apr 27, 2015 | Line Drive |

“We tiptoed back to my room, trying not to squeak the floorboards and bring one of my parents down...

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WhiskeyPaper Press & Don’t Ask Me To Spell It Out by Robert James Russell

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Apr 21, 2015 | Origins |

My husband Loran and I run a litmag called WhiskeyPaper and we’ve recently started making...

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Broken Friendships & Knowing All Too Well

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Apr 20, 2015 | Line Drive |

“I left my scarf there at your sister’s house and you’ve still got it in your drawer...

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Outlander & Aye

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Apr 13, 2015 | Line Drive |

“A tall, straight-bodied, and by no means ill-favored young Highlander at close range is...

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MLB Opening Day & Yay Baseball

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Apr 6, 2015 | Line Drive |

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do....

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A Love Song & Some Stubbornness

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Mar 30, 2015 | Line Drive |

“So girl leave your boots by the bed, we ain’t leavin’ this room ’til someone...

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One Direction & Other Boy Bands

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Mar 23, 2015 | Line Drive |

“I don’t know what it is, but I need that one thing. You’ve got that one...

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First Tastes & Endeavors

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Mar 16, 2015 | Line Drive |

“I do not struggle in your web because it was my aim to get caught.”_Fiona Apple One thing I love...

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Friday Nights & Lights

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Mar 2, 2015 | Line Drive |

“All right.”_Coach Eric Taylor. I won’t really talk to you about Julie Taylor. Julie Taylor...

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Ancestry & DNA

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Feb 23, 2015 | Line Drive |

“Back where I come from, where I’ll be when its said and done. I’m proud as...

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Vikings & Ragnar Lothbrok

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Feb 16, 2015 | Line Drive |

“Gyda, I have come to say goodbye to you properly. I have been thinking about you, about...

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Red & Lipstick

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Feb 9, 2015 | Line Drive |

“Heels and red lipstick will put the fear of God into people.”_Dita Von Teese, New York Times,...

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Jax Teller & Poison, Wine

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Feb 2, 2015 | Line Drive, Real Pants |

“You’re loyal, decent…you love the right things.”_Piney Winston, Sons of Anarchy. “A...

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Other Boys & High School Hearts

Posted by Leesa Cross-Smith | Jan 26, 2015 | Line Drive |

“She was a really cool kisser and she wasn’t all that strict of a Christian. She was a damn...

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