About Lelia Thomas
I’m a 23-year-old currently living in Austin, Texas. I’ve lived in a lot of different places in the United States and spent three years in Melbourne, Australia, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in multimedia and media studies. (Still waiting to get my time and money’s worth on that one.) I’m an artist, writer and most certainly a geek. Freelancing as a web designer and writer is a culmination of all of that.
Personality-wise, I’m somewhere between bitingly sarcastic and downright cynical, which you’re aware of if you follow me on Twitter. I’m too skeptical to be religious, but I’m not fussed if you are. (Just don’t kill me over it, thanks. That is so not how I want to go.) I’m a libertarian of sorts, but this part of me comes second to the concern I have over the fact that the folks seen on People of Walmart and FAIL Blog can vote–and breed–with the rest of us. In other news, I’m a feminist; undoubtedly, half of you will want to fist-bump me at that, while the other half will think I hate men, babies and the family. I haven’t burned any bras, but some days I seriously consider it.
I have a hard outer shell, but I’m soft and gooey on the inside. I know. Aww. Music and books can result in me having “something in my eye.” Let’s not talk about it, unless you want to give me a cuddle.
On Art and Writing
Breaking the stereotype, I am not an alcoholic or heroin addict, just a writer. So far. Outside of the poetry, short stories, and blogging you see on this website, I have a stash of failed novels and one I’m in the process of writing. A lot of my short fiction never makes it to this site, but is instead posted around the web, under various pseudonyms. Online anonymity is wonderful.
My favorite writers are Stephen Lawhead, Orson Scott Card, Robert Frost, Raymond Carver and Edgar Allan Poe. I also think that Tracy Chapman, Bon Iver and Dessa are poets. Don’t dare argue with me.
I happen to be right-handed. Depending on how you feel about my artwork, that is either an interesting factoid or highly explanatory. My favorite traditional/classic artists are Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, Frederick McCubbin, William Bouguereau and Anna Lea Merritt. As for present day artists, I can’t say I have definite favorites, but I am awed by remix/mashup creations and my fellow photo montage artists.
