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Leslie Nightingale

@leslienightingale.bsky.social
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Writer of YA novels and educator in the DC area Leslienightingale.com

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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LOVE AND GELATO X JOINED AT THE JOINTS 🇫🇷 2-week class trip to France 🖌️ Competitive application for gap-year arts program 🎭 Musical theater obsession 🛀 POTS flare in the shower 💋 Interrupted kiss 👶 Childhood friends 💔 Enemies to friends to lovers 🚣 Rowboat makeup #DVpit #YA #CON #CI #DIS #MH
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Amazing! Persuasion is my favorite novel 😊
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sounds amazing!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maddie’s to-do list in SWEET AND SALTY: 🇫🇷 Survive 2 weeks in France 🛀 Avoid POTS flares (esp in the shower) 🖌️ Apply for a gap-year arts program 👯 Hang out with her BFF 🫤 Avoid her ex-BFF, Josh 💋 Avoid falling in love 👶 Find her relatives 🎭 Figure out her purpose
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On a class trip to France, Maddie only has 2 weeks to prove she can take care of herself with POTS in order to apply to a gap-year arts program. Highs: 🇫🇷 Finally in Provence 🖌️ Working on portfolio Lows: 🫤 Stuck with Josh (ex-BFF) 🛀 POTS flares (shower) 👂 Rumors #DVpit #YA #CON #CI #DIS #MH
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On a class trip to France, Maddie only has 2 weeks to prove she can take care of herself with POTS in order to apply to a gap-year arts program, but when she’s thrown together with Josh, her rival and former best friend, her unexpected feelings might upend her plans. #DVpit #YA #CON #CI #DIS #MH
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks so much!! You too!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks so much!!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wow! Sounds so good!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks so much! 😊
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maddie’s to-do list in SWEET AND SALTY: 🇫🇷 Survive 2 weeks in France 🛀 Avoid POTS flares (esp in the shower) 🖌️ Apply for a gap-year arts program 👯‍♀️ Hang out with her BFF 🫤 Avoid her ex-BFF, Josh 💋 Avoid falling in love 👶 Find her relatives 🎭 Figure out her purpose #DVpit #YA #CON #CI #DIS #MH
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Day 4 of #DVParty One of my favorite enemies-to-friends-to-lovers memes (and one of my favorite shows) captures the vibes of the romance between Maddie and Josh in SWEET AND SALTY. #parksandrec #YA #CON #CI #MH
The meme shows Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation (TV show). Leslie says, “You’re a jerk.” Ben says, “Excuse me?” 3 seasons later, they get married.
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The overhead bin is much higher than I remember. Resting my bag on the seat, I catch my breath and allow a few people to squeeze past me. My heart always chooses the wrong time to beat too quickly. “Want help?” I’m so flustered that I almost don’t recognize that voice. #openinglines #DVParty
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Maddie is a seventeen-year-old from St. Louis. A lover of musical theater, she hasn’t been able to perform since she was diagnosed with POTS two years ago. 🎭 Some adjectives her friends would use to describe her: persistent, independent, loyal, curious, passionate, and optimistic. #DVParty #YA #CI
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sounds amazing!!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In SWEET AND SALTY, Maddie deals with POTS, creates a portfolio for a gap-year arts program, and avoids her rival/ex-best friend/crush in 🇫🇷 Museums 🐝 Lavender fields 📸 Villages in Provence 🚣 Rowboats in Versailles Pics are from my trips to France. #moodboard #DVParty #YA #CON #CI #MH
Images show a Monet mural at the Musee de l’Orangerie, the Arc de Triomphe, the Pont du Gard, Les Arenes in Arles, Mont Sainte-Victoire, a lavender field, the market in Bonnieux, Bonnieux, and the canal at Versailles
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After loving John Green’s books (and Dear Hank and John) for many years, I was thrilled to see him in person in DC last night. It was the most fun I’ve ever had at a book event, and it was incredibly moving. I can’t wait to read Hollywood, Ending! #johngreen #hollywoodending #lisnerauditorium
A stage shows two chairs, and a screen displays the cover for John Green’s new book, Hollywood, Ending
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On a class trip to France, Maddie has 2 weeks to prove she can take care of herself with POTS in order to apply to a gap-year program. 🎭 Musical theater obsession 🛀 POTS flare in the shower 💋Interrupted kiss 👶 Childhood friends 🇫🇷 Enemies to friends to lovers #preDV #YA #CON #CI #DIS #MH
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks very much!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks very much!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Maddie’s mom doesn’t think she can take care of herself with POTS for a class trip to France, let alone for a whole gap year. Maddie begrudgingly relies on Josh, her rival and former best friend, to achieve her goals. She just doesn’t plan to fall for him in the process. #preDV #YA #CON #CI #DIS
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shanice, would you mind looking at the following version if you have a chance? I want to fit more but ran out of characters. Thanks again!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks very much, Shanice! I really appreciate your suggestions!
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Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On a class trip to France, 17yo Maddie only has 2 weeks to prove she can take care of herself with POTS. It’s her one chance to secure a spot in a gap-year arts program in Aix. What she doesn’t plan for is to fall for her rival and former best friend, Josh. #preDV #YA #CON #CI #DIS #MH #ND
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