Leslie Li Hikida grew up in Tucson, AZ and moved to Los Angeles, CA in 2003. She has had a variety of jobs ranging from retail sales to TV and film production. She published her first fiction work on Amazon titled, "The Awful Truth of Loving", in October 2012. Her second published book "You + Me A Collection of Short Stories & Poems" was published January 14th, 2015. Her next work to be published is a collection of personal poetry.