by McKenzie | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog, Reading
Hi friends! I’m excited to be back for Day 2 of The Sealey Challenge! If you missed Day 1, you can find it here. If this is your first time hearing about the Sealey Challenge, it was founded by Nicole Sealey in 2016, making this the tenth anniversary. The whole...
by McKenzie | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, Reading
Hi friends! I haven’t posted here in a long time and have missed all of you. If you’re still here, I’d love to share this year’s Sealey Challenge with you. If this is your first time hearing about the Sealey Challenge, it was founded by Nicole...
by McKenzie | Aug 23, 2025 | Blog, My Poems
A SOUND SHARP ENOUGH TO COUNT— Don’t explain yourself, she says—Let the rain fall where it falls.If you mustplace buckets to catch the excess rainwater—a prayer in mindfulness—do not mindif they also catchdebris, insects, extra fiber—This is the way of...
by McKenzie | Mar 25, 2023 | Blog, My Poems
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you all have some marvelous plans for the weekend. I’ve been doing client work and going through submissions for Lit Shark Magazine all week, and this weekend, I’m attending the livestream of Mississippi’s first-ever...
by McKenzie | Jan 11, 2023 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. I’m going to keep this one brief, but it’s only January 11th, and one of my goals for 2023 is already coming true: to launch Lit Shark Magazine after pondering it for about five years....
