writing – McKenzie Lynn Tozan

BAR TALK You remind me of a father figure—not my real father who I leave absent from my poems. Maybe for him, there are too…

Hi friends! Happy (very early) Sunday! I hope you enjoyed your week, are able to rest this Sunday, and are looking forward to the…

Hi friends! It’s been a really long time since I posted or shared work with you, and it bothers me. I’ve still been reading…

Happy Thursday, everyone! I’m arriving a tad late to the party again today, but I hope you each had a wonderful day, and I…

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying your week. I’m doing things a little differently this week, writing poems every day, but in…

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! I’m doing things a little differently starting this week, sharing a poem and the writing prompt behind it (I’m back…

Hello, everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend and are enjoying your Monday. Starting this week, I’m going to do something a little…

—A poem today after a long hiatus —Happy International Day of the Girl WHAT GROWING UP TASTES LIKE I sit with my…

When we were younger, we leveled footprints in the woods—off the path, of course, down deep where the sun could barely find us, where…

Yesterday evening, I wrote a sort of long-time-no-see post, followed by a post that very well may have opened a huge door for me….

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The next time you write about a man speaking to an object, consider whether the object should speak back. Particularly if it is an…