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....
by McKenzie | Jan 2, 2023 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Happy Monday, all! I hope you’re having a wonderful start to your new year. I shared yesterday a little bit about what to expect from me and 2023 and what held me back in 2022, but today I want to dive into a realization I had early last year. Early in 2022 in...
by McKenzie | Jan 1, 2023 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s celebration and are excited about what’s to come in 2023. I had a quiet evening at home with my family, but in the past week in particular, I’ve put a great deal of thought into what I...
by McKenzie | Sep 15, 2022 | Blog, My Poems
Happy Thursday, friends! During my morning writing yesterday, I wrote an earlier version of this poem, and I revised it today and wanted to share it. I hope you enjoy it. I think it has a heartbeat. * MIDWESTERN BREAKFAST You once said—in a TikTok video, of all...
by McKenzie | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, My Writing Challenges
Happy Monday, friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I’m sorry for the temporary silence on my end; I promise it was only temporary while I was getting ready for the absolutely GIGANTIC month I have ahead of me. As I mentioned in a previous post,...
by McKenzie | Jul 10, 2022 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips), My Writing Challenges
Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you’re having an amazing weekend. A few minutes ago on Medium, I shared the news that I’ll be participating in this year’s BYOB (Blog Your Own Book), hosted by Shaunta Grimes. The point is to blog every day throughout...
