by McKenzie | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips), My Poems
I had a bit of a moment today, and I really have to share. In the picture to your left is my beautiful, nine-and-a-half-month old daughter, Cadence (yes, like the title), and she had her first turn on a swing today—one of those little, infant-safe ones on...
by McKenzie | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips)
Hello, everyone! Needless to say, it’s been a while—sorry for the radio silence. As some of you know, I graduated this May with my MFA in Poetry from Western Michigan, and my life since then hasn’t quite been what you would have expected. As my younger...
by McKenzie | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips), My Poems
This is why I love reading: it opens so many doors. While reading Allan Peterson’s Precarious (published by 42 Miles Press, 2014), I began to consider less-than-common terms, synonyms that are so interesting and unique that we often do not use—for...
by McKenzie | Jul 27, 2014 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips), Literary Scene
“One day when I was really pushing through, writing every last word, it occurred to me there is nothing more wholesome than having great knowledge in literature. You are pure, and insightful, and brave in ways you never imagined when you are intelligent in...
by McKenzie | Nov 9, 2013 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips), My Poems, My Writing Challenges
Like hail from a blind sky, the body falls. He drinks wine from broken shot glasses and wears a goatee. This is his appearance to some. For others, he continues on his way in bare feet and white robes. In either world, he takes his time. Whether or not his...