by McKenzie | May 10, 2019 | Blog
Hi everyone, and Happy Friday! It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? But we made it! And just around the corner is a very important, family-centered holiday: Mother’s Day! If you’re still shopping around or struggling to find a perfect gift for...
by McKenzie | Apr 30, 2019 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday! I hope you’re having a wonderful week. For today, I have a fun announcement! Vocal Poets announced their 2019 “Poetry-in-Motion” contest back at the end of March, in honor of National Poetry Month. My poem, “Bad...
by McKenzie | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Monday, reading and writing friends! Happy April 1st! And Happy National Poetry Month! National Poetry Month was first thought up by the Academy of American Poets (or, as many readers think of them, Poets.org, or Poem-A-Day). The idea caught fire, and now it...
by McKenzie | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Sunday, reading and writing friends! I’m here to very happily announce my Poem of the Day series, discontinued more than a year ago, will be re-launched, alongside two additional series: my Favorite Fiction Friday Series and the Saturday Spotlight. Poets,...
by McKenzie | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Last night, around 3:30 in the morning, I woke up and laid in bed, thinking about a poetry chapbook I started months ago and hoped to finish soon for those looming contest deadlines. While thinking about what I...
by McKenzie | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog
Champagne and Sparkling White Grape Juice left on the table, blankets and pillows cluttered across the floor, the light from the TV filling the dimmed room as the ball dropped, and then again, only the light from the Christmas tree—it was New Year’s Eve,...
