by McKenzie | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog
Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday! And HAPPY FALL! This is my favorite-favorite time of year: the weather is just how I like it, I love all the colors and smells, pumpkins and costumes, creepy things, and the impending doom that is winter and all that I always pile on...
by McKenzie | Aug 25, 2018 | Blog, My Poems
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 few words, or maybe I prefer him like a ghost: imprinted on walls. More words I can leave scattered on his grave. WINTER BIRTHDAY...
by McKenzie | Jul 22, 2018 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Hi friends! Happy (very early) Sunday! I hope you enjoyed your week, are able to rest this Sunday, and are looking forward to the start of the new week. This week was sort of a game-changer for me. I’ve written on here before, and discussed with some of...
by McKenzie | Jul 6, 2018 | Blog, Reading
Hi friends! Happy Thursday. I hope you had a really wonderful holiday mid-week and are finding yourselves back in the full swing of things. The last few days, since celebrating my birthday, my anniversary, and the 4th of July, I’ve been doing a lot of...
by McKenzie | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog, Reading
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 and writing from my quiet little corner, but I’ve minimally shared, and that isn’t who I am as a writer: not to draw attention to my own...
by McKenzie | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog, My Poems
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 appreciate, again, you joining me in my writing journey. I’ve been doing things a little differently this week, writing every...