by McKenzie | Sep 20, 2019 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog, Literary Scene, Newsletter
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week and have amazing plans for your weekend. Me, I don’t have particular plans, but my friends do! On Saturday, one of my friends is celebrating their birthday (shoutout: Happy Birthday, Jenn!), and one...
by McKenzie | Sep 17, 2019 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful start to your week, because I know I am! Fall is almost here, I’ve been writing daily, and I just received wonderful news: I’m one of four new Poetry Readers for Muzzle Magazine! I’m so...
by McKenzie | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you each had a wonderful weekend and are looking forward to Monday. Believe it or not, I actually am excited about Monday, because I’ll be spending time with my kiddos and (gasp!) writing. This weekend was of the whirlwind variety,...
by McKenzie | Apr 16, 2019 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog, Literary Scene, Reviews
Hey everyone! A fun announcement for today: I’m going to be one of three judges in the Speculative Fiction category for INSPY’s 2019 Book Awards. (above via GIPHY) The Longlist of titles has already been released for each category (link below), and the...
by McKenzie | Apr 10, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene, My Poems
Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! I want to apologize first, before jumping back into anything, for the break in posts. I really love National Poetry Month and am incredibly disappointed that I don’t get to post every day this month to celebrate. This past week, I...
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...