by McKenzie | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
“O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.”—Hamlet A SLEEPING OCTOPUS CHANGES COLOR WHILE DREAMING I can see it up there, high in the corner like a spider hosting its web....
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 | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog, Reading
Happy Tuesday night, all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend—and a relaxing Labor Day. My Labor Day weekend revolved (mostly) around lovely “guilty pleasures,” ranging from binge-watching Season 3 of The Good Place, starting my latest re-read of...
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 | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
LIGHT IN THE FIELDYou can see our mutual cornflower locksacross the field. When she ran before I could braid it, I look to you as you watch our daughter’s hair fly high, & I’m relieved you can see it: her hair turning wide like a sail against the great...
