MackenzieCalm the Sea to Still — An Essay on it Being EnoughSomeone asked me once what it was like to have an addict for a sister.Aug 2, 2018Aug 2, 2018
MackenzieWaves — An Essay on the Posture of GriefI read once that grief manifests similar to love.Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
MackenzieBut Also This — An Essay on StillnessGrief feels like fear but postures like love. This is why it is so hard.Jul 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
MackenzieBurning Vegetables — An Essay on This Present MomentDid you know you can make dinner without them there?Jun 2, 2018Jun 2, 2018
MackenzieTo The Single Mom on Mother’s Day — An Essay on GoodnessI’m like her. But also, I’m not. I hate to even compare but alas, we all do.May 13, 2018May 13, 2018
MackenzieStillness — An Essay After NeglectI haven’t written in five months. When you’re a writer who finds themselves full in the words that are strung together and you neglect the…Mar 20, 2018Mar 20, 2018
MackenzieWistful — An Essay about the GrasshopperThe late night kitchen smelled of a typical chicken dinner with steamed broccoli and a leftover starch baked in the oven, there on a…Dec 5, 2017Dec 5, 2017
MackenzieFalling in Love with a You — An Essay on Loving and Leaving a NarcissistI fell in love with you the way you fall in love with a perfectly rolled cigarette. Always unsure at first… but it’s a bit enticing and…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
MackenzieWelcome to the Ship — An Essay on the Power of Personifying Our ExperiencesLewis tells us that grief feels like a lot like fear. I suppose if grief is the seafaring ship and the rising waters below us ache with the…Sep 18, 20171Sep 18, 20171
MackenziePhantasmagoria — An Essay on Loving Hard TruthI drove into the corner of the dusty parking lot. The slim space covered by shade on the excruciating hot summer afternoon. My heels hit…Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017