Kenzie Mackin
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Life’s crazy, lots to share and write about. Oh yeah, and I have always found I express myself more eloquently on paper.
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Kenzie
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Salmon Falls
The barn owl lives very quietly at the top of the barn. Where the barn roof meets and he can lay tucked away whenever he so pleases. It was a curious day as I sat, feet thrown upon a bale of hay. The barn owl soared back into the barn with a small letter in his mouth. He slowly dropped it as he flew to his perch atop the barn. The piece of paper waved back and forth in the air until it lightly drifted and fell right beside me.
By Kenzie Mackin4 years ago in Humans
My World In Color
November 1998 was a unique fall. The air felt cooler, the leaves seemed plentiful, and the world seemed warmer. Tristian had just started in his senior year that September. Each day was a reflection of the last; school, lunch, study, then relax in his secret spot in the woods.... repeat. Until one Friday afternoon at the end of November life started to look a little different. It was 3pm, Tristian had just finished hiking into his spot, his hammock tied to the trees to enjoy the sunset. Usually he was alone. The sun started to set, leaves fell from the trees, and the light breeze left nothing else to be desired. Tristian felt at peace but in a split second that all changed. The leaves were heavy, their colors were no longer vibrant but rather dark and dead. The wind was blistering with gusts heavy enough to knock you over. The sunset was bleak and the orangey yellow haze turned from a bright shining beacon into a slow dark and twisted night. Tristian tried to run but no matter how fast his legs moved the colors never left him. Instead, they followed him. As he ran through the woods the colors became heavier, the world became darker, and with each step they were more horrifying. Once Tristian arrived home he skipped dinner and immediately went to hide under his covers counting over and over again until this madness was soon gone, as he kept telling himself it would be.
By Kenzie Mackin4 years ago in Fiction
Years of Unknown
I am now 26, but since the age of 11 have lived with a chronic illness called Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s Disease affects the digestive tract and can cause severe weight loss and gain, malnutrition, fatigue, joint problems, endless nausea, and months without food, just too name a few. Personally, I have experienced almost all of the above. Since age 11, I have had three major surgeries, been on over 8 immunosuppressants, missed more than half of high school, and spent weeks in the hospital. Crohn's, has been a mountain to climb yet still in many unexplainably beautiful ways has been a blessing in disguise.
By Kenzie Mackin4 years ago in Humans
