McKenzie Watson-Fore
@WatsonFore
I write, knit, and watercolor my feelings. Pronouns: she/her/hers
Gorgeous and devastating #truestory from Allison C. Macy-Steines in this week’s issue of #sneakerwavemag — about hair-pulling, coping, and the belief in the possibility of renewal. #trichotillomania #memoir #nonfiction sneakerwavemag.org/p/all-that-gro…
As a book reviewer of great passion and strong opinions, I absolutely loved @cassmannes’s deep dive on criticism, particularly the point about specificity in reviews or blurbs. What is a great line or detail you’ve read in a piece of criticism lately? open.substack.com/pub/pinestatep…
Tomorrow, fix yourself a lunch of frito pie and come hang out with #CaraMeredith and me while we talk all things church camp! Substack live at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET // #churchcamp #evangelical #exvangelical #summercamp #youthgrouptrip #youthgroup #churchkid
I absolutely love running into friends unexpectedly at the library. What a delight. #library #publicspace #ilovemylibrary
This might be the essay that’s closest to my heart — about church camp, cry night, the doctrine of depravity and religious trauma. I’m so grateful to @ChristianCent for giving it a home! #religioustrauma #churchcamp christiancentury.org/features/dear-…
This entry in the Farmer’s Almanac implies that Johnson’s impeachment and McKinley’s assassination were both results of their beardlessness
As a student of History and observer of people, a lot of you seem to only view violence in the physical form. That way of thinking is dangerous. It allows you to forget poverty is violence. That denying you healthcare is violence. That polluting your water and air is violence.
A story for anyone who’s ever had a total haircut disaster and lived to tell the tale—for all of us who have struggled to match the verve inside of us to the appearance outside, to find the right way to express our inner ‘fuckitall.’ sneakerwavemag.org/p/the-fuckitall
Pretty sure Substack is what Medium intended to be. #amwriting #writingcommunity #blogging
I’ve got a new piece up @mayday_online and it’s the first of four essays as part of a critical residency! I’ll be writing about the frictions between the literary world and writing about/wrestling with faith. Thinking about #genesis and #evangelicalism maydaymagazine.com/the-gravel-pat…
I wrote this piece about how #boulder-based artist group #thecrowdcollective is activating vacant spaces! Check it out! #activatingvacantspaces #artistcollective #downtownboulder #boulderartists
The Crowd Collective is reimagining vacant retail on East Pearl — launching a pop-up gallery, classes and more with the help of a local commercial broker. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/05/27/new…
Believing that children in Gaza deserve food to eat is not the same as being pro-Hamas/pro-terror. Condemning the murder of Israeli embassy staff does not mean you hate all Palestinians. This polarized, either/or, black and white thinking is going to be the end of us.
“When your partner gives you a ride to the airport, that’s access intimacy. That’s love.” I love the framing of care (expressed in craft) that appears in @robcolgate’s recent interview at #therumpus #writerinterviews #writingcommunity #AuthorInterviews therumpus.net/2025/05/19/rob…
Hey #writingcommunity, where are y’all reading interviews these days? #amwriting #literarymagazines #litmags #interviewswithauthors
Just busy being obsessed with Werner’s Nomenclature of Colors again. #color #lownotesonartandtrash #wernersnomenclature #publicdomain #amwriting publicdomainreview.org/collection/wer…
Tonight! Join #JaydraJohnson, #ElizabethCooperman, @EulaBiss, and ME in a panel about art made in spite of…everything. Hosted by @calyxpress, happening at 5:30 pm PT! #artunderduress #lownotesonartandtrash #eulabiss #havingandbeinghad @UnivNebPress @fonograf_ed @riverheadbooks
One of those mornings where I just made a whole pot of coffee without any coffee grounds. Happy Monday.
As an editor for #sneakerwavemag, I really really love sending acceptances. #litmags #litmageditor
So jazzed to see @rachellsarnoff’s #sneakerwavemag story featured in this week’s #MemoirMonday roundup! Alongside a bunch of other great pieces 😍 #nonfiction #cnf #personalessay #truestories memoirland.substack.com/p/eleven-great…
A true story about a roommate-ship gone awry… I’ve had roommate-ships that soured, but thankfully never like this! Check out Anna DiMartino’s “The Housemate,” out now from #sneakerwavemag #truestory #roommates #stalkerstory #memoir #personalessay sneakerwavemag.org/p/the-housemate
