Lily Iona MacKenzieGiving Birth to Fictional CharactersMy novel Curva Peligrosa opens with a tornado that sweeps through the fictional town of Weed, Alberta, and drops a purple outhouse into its…4 min read·Jul 26, 2021----
Lily Iona MacKenzieThanks for taking the time out of your busy life to interview me, Rika!1 min read·Jun 3, 2021--1--1
Lily Iona MacKenzieWhat’s the future of auto-fiction?Recently, my reading group selected Rachel Cusk’s novel Transit as our next book, and I recalled reading a review by Elaine Blair of Cusk’s…2 min read·May 3, 2021----
Lily Iona MacKenzieThe Magic & Mystery in Magical RealismSo much has been said about magic realism that it’s difficult to add anything new to the conversation. However, I wondered if putting on…9 min read·Mar 12, 2021----
Lily Iona MacKenzieAm I Creating Another Self When I Write Memoir?I opened the I Ching at random this morning and came up with #38, K’uei / Opposition. The commentary says it is common for two opposites…3 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Lily Iona MacKenzieinThe Bold ItalicThe Sexism I Faced As SF’s First Female LongshoremanSilicon Valley isn’t the only boys’ club in the Bay Area·7 min read·Jan 26, 2021----
Lily Iona MacKenzieNovelist Lisa Brunette gives fun facts about her writing world in the following interviewMeet Lisa Brunette, a novelist, game writer, and journalist. Her non-fiction has appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Woman…5 min read·Jan 16, 2017----
Lily Iona MacKenzieFREEDOM!I’ve realized that it isn’t just writers who are tempted to turn themselves into fodder for the Internet. Non-writers also are tempted to…2 min read·Apr 18, 2016----