Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20193 min read6AM6:00am at Foxhill Road, North Salt Lake The blinds on my window were a joke. Even at eight years old I knew this. They weren’t wide...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20192 min readQuercus Gambelii (Gambel Oak)I named the trees “the witch trees” because they seemed to have come right out of a fairy tale book, and it felt like a crinkled old...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20192 min readPreston's TruckWhen I was younger, I used to think there were only two types of cars: on top cars and on bottom cars. Now before you start assuming...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20192 min readRileyRiley had the biggest head out of everyone in sixth grade. My first thought of him was he had an grown-up’s head on a child’s body. It...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20193 min readDear Duane,Dear Duane, I’m sorry I disappeared. I didn’t mean to, my mom banned me from ever seeing you again. She said you stole something, and...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20192 min readBlanketsThe first blanket I loved was polka-dotted with Scooby-Doo heads. It was only his head above the turquoise collar, and he had a bouquet...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20191 min readSplit“Do you two want to be in different classes?” I froze, as did my twin brother beside me. It had never occurred to me that it was an...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20192 min readGameboyI wasn’t supposed to be doing this. Any five-year-old knows when mom tucks you in, it means you’re supposed to go to sleep. But Auston...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20194 min readActions speak louder than words“Do you remember pizza and french-fries?” Kolton, my boyfriend, asks me. He’d said ‘I love you’ for the first time just a week ago, and...