Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20199 min readWhy, Softball?I was ten years old playing for the Funky Monkeys and standing on third base of Ziegler's Park softball diamond when my dad leaned down...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 201913 min readSeven Men and MeIn the dim light of the old living room, seven men (and I, the only woman) huddle around a coffee table, each in a mismatching chair: Two...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20193 min readOn Wasps1. My first memory about wasps—or any stinging bug in general—was when I was following by brothers through the woods and he stepped on a...
Makenzie A. VanceApr 8, 20193 min readContested TerritoryThe best place in our house was in the basement. The family room downstairs was the only place in the house not claimed by my parents, so...