McKenzie Lynn Tozan lives in North Chicago, where she works as a poet, freelance writer, and editor. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University, and her BA in English from Indiana University South Bend. Her poems have appeared in Rogue Agent, Whale Road Review, the James Franco Review, Thank You for Swallowing, and elsewhere; and her essays and book reviews have appeared with Memoir Mixtapes, The Rumpus, BookPage, and Motherly, among others. When she's not reading and writing, she's in her garden or spending time with her family. For more, visit www.mckenzielynntozan.com.
This week, a 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after he hit multiple students and an elderly woman outside of a school in Essex, England. It’s suspected that the man intentionally drove his car up onto the curb to kill the pedestrians, though these suspicions and any associated motivations, […] More
Chance is a funny thing. Sometimes we find a dollar on the sidewalk, or run into someone we missed from our childhood after many years or see something that particularly speaks to us. Giving these little moments our attention long enough to ask, “What are the chances?” or to even go so far as to […] More
A 17-year-old teen male from upstate New York was taken into custody on Monday with multiple felony charges after posting sexual content online without his underage partner’s consent. The ages of the participants also makes recording and posting even consensual sex online the creation and distribution of child pornography according to existing laws. It’s been […] More
Reddit finds itself faced with some interesting stories sometimes, perhaps none more than in its more confessional corners. Filed under the subReddit “Today I F***ed Up” or TIFU, one woman shared her mortifying story of experiencing an orgasm… with her ObGyn… during a standard pelvic exam. No, that’s not code for something else. Reddit User […] More
On Friday, a currently-unidentified anti-semitic man approached a Jewish family, unprompted, on the London Underground. Upon catching sight of a father, son and his other children, all wearing their yarmulkes, the man approached the family and took out his Bible. He focused specifically on the father and son by reading loudly to them from the […] More
A 14-year-old boy is facing juvenile charges this week for committing hate crimes after he took a picture of one of his classmates and listed him as a “Slave for sale” on Craigslist. The DuPage County Juvenile Court held the student’s hearing on Wednesday. The teen, who is white, appeared with his parents at the […] More
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus took an emotional hit this week when several of their junior football players sent racist messages to fellow students via Snapchat. The messages were composed by several of UW-EC’s leading junior football players, and they were directed toward the campus’ Black Men Empowerment group. You can see local news […] More
An investigation that placed a child molester in jail raised ethical questions when the prosecutor used his own 13 year-old daughter as bait. The prosecutor, who is anonymous for now, practices at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office. He planned for his daughter to return to the location where she had been molested by […] More
Last week, an Indiana law enforcement official was fired from his position after a video of his unnecessary confrontation with two Black men went viral. Durell Cunningham and Aaron Blackwell, who are cousins, recently had a run-in with Lawrence Township Deputy Constable Daryl Jones, who attempted to take their information on account of what he […] More
Mo’Nique, an Oscar-award-winner and comedian, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Netflix, on the grounds that they had committed racial and gender discrimination against her. The streaming service reportedly offered Mo’Nique $500,000 for a Netflix Original comedy special, which was a noticeably lower figure than the millions of dollars offered to her fellow comedians. Mo’Nique […] More
We all know family ties are strong, but when it comes to keeping families safe, one mom took it upon herself to bring her son-in-law to justice. Ryan Mitchell Budde, age 34, used online chat rooms to talk to teenage boys and request pictures from them. His wife caught him in the act, and he […] More
An arraignment will take place today for three women involved in using banned restraining techniques causing a student’s death. Almost a year ago, on November 28, 13-year-old Max Bensonwho was autistic as well as suffering from the effects of a brain tumorwas struggling in the classroom and became violent. His teacher, Kimberly Wohlwend, used a […] More
