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.
With inequality in the spotlight, a new father feels how he speaks of others is especially important now, especially around children. But his father-in-law, who is 70-years-old, does not feel the same way and frequently throws around the “n” word socially. The new dad has always been uncomfortable with this, but given events and his […] More
Sometimes it’s best to keep work and family separate. One woman figured that out after having to fire her sister, who had been complaining about her as a boss and gossiping about her personal life online. Redditor “problemwithmysister” shared her story in the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit after she discovered her sister’s blog […] More
We all make mistakes, and our family members are no exception. But knowing this doesn’t necessarily make it easier to know how to help them get back on their feet. One big sister, Redditor “sillyapplepie,” is struggling with this right now, as she decides whether or not to take her younger sister into her home […] More
A 23-year-old woman from Portland, Oregon is now facing charges of bias crimes after physically assaulting a 24-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia with the woman’s own hijab. Both women were students at Portland State University. They both were at a campus Mac stop, but had never met each other before. Jasmine Renee Campbell then physically […] More
A former New York city Department of Education official has been fired and arrested in Wisconsin for being in possession of sexually explicit photos of minors and attempting to “entice a child for sex.” Former NYC DOE Deputy Chief of Staff, David Hay, was discovered when he attempted to meet a 14 year-old boy for […] More
A teenager’s ashes have been returned to the family after a thief stole multiple bags from the family’s rental car and took the teen’s urn by mistake. The Bednarz family, having lived in Sweden for more than a decade, were vacationing on the island of Cyprus. While on their vacation, they rented a car and […] More
Two armed robbers struck a Denny’s in Manassas, Virginia. According to the restaurant’s security cameras and several witnesses, the two robbers entered the restaurant with their guns out, demanding approximately two dozen individuals to get on the floor and hand over their wallets and other possessions. On their way out of the restaurant, they shot […] More
In an absolutely shudder inducing and disgusting turn of events, a guy posted to the subReddit “Dear Reddit, Today, I F—– Up,” sharing how he popped a pimple. Except it wasn’t actually a pimple. Some people will immediately cringe in reaction, waiting for the punch-line, and they’re not wrong to do so. The guy posted […] More
A video has gone viral on Twitter of a group of at least ten people in an over-the-top brawl at Albany’s Crossgates Mall in upstate New York. In the video, the people are already punching and fighting as someone starts filming. Shortly after the video starts, the group migrates into a nearby store, The Beef […] More
A paramedic in North Carolina has been accused of first-degree murder after allegedly killing his wife with eye drops and collecting her life insurance money of 250-thousand dollars. Joshua Hunsucker appeared in court last Friday and was charged with first-degree murder, according to prosecutor Jordan Green from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Hunsucker’s attorney, […] More
A woman from Oregon is facing multiple hate crime charges after she allegedly poured soda over a food worker’s head, in addition to other assaults against the same food worker. When Sierra McDonald, age 31, approached a Mexican food cart in Portland, she placed an order but then proceeded to refuse to pay for it, […] More
19-year-old Eduardo Arevalo from Texas is currently being held in The Colony Jail after admitting to killing his eight-month-pregnant sister and faking his sister’s suicide as a cover story. Her name was Viridiana, age 23, and Arevalo claimed that he killed her because of his family’s honor. According to the police, Arevalo said: “[Viridiana had […] More
