Mackenzie O'Brien

Admit this tiny itty bit Before you commit and lose your wit When you sit through it, no exit Quit the habit, commit to it Assist it,...

The car growls as she changes gears. The speedometer shoots upward, manically twitching and jittering forward. A wall of traffic lies...

7VKQ086 in the sun. Reflecting ghostly light like a mirror. Blue letters scream your name to all who pass While playful red script...

It's cold. The kind of cold that bites through my toes as I stick them in the sand-- naked. Like water, the sand crashes over my foot,...

My grandmother went to flight school once. She was well on her way to becoming a full-fledged pilot when she quit. Rumor had it that when...

The land was sherbet orange as the plane motored overhead, dipping and diving as it passed over the cascading peaks of the Olympic Range....

Wow, so 2019 is officially here. Time seriously does fly. I am planning on moving to California this year and I'm looking for a job...

Channel 5 said that the grounds near Griffith burned last weekend. Dry, dry, dry desert scrub erupted into a cherry-red blaze. People and...

Waves crash against the berm in the early morning sun. East Beach, Arroyo Burro calm. A gull cries over the grey-blue surf. Footprints...

She looms over the humming freeway, conducting the symphony of cars, trucks, trailers, and vans as they bump and bop down the 5. Her...

It is completely dark inside your room when you awaken to the deafening noise of your alarm clock. Almost instinctively, mechanically,...

Spanning over 1,300 miles, the 5 freeway runs border-to-border—from the US-Mexico border in Southern California to the US-Canada border...

Playing Pretend. I drive to work on Livingston Avenue, the humidity decorating my windshield with a sticky glaze. I am taking the usual...

It was after sunset when we drove through Laguna Niguel. Neon lights illuminated the darkening streets as the sun dipped into the...

whenever I go around town, I look at license plates. Oklahoma. Ontario. Quebec. Kansas. Washington. Winnipeg. Colorado. California. I...

Lumbering, he exhales loudly, his breath a misty white in the thick winter chill. He makes thick, cumbersome steps in the deep snow as it...

Hello everyone! This is where I am going to be showcasing my writing. I will try to update this section of the site frequently, as I want...