DW McKinney is a writer and columnist for CNMN. She is also the former creative nonfiction editor for Tishman Review and reviews editor for Linden Avenue Literary Journal. Her creative nonfiction has been nominated for ‘Best of the Net.’ She is also the recipient of the 2020 Fiction Web Residency with The New Southern Fugitives.

DW lives in Nevada where she tends her orchids and patio garden.

“At Rest” by DW McKinney, originally published in Nightingale & Sparrow, 2019
“winged attraction,” by DW McKinney, originally published in honey & lime literary magazine, 2019
“gathering” by DW McKinney, originally published in honey & lime literary magazine, 2019

Embracing the Grotesque: Talking with Lisa Hanawalt

November 20, 2020

An interview with Lisa Hanawalt – a graphic novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, and creator of the animated series Tuca & Bertie.

My Secret Life as a Mysterious Multimillionaire’s Personal Assistant

September 23, 2019

An essay about working for a millionaire in Austin, Texas, and how it wasn’t as glamorous as you think.