DW McKinney is the author of “My Secret Life as a Mysterious Multimillionaire’s Personal Assistant,” a popular essay with Narratively about being an assistant to a rich, terrible person. She is also the recipient of the 2020 Fiction Web Residency with The New Southern Fugitives.

DW lives in Nevada and spends time tending 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

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.

Chubby Diaries: Empowering Plus Size Travelers

I interviewed Jeffery Jenkins, the founder of Chubby Diaries, about how he’s redefining plus-size travel.