Myrna was not quite two years old when her parents moved
from the small town of Campbell, Missouri to the suburbs of
Chicago. That move from small town to city, from homey to
bustling, has pretty much characterized Mackenzie’s life.
She’s always had a quiet center with an urge to be a bit
adventurous just lurking in the corners.
As a child, she was shy, but in her mind she lived
delicious daydreams, saved her family and friends from dire
circumstances, and always managed to attract the attention
of whatever boy she happened to have a crush on at the
time. In her mind, she was SuperMyrna, girl wonder.
As she grew older, she even grew a bit adventurous in real
life. In college, she lived near a dance studio, took up
belly dancing (an exercise fad of the time), and eventually
became Adina in an amateur troupe that performed for civic
groups now and then. Adina was retired when Mackenzie
finished college and became a teacher, but somewhere in the
attic, she lives on in a pair of zills (finger cymbals), a
veil, and photo.
Myrna met her husband just before high school graduation,
dated through college, and married him 10 years after their
first date. He introduced his timid bride to more adventure
in the form of white water rafting and climbing Mt.
Washington.
But Myrna’s greatest opportunity to become a budding
adventuress came when she and her husband became parents.
Their two sons have been the most wonderful adventure of
all.
And the joy of all of her adventures (along with the
encouragement of two very special instructors) led Myrna
back to the pastime she had loved so much as a child,
creating stories in her head. These days she spends her
time throwing her heroes and heroines into trouble and
helping them find their way into loving, passionate
relationships.
Myrna still likes to climb small mountains and raft small
rapids. She also likes to take the time for more simple
things like long summer walks, trying to coax flowers into
blooming, or stargazing. Most of all, she still loves
daydreaming stories, because all stories, whether small
town or big city, stories of a deep quiet love, or those of
raging adventure, are worth telling, as long as they touch
a heart somewhere.
Happy reading and happy daydreaming!