DW McKinney, Contributor at Cinnamon Magazine

Life Won’t Be A Mess Forever

Walter Scott’s ‘Wendy’ series is a tale of haphazard millennialism told through the perspective of its titular character

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You Don’t Have To Be A Superhero To Be Empowered

We can be heroic in our everyday lives, wearing our everyday clothes. We are not powerless.

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Make Way For Some Pretty Mean Sisters

I was awestruck, unable to comprehend that there was a Black woman beating up White women for a cheering crowd on my TV!

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Weng Pixin On Her Graphic Memoir ‘Let’s Not Talk Anymore’ And Finding Her Voice

To read Pix’s graphic memoir — and her other semi autobiographical comics — is to read with your eyes wide open.

Essay

Rediscovering Language (And Myself) Through Poetry

The process of living and writing my life, even its ordinary moments, is a process of slow transfiguration.

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In The Wake Of The Pandemic, There’s Greater Value In Our Everyday Moments

‘My Begging Chart’ captures the strange, uneven rhythms of everyday life and holds them up to the light.

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It’s Time To Hit The Road: Three Stories Of Personal Journeys

There’s still metamorphosis we experience at various stages in our lives, especially when we are well into adulthood.

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Do You Know What Living Means?

3 Panels is a monthly column examining graphic novels and their influences on everyday life. When the pandemic forced (most of) us into isolation, the scope of our world shrank. Even though national politics and global news aired on a constant stream, isolation drew our relationships, friendships, and personal struggles into sharper focus. We couldn’t […]