Hi! I’m McKenna Tanner, and this is my website. Feel free to take a look at my written and drawn work, and let me know what you think!
What’s This About?
I’m an aspiring author and editor with a fondness for artwork. Here, I have some of my more recent written pieces and artwork for your perusal. Enjoy!
Blog
Quote for the Day #6
“A breeze sent down a sequence of linear snow puffs from somewhere above. Beautiful. Why were we made just so, to find so many things that happened every day pretty?” George Saunders, “Tenth of December”
Story Behind the Story #1: Devil Went Down to Liverpool
Today is the start of a new periodic segment on my website: the Story Behind the Story! Have you ever read a book or short story and wondered, “What was the author thinking when they wrote that?” The idea behind SBS is to answer that exact question! With each post, I’ll tell you a little …
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Quote for the Day #5
“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.” Samuel Smiles
Writing
Artwork
A Prismacolor still-life
A Prismacolor egg study
A graphite and water-soluble pencil fantasy piece
A charcoal still-life
A graphite still life
A graphite safety pin study