Elizabeth McKenzie
Elizabeth McKenzie
'You'll want to buy a drink for this kid and for the first-rate author who gave him to us.'--David Schickler

Female
99 years old
Santa Cruz, California
United States



Last Login: 7/6/2009
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    Elizabeth McKenzie's Interests
GeneralProspecting, maps, old typewriters, some dogs, rafting, heavy foods, fruit trees, weather, sorting boxes of correspondence from angry relatives, psychopharmacology, old abandoned shacks in the woods, coincidences, La Capra Crepa, low tide, my bike, the Yukon
MusicNeil Finn, John Prine, Greg Brown, Steve Woodhams, Turtle Island SQ, Belle and Sebastian, Barenaked Ladies, classical, opera, sea shanties
MoviesGinger e Fred, Best of Youth, Io Non Ho Paura, My Life as a Dog, The Last Wave, Sense and Sensibility, Waiting for Guffman, To Russia With Love, Modern Times, The Party
BooksMolloy, Malone Dies, The Unconsoled, So Long, See you Tomorrow, Concluding, Warlock, Wild Sheep Chase, Dance, Dance, Dance, A Fan's Notes, A Fortunate Life, The Vivisector, The Verificationist, Catfish and Mandala, Pagan Time, The Riders, The Talented Mr. Ripley, War and Peace, The Ambassadors/Portrait of a Lady, Old School, Light Years, In His Own Write, The Crazed, Accidents in the Home, March, Isaac and His Devils, The Master, The Boy Who Loved Windows, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

     Elizabeth McKenzie's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Friends
Body type:8' 0"
Zodiac Sign:Pisces
Children:Proud parent
Education:Grad / professional school
Occupation:Writer

   Elizabeth McKenzie's Schools
University Of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: Literature
Clubs: The Blunt Probe
 

2007 to Present
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: English/Creative Writing
 

2007 to Present

   Elizabeth McKenzie's Networking
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   Elizabeth McKenzie's Blurbs
About me:
www.macgregortells.com

What I'm reading right now:
THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED A BEAR, John Straley
Just finished:
THE MANTICORE, Robertson Davies
THE SEA, THE SEA, Iris Murdoch
CONCLUDING, Henry Green
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, Richard Yates
THE WORLD'S MOST HANDSOME MAN, Edwin Heaven
THE LIFE AND EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF PRIVATE IVAN CHONKIN, Vladimir Voinovich
THE MOTHER OF WATER, Kathryn Kefauver
HOW PROUST CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, Alain De Botton
SATURDAY, Ian McEwan
THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN, Claire Messud
PUG HILL, Alison Pace
OFF TO THE SIDE, Jim Harrison
On the nightstand:
SUNSTROKE AND OTHER STORIES, Tessa Hadley
Wit's END, Karen Joy Fowler
"McKenzie is an accomplished humorist and a developed stylist, and she wastes no time dazzling the reader with her clean direct language, her simple but searing use of metaphor and her unflinching eye. The paragraphs are put together with razor sharp concision, and the book is rich in both narrative and linguistic surprise. An original."--NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “McKenzie's observations prove to be droll, shrewd, fair-minded, and irresistibly entertaining. This is a writer whose modesty and ingenuousness threaten to disguise the range and subtlety of her gifts."—ATLANTIC MONTHLY "Hilarious." --NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED "McKenzie single-handedly reinvigorates the coming of age genre. Here is a writer to watch and a book to breeze through with glee." --SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "Smart, funny, and fiercely observant."--LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW "A smart, swift-paced debut that couldn't be more engaging."--O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE --A NEWSDAY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

DAVID SCHICKLER, author of KISSING IN MANHATTAN and SWEET AND VICIOUS: "Elizabeth McKenzie's wonderful, winning and sympathetic novel frees you by enchanting you. Her hero, MacGregor West, glides around San Francisco, dappled in the liberal summer light of first love, wolfing tacos, suffering truths. When MacGregor begs his girlfriend not to freak out but to freak in--to stick by him and his dizzy, determined way of reckoning with the world, make sure you take his dare. You'll want to buy a drink for this kid and for the first-rate author who gave him to us." ***** ALFREDO VEA, author of LA MARAVILLA and GODS GO BEGGING, says: "Reading MacGregor Tells the World was like being kidnapped and carried off. I found myself peering into cryptic yet fully rendered lives and eavesdropping on delicious conversations...and completely unable, unwilling to tear myself away. Elizabeth McKenzie's writing spirited me away to a stunning denouement on a carefully crafted tide of wit and words that can only be described as irresistible."

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BRILLIANT WRITER/CRITIC JAMES MARCUS READING MACGREGOR TELLS THE WORLD AT 7000 FEET while hiking in eastern Oregon! See House of Mirth.

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Who I'd like to meet:
Muckrakers, bon vivants, the sweet-toothed and the lion-hearted

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Elizabeth McKenzie's Friends Comments
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Rebecca Sinclair





Jul 3 2009 10:44 AM


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Wishing you a magical 4th of July weekend!

~ Reb..

rebeccasinclair.com




iDolphin





Jun 30 2009 11:14 AM

Enjoy The Summer!



xoxo iDolphin
Rebecca Sinclair





May 9 2009 8:17 AM




Wishing you a magical weekend!

~ Reb..


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The Pinder Brothers





Apr 20 2009 3:54 PM

From our CD Ordinary Man we have two free song downloads at: http://www.reverbnation.com/thepinderbrothers Thanks for listening to our music and keep on thinking free!
Dark Matter™





Apr 7 2009 11:49 PM

Elizabeth, thank you for accepting my invitation.


Welcome to the Neotitanium Revolution.


Peace.


Anthony
20 GRIT





Mar 21 2009 2:55 AM

Thanks for adding 20 Grit....
Rebecca Sinclair





Mar 15 2009 11:44 AM


St. Patricks Day MySpace Comments and Graphics



St. Paddy's Day, my friend!
~ Reb




CALIFORNIA OPEN





Feb 19 2009 3:20 PM


Greetings, Elizabeth! Thanks for adding CalOpen and supporting the right of all adoptees, not just some, to access their own birth records.
Rebecca Sinclair





Feb 12 2009 2:55 PM



Happy Valentine's Day, dear friend! :)

~ Reb
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Edwin Heaven





Feb 3 2009 7:26 AM

My dear sweet McSis, soon we must celebrate, you and I. Thank you so much for everything. Love, McHeav

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Rebecca Sinclair





Jan 1 2009 2:29 PM





Happy New Year! Raising a glass and toasting to your health, happiness & a very satisfying 2009! :)

~ Reb
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Edwin Heaven





Dec 25 2008 7:02 PM

Have yourself a merry little Xmas, McSis. Santa loves you.

He ain't the only one.
knotyscoty





Dec 25 2008 6:14 AM

Merry Christmas!
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Rebecca Sinclair





Dec 24 2008 11:36 AM


Wishing you and yours a Safe & Happy Holidays Season! :)

~ Reb


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John Brown





Dec 11 2008 4:06 PM

12-16 show
Edwin Heaven





Dec 9 2008 10:01 PM

Love that new profile photo.

Hope you're well and writing like hell-vetica.

Heav
Dancing Amidst the Chaos





Nov 22 2008 11:47 AM

Thanks for adding me, Elizabeth! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! ~Julie Kasten
Wendy Nelson Tokunaga





Nov 10 2008 4:46 PM

Thanks for being a tomodachi (friend)!
Rebecca Sinclair





Oct 31 2008 11:27 AM


Stopping in to say Happy Halloween, Elizabeth, and to thank you for the add! >:)
~ Reb


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Susanne Saville





Oct 27 2008 5:32 PM

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John Brown





Oct 7 2008 5:35 PM

"The Best F%&#@ Comedy Show in SC!"
The Queen of England
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McMonty





Oct 2 2008 9:14 PM

Hey Thanks for lending your ears and taking the time. Hope things are well with you and a propos of Spoleto, I finally got this baby off the ground ie Summer Literary Seminars with Creative Writing Workshops in Italy with Francine Prose, Robert Coover, Mary Di Michele, Vittorio Rossi for two weeks of inspiration, hard work and some genius. Join us 15-30 May 2009. Our website: www. sumlitsem. org.
Tell your friends!
James Harries





Sep 25 2008 4:07 PM

Thanks for the add and moreso for listening! ~James
Bei Bei





Aug 13 2008 1:13 AM

Hi! Just want to say thank you for being my Myspace friend :) Bei Bei
Author Chrisy Krueger





Aug 11 2008 2:06 PM

Hi Elizabeth!
Thanks for adding me.
Proud Army wife,
Chrisy
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