C. Lee McKenzie
@cleemckenzie.bsky.social
I write about young adults, not for them. When I want a change of pace, I write middle-grade fantasy adventure stories or women's fiction. I hike, and practice yoga. Travel whenever I get the chance. Love to eat. Love to cook.
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Fight for our Future: States Win · Sister District
**Join us on Thursday, November 13th for Fight for our Future: States Win, Sister District's post election debrief. ** We’ll recap our election work, hear stories from the field, and celebrate the ded...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Souling is another Weekly Dose of Fiction short story. Each week, I scramble to write a new tale, and since October's the month for ghostly events, all of the October fiction is on the scary side of things. Come read and let me know what you think.
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Souling
Dear Readers,
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October 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Souling is another Weekly Dose of Fiction short story. Each week, I scramble to write a new tale, and since October's the month for ghostly events, all of the October fiction is on the scary side of things. Come read and let me know what you think.
open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
Halloween is one day closer. Are you ready for the zombies, the werewolves, the goblins? Well, ready or not, here they come!
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A Beautiful Night in the Neighborhood
Dear Readers,
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October 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Halloween is one day closer. Are you ready for the zombies, the werewolves, the goblins? Well, ready or not, here they come!
cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/a-beautifu....
Image by 1tamara2 from Pixabay
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It's Team Halloween time on @Substack! A lovely scary collection of stories to celebrate the coming of fall! open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
Image by Jim Cooper from Pixabay
Image by Jim Cooper from Pixabay
The Perfect Predator
Dear Readers,
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October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's Team Halloween time on @Substack! A lovely scary collection of stories to celebrate the coming of fall! open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
Image by Jim Cooper from Pixabay
Image by Jim Cooper from Pixabay
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Launch Day!
The Squad has landed & the galaxy will never be the same. Blast off with the most ridiculous disasters in the Sol. Escape starts now!
#books #readers #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction #booklaunch #BookSky
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The Squad has landed & the galaxy will never be the same. Blast off with the most ridiculous disasters in the Sol. Escape starts now!
#books #readers #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction #booklaunch #BookSky
buff.ly/3RSVeUX
September 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Launch Day!
The Squad has landed & the galaxy will never be the same. Blast off with the most ridiculous disasters in the Sol. Escape starts now!
#books #readers #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction #booklaunch #BookSky
buff.ly/3RSVeUX
The Squad has landed & the galaxy will never be the same. Blast off with the most ridiculous disasters in the Sol. Escape starts now!
#books #readers #WritingCommunity #sciencefiction #booklaunch #BookSky
buff.ly/3RSVeUX
As if things are scary enough right now, a lot of authors at @Substack are writing Scary Summer Stories to keep the shivers coming. substack.com/@cleemckenzi...
August 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As if things are scary enough right now, a lot of authors at @Substack are writing Scary Summer Stories to keep the shivers coming. substack.com/@cleemckenzi...
Writing stories gives me a way to cope with what's happening in our country. Interestingly enough, I find I'm writing a very different kind of story than I usually do.
Caged is another in a series of these stories. Tell me what you think? cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/caged
Caged is another in a series of these stories. Tell me what you think? cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/caged
Caged
...and The Insecure Writers' Support Group First Wednesday
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August 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Writing stories gives me a way to cope with what's happening in our country. Interestingly enough, I find I'm writing a very different kind of story than I usually do.
Caged is another in a series of these stories. Tell me what you think? cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/caged
Caged is another in a series of these stories. Tell me what you think? cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/caged
The last of a two-part story just went up on Substack. This Weekly Dose of Fiction is fiction based on fact. cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/the-last-j...
The Last Jump
The End
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July 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The last of a two-part story just went up on Substack. This Weekly Dose of Fiction is fiction based on fact. cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/the-last-j...
Another Weekly Dose of Fiction. I write. I read. I review. And during this catastrophe called the Trump dynasty, I do all of the above more than ever to stay sane.
June 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Another Weekly Dose of Fiction. I write. I read. I review. And during this catastrophe called the Trump dynasty, I do all of the above more than ever to stay sane.
In this serialized story on Substack called Heartless, I'm up to Part 5 with only two more installments ahead. Will the police arrive in time? Are they even on the right track?
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Heartless
Part 5
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May 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
In this serialized story on Substack called Heartless, I'm up to Part 5 with only two more installments ahead. Will the police arrive in time? Are they even on the right track?
open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
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Today. 2 PM. SUNNYVALE
Protest Musk’s illegal government takeover in front of the Tesla showroom.
#teslatakedown
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Protest Musk’s illegal government takeover in front of the Tesla showroom.
#teslatakedown
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Protest Elon Musk's illegal government takeover
We are taking action at Tesla. Last week we had a great showing in front of the Tesla showroom in Sunnyvale but we need to keep up the pressure! For this event we'll be picketing in front of the showr...
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February 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today. 2 PM. SUNNYVALE
Protest Musk’s illegal government takeover in front of the Tesla showroom.
#teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
Protest Musk’s illegal government takeover in front of the Tesla showroom.
#teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
It's time for Part 2 of Heartless--set in Chicago, 1971 with a hint of Jack the Ripper. Spooky.
May 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's time for Part 2 of Heartless--set in Chicago, 1971 with a hint of Jack the Ripper. Spooky.
I know it's April, and I should be writing "happy" stories. I'm not.
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Short Story Wednesday
Heartless, Part 1
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April 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I know it's April, and I should be writing "happy" stories. I'm not.
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Another week. Another short piece of fiction on Substack.
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Short Story Wednesday
The Choice
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March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Another week. Another short piece of fiction on Substack.
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open.substack.com/pub/cleemcke...
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I would add American Government to the list.
February 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I would add American Government to the list.
Each Wednesday I publish a short story on @Substack. This week I'm sharing a bit of Time Travel fun. cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/short-stor...
Short Story Wednesday
Time Walker
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February 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Each Wednesday I publish a short story on @Substack. This week I'm sharing a bit of Time Travel fun. cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/short-stor...
Join our “Great Expectations” contest. Write a short story between 1,000 and 3,000 words for the chance to win $250! The contest will run from January 3 to January 10.
Create your Reedsy Prompts account for free here and start brainstorming! blog.reedsy.com/creative-wri...
January 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Join our “Great Expectations” contest. Write a short story between 1,000 and 3,000 words for the chance to win $250! The contest will run from January 3 to January 10.
Create your Reedsy Prompts account for free here and start brainstorming! blog.reedsy.com/creative-wri...
To celebrate I've put some of my books on the Smashwords end of year sale! Free until Jan 1! www.smashwords.com/books/view/6...
December 26, 2024 at 7:20 PM
To celebrate I've put some of my books on the Smashwords end of year sale! Free until Jan 1! www.smashwords.com/books/view/6...
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December 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Help fight against book bans by signing the petition at http://www.bookbanpetition.us
It's Christmas, and to celebrate, Alligators Overhead is FREE at @Smashwords as part of the 2024 End of Year Sale! www.smashwords.com/books/view/2... Good through January 1! #SmashwordsEoYSale #Smashwords
Alligators Overhead: The Adventures of Pete and Weasel Book 1
A hundred years ago the Hadley mansion vanished. Now it's back, and Pete Riley, the town rascal, is in trouble! When his aunt disappears and the Ornofree alligators threaten war it's up to Pete to sav...
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December 21, 2024 at 10:14 PM
It's Christmas, and to celebrate, Alligators Overhead is FREE at @Smashwords as part of the 2024 End of Year Sale! www.smashwords.com/books/view/2... Good through January 1! #SmashwordsEoYSale #Smashwords
My last Slightly Scary Creepy Christmas Tale! In this one, a gift arrives and changes some lives.
December 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
My last Slightly Scary Creepy Christmas Tale! In this one, a gift arrives and changes some lives.
Now is your best chance to find Alligators Overhead for FREE at @Smashwords as part of their 2024 End of Year Sale! www.smashwords.com/books/view/2... Good through January 1! #SmashwordsEoYSale #Smashwords
Alligators Overhead: The Adventures of Pete and Weasel Book 1
A hundred years ago the Hadley mansion vanished. Now it's back, and Pete Riley, the town rascal, is in trouble! When his aunt disappears and the Ornofree alligators threaten war it's up to Pete to sav...
www.smashwords.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Now is your best chance to find Alligators Overhead for FREE at @Smashwords as part of their 2024 End of Year Sale! www.smashwords.com/books/view/2... Good through January 1! #SmashwordsEoYSale #Smashwords
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ICYMI: by @dgkayewriter The Kindness of Some People – They Still Exist! Car Trouble by @pokercubster by @dgkayewriter
The Kindness of Some People – They Still Exist! Car Trouble
Shout Out to Tire Depot with gratitude! This post is dedicated to Tire Depot on Doncaster in Thornhill, Ontario. I have been living a nightmare with my car’s EVAC system for the past three weeks,… More
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December 12, 2024 at 3:17 AM
ICYMI: by @dgkayewriter The Kindness of Some People – They Still Exist! Car Trouble by @pokercubster by @dgkayewriter
I finished my series called The History Ghost and posted The End on Substack. cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/the-histor...
Next is my short piece of dark Christmas writing. I'm joining with other authors on Substack.
Next is my short piece of dark Christmas writing. I'm joining with other authors on Substack.
The History Ghost, Part 3...and
The Last IWSG First Wednesday of 2024!
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December 9, 2024 at 11:08 PM
I finished my series called The History Ghost and posted The End on Substack. cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/the-histor...
Next is my short piece of dark Christmas writing. I'm joining with other authors on Substack.
Next is my short piece of dark Christmas writing. I'm joining with other authors on Substack.