Mackenzie Carignan is owner and founder of Creative Vision Lab, a creativity and writing coaching practice in Broomfield, CO. She has a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from University of Illinois at Chicago, and her collection, a house without a roof is open to the stars, is available from Black Radish Books, and her chapbook, someone somewhere is running is available from Dancing Girl Press. Her work has appeared in Another Chicago Magazine, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Poetry is Currency, Dusie, and many other publications. She enjoys coaching people to help them make space for creativity, rebellion, and authenticity in their lives, work, and family spaces. 