“I fell in love with floorplans at an early age, including the one that I lived in. I loved the sense of order they implied in an unpredictable world where anything could happen. By the age of 16, I had drawn what I imagined to be the insides of every house on my block, and the next block, and the one after that lest I miss something important or something beautiful. So began my relationship with the built environment which would accompany me through a life that was sometimes turbulent but always less so with my constant companion, or as I said in the memoir, ‘with pockets of sublime beauty, with pockets of human habitation rendered in such a way as to make a discombobulated world feel at least momentarily back on track.’”—David T. MacKenzie
David’s rendering of his family’s home on the book’s cover invites the reader into the story.
Printed endpapers wrap the book in the texture of David’s hand-drawn floorplans.
A clean design provides space for reflection.
Each of the twenty-seven chapters has a story to tell.
“Squiggly Lines” is organized into the four significant locations of David’s life.
“I’d like to thank my writing coach, Ellen Blum Barish (ellenblumbarish.com) for so many things, but most importantly for teaching me about ‘structure’ which helped organize and illuminate the many scenes and stories within the memoir.”—David T. MacKenzie
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David MacKenzie’s beautifully written and illustrated memoir, 230 pages, 6 x 9 inches, hardcover book.
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