Kendall Defoe
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Teacher, reader, writer, dreamer... I am a college instructor who cannot stop letting his thoughts end up on the page. No AI. No Fake Work. It's all me...
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SNAFU!
I feel like this is old territory, but that it must be reviewed. I recently discovered a podcast hosted by Ed Helms called “SNAFU”. For those of you who are not familiar with this particular acronym, it means “Situation Normal – All Fucked Up”. I believe that it originated with the military, and yet it seemed perfect for the modern civilian age. And then I listened to the very first episode.
By Kendall Defoe 8 months ago in History
Mars Rover Finds...Itself. Top Story - July 2025.
From the Associated Press (July 2025): Recent reports from NASA have shown that one of the rovers used to navigate and study the terrain of the Red Planet has suddenly discovered its own inner balance and peace of mind.
By Kendall Defoe 8 months ago in Humor
Wellness Check
Michael decided it was the right time to visit. “Mr. Richards?” He knocked on the screen door and waited. This was not a bad sign. Michael had known Mr. Richards since he was a young boy and they first moved next door to the very old home that reminded him of something from a monster movie. As they were unpacking, he noticed the man sitting on his front porch, happily rocking away in his chair with a drink in his hand and sunglasses on to block out the light of that very bright afternoon. He had waved at the family and they all smiled and waved back. Michael wondered about his life from that moment on and would find out what he could.
By Kendall Defoe 8 months ago in Fiction
The Prom
Note: here is a story that I have avoided discussing even here, but this particular Challenge seems to demand that I dig deep and look at a very unpleasant memory. Some of you may think less of me, or the other person involved, but that is just the way things work out.
By Kendall Defoe 8 months ago in Writers
The Anti-Black Blackness
Once again, I find myself with a topic that I cannot shake…and wish to avoid. Here it is, the end of June and we have the US involved in another war, ICE agents raiding and grabbing people off the streets, and my own concerns over money continue (where are all those contracts?). I thought that I could just observe and comment like a true Vocalist, and then move on with the rest of my summer.
By Kendall Defoe 8 months ago in The Swamp
Most Honorable
It has been an interesting week. With the most recent set of Challenges provided by Vocal, I have been very diligent in setting myself up with my thoughts as I tap away in front of this screen. I could write poetry and stories, discuss those figures and stories from history or my own life and get some interesting feedback on them. I have looked over the list of upcoming work I can do, and I am both excited and terrified by what I have planned.
By Kendall Defoe 8 months ago in Writers
