Kendall Defoe

Joined February 2018

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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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'A Complete Unknown' - A Review. Top Story - December 2024.
It was a very pleasant surprise to come home on the Tuesday of this past week and discover, over dinner and exams needing my evaluations, that I had won a pair of passes to see an early showing of the Bob Dylan biography, “A Complete Unknown”. It was the very next day – 7 pm on Wednesday at Banque Scotia Cinemas in Montréal – and I could not find anyone at the last minute to join me.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Geeks
The Student Speaks/The Teacher Answers
Note: the following drabble contains the email I received from a student (this is verbatim). I never sent in the response. - K.D.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Fiction
True Love
Link to the challenge: 'Oh, Jeff… I love you, too…but…' 'But what?' 'I'm just too much of a challenge...' 'But darling, all relationships are a challenge...'
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Fiction
Dimensions
Link to the Challenge: “Oh, Jeff… I love you, too…but… I’m two-dimensional.” “Oh, darling. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself…”
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Fiction
Open
Note: this was one of those old files I had saved, and I am not sure where my head was at when I wrote it, but I think it deserves a space here. 2005 was a dark time for me...
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Poets
Revisible
Link to the challenge: Kind of a cheat with this one, but here goes... Re-visible: adj. A situation that you can not only revisit, but also change for the better.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Poets
Deny, Defend, Depose...and Die?. Top Story - December 2024.
I am going to make the assumption that you have been following current events in the United States over the last week. I am going to imagine that you have some very strong opinions about what happened both on the streets of New York...and online. And I am going to assume that you will hear me out and accept my particular take on this (no trigger warnings necessary or provided).
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in The Swamp
10,001
Well, I wondered what my next topic would be... I felt that there was something I should have noted as I contributed pieces throughout November.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Writers
Reality?
The showrunner nearly tripped on some cables as he ran to meet the contestants. “Good of you to come in so early. I hope that the car got there in time and that you had…”
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Fiction
Gimmie Shelter
I never thought that a piece devoted to “the warmth, comfort, and the joy found during winter’s coldest moments” would involve the bus services of my hometown, but this is where I found such peace of mind and all the combined elements above during what was surely the coldest and darkest time I had on a return trip home.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Families
Gelid
Gelid (adjective): icy; extremely cold. * If the heater clicks on, I'm done. We know the reason: It’s the winter season.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Poets
Liberty or...?
A link to the challenge: It was an easy decision, so he knew what he had to do. The boy was brought to his office in the middle of recess, and Mr. Daniels wanted to give himself a half-day. This was one of the kids that he never thought he would have to deal with, a kind-tempered boy he had seen delivering the greeting to several visitors when they bothered to consider his school important. And the name was…?
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Fiction