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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The Elephant in the Room
So, what do I want from Vocal in 2024? I really thought that 2023 would be the milestone year. I turned 50, lost certain people in my life both famous and personal. It was the anniversary of certain other events in history that were commemorated and discussed in the media. It was an ugly and sad year which I wanted to be over.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Journal
A Techno Carol (with Apologies to Charles Dickens)
Part IV: Jimmy was trying to sleep again…and he was having some success. The dream was all about him and his favourite game. In some plain room he had never seen, he was playing a game on the Benevolt 2.0 system…and he was on fire.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
W.
It is Friday, the last full day of my vacation back with the family in a sleepy little town - okay, Hamilton - with all of my packing almost done. The day was spent on clothes-choosing, book-sorting, food-prepping activities, along with a short run in the old neighbourhood, a little light reading, and observations of the World Juniors (Canada needs to step up its game). I have another Top Story for a longer piece that needs two more chapters (I promise you all they are coming). And I am now happy to report that I have received some extra classes and will be able to relax a little bit around tax time.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Confessions
Tinderella
I did not choose the name, but I understood why it stuck. I had to handle the case because no one else was available, and I really thought this would all be “open and shut”, as they say. But no, that wasn’t going to happen, not right away. Whenever I try and imagine what my week was going to be like, I end up with so many curve balls that I should reconsider my old dream of being a baseball player.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Criminal
A Techno Carol (with Apologies to Charles Dickens) - A Story in Five Parts
Part III: Jimmy woke up with shakes and sweat. He looked over at the window pooling the moonlight (not as strong as before). And then he looked over at his desk. All the things that should be there were back. There were no boomboxes, Walkmans or old computer systems. Everything was perfect.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
A Very Honest Date. Top Story - December 2023.
The waitress was very fat and I did not like her hair, but she had a good attitude as she guided me to my seat. The restaurant was not full on a Friday, so I guessed that the concert next door was still on and that it would fill up with people who had terrible taste in music later (the group playing truly sucked). I knew that my name was on the reservation list, but I still had a twenty ready in case she gave me a hassle.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Humor
What to say.... Top Story - December 2023.
Inspired by Rick Henry Christopher and C. Rommial Butler, here are the rules: 1. Must be 9 to 12 words 2. The third word and last word must rhyme 3. The poem must have a meaning to it 4. Give it a title that is relevant to the meaning of the poem
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Poets
Review: "The Twilight World"
From the very first page of this narrative: Most details are factually correct; some are not. What was important to the author was something other than accuracy, some essence he thought he glimpsed when he encountered the protagonist of this story.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in BookClub
