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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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
A Techno Carol (with Apologies to Charles Dickens) - A Story in Five Parts
Part II: It was a wonderful rest. Jimmy could not remember the last time he slept that well… “Beep, beep…” That must have been his Android…or tablet? He never used the alarm on his smartwatch or desktop, so he must have…
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
A Techno Carol (with Apologies to Charles Dickens) - A Story in Five Parts. Top Story - January 2024.
Part I: “Go to your room!” Dad shouted at him, but it was his mother who was in tears. Jimmy Curtis knew that this was serious when he saw what happened. The presents were being wrapped, and he could have waited in his room…but why bother? His parents knew what he wanted for Christmas, and here it was, Christmas Eve, and they were still getting things ready for the big day. So, why didn’t they get him the system he wanted? Why a stupid-looking 2.0 version of the super Benevolt gaming set? And no extra controllers for it? He had to say something.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
Waste Disposal: A Love Story. Top Story - December 2023.
A little tale for the Hallmark crew: A long time ago…in a suburb far, far away… Stella could not help herself. All these years later, and here she was, back in the hometown that she promised herself she would not return to unless some special force pushed her in this direction. But here she was, guiding her SUV through the narrow streets of snow, slush and new homes. Well, new-ish homes… She noted that the field where she played soccer was now all mansions and they had built a parking lot and a small jungle gym that she would have loved as a kid. So unfair, she thought, but there was nothing she could do about that.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Horror
I’ve Always Hated the Water
Note: I wrote this for a particular challenge, but I could not find the right conclusion for it, and it seems to be growing into something much bigger and bolder than I thought it could be. Any critiques or thoughts would be helpful...
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
