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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This Day...
From Christmas to a Boxing-Kwanzaa-Hanukkah Hybrid? Best to you...! * Thank you for reading! If you liked this, you can add your Insights, Comment, leave a Heart, Tip, Pledge, or Subscribe. I will appreciate any support you have shown for my work.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Poets
The Last Week
A last-minute piece, but I think that I have something to say… It is the day before I fly home to see my family for the usual two-week spread in my old hometown. I am not looking forward to seeing anything related to the city (for the most part). I am much more interested in how time has changed all of us over the last time I was at home, attempting to enjoy the holidays at my least favourite time of the year. And then I remembered this challenge, right in the middle of laundry, packing and planning for the rides to the airport.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Motivation
'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