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...
And I did this:
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Medical Report: J. & J.
Note: This story is part of the Vocal + Assist on Facebook Lost in a Story Challenge You see a lot of horrible things on the night shift – stabbings, burn victims, all those ‘accidents’ with vegetables – but even for me this was a new one.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Fiction
National Coffee Day!
You knew that I was going to write about this one, didn’t you? You knew that this one is right up my particular alley… I heard that Friday, September 29, 2023, was going to be the official National Coffee Day in North America (there is also the International Coffee Day on October 1st, and I will write a little more about the java joy to come). And I was ready for it.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Feast
Death: A Love Story?
As many of you long-time readers know, it was recently my birthday. In my piece “50”, I talked about how I did not feel any different about the turnover. I did not feel like I had crossed a line. It was just another day for me – work, exercise, and the like – and I did nothing special…except have a video call with the family. They made sure that I got to see the cake that I would never taste, with the candles indicating my incredible age. My brother bothered me again about his devotion to the Toronto Maple Leafs (“This is the year!” – right…); my nephew and niece missed me; and my mother enjoyed a bit of wine. Maybe a little too much…
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Journal
50
Fifty years old... I have decided to actually just sit and write here and then finish this on my actual birthday (from Sunday to Monday). My family will be speaking to me after work, and I also have no intention of discussing my special day with the people at the college (they can give me a gift, but that's it). This is all about my feelings about my day.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Journal
Food Report No. 132
From the files of the Dark Hunters (Hudson Walter X’s Reports): Since the crisis occurred, I have kept as accurate a record as possible of the changes that have taken place within the greater society and the world as a whole. Notably, I have seen the worst possible behaviour in my neighbours and friends and responded by trying to bring a level of sanity and decency back in our lives, with or without assistance. Naturally, this has been a very difficult task, especially for a man who once was responsible for nothing more challenging than guiding high school students towards a brighter future through discussion, reviews of transcripts, and stating the plain facts about their skills. But we have made it this far with many successes, more than I could have imagined. The only difficulties that remain lie with utilities, plans for our return to the cities, clean-ups and hunting, and, of course resources.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Fiction
