On March 17, I was the featured speaker at the annual Young Authors contest award ceremony, held by the Eastern Shore Literacy Association. The awards recognize the best poets and short-story writers in grades 1-12. I helped hand out the awards, and then afterwards, I signed books for any who Continue reading my speech to the ESLA young authors
Yesterday, September 30, I officially ended 27 years of working for the Federal government. I started in 1998 as a technical writer for the U.S. Census Bureau, then became a business manager for the Department of Commerce from 2001-2007. I then joined the Federal Railroad Administration (part of the Department Continue reading a new chapter begins
This eulogy (if that’s what it truly is) is long overdue, not because I didn’t know about the death of my former friend Dan DeNike, or didn’t care, but because I didn’t feel like I had the right to say anything. Dan and Me and D&D Dan and I met Continue reading funeral for a former friend
Time is a funny thing. As I sit here writing this, it is almost the middle of July 2024, which means that summer is almost half over. To me, it feels like Memorial Day was just a little while ago, but you can’t argue with the calendar. This summer—like many Continue reading the endless summer of ’79
It occurred to me the other day that I haven’t followed up on my post from last April, where I told everyone that I was undergoing chemotherapy for bladder cancer. Soon after that post, I finished my regimen of six treatments. Three months later, I went back for an exam, Continue reading an update on my health, my next book, and other matters
Like many others, Lord, I am reminded every day that there are many things I want from my life. Some of them, You have given me. Some, You have not. Some, You have only given me some of. Thank You, Lord, for “some.” My job is not as fulfilling as Continue reading thank you, Lord, for “some”
For the last few weeks, I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for recurring bladder cancer. I was first diagnosed with it early last year, after I had been passing blood in my urine. I had surgery to remove a small tumor, followed by exams every three months, because the type I have—though Continue reading “the show must go on”
“There is no way on Earth that I would ever live on Kent Island.” That’s what I once said to my mother. But 25 years ago this week, I finished loading the rental truck, told my dog Daisy to hop in, and drove across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to meet Continue reading 25 years and counting on kent island
…monsters and many things. Queen Anne’s County TV recently interviewed me about my books Lost Dogs, Dragontamer’s Daughters, This Wasted Land, and the forthcoming Stray Cats. Check it out! Kenton Kilgore writes killer SF/F for young adults and adults who are still young. In his latest novel, This Wasted Land, high-school senior Alyx is Continue reading talking ‘dogs’ and ‘dragons’ and…
On September 17, 1991, the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses released their groundbreaking albums Use Your Illusions I and II. They debuted, appropriately, at #2 and #1, respectively, on the Billboard charts, and have sold millions of copies. They were also a watershed moment for the band: GNR released Continue reading 30 years of “illusion”: a retrospective (part 1)
