On September 23, 2014, I published my second novel, Lost Dogs. It has become my most popular book by far, selling thousands of copies, having over a million Kindle pages read, and earning hundreds of ratings. Not bad for a quirky and challenging post-apocalypse book by a no-name, indie author Continue reading “lost dogs” at 10
Follow this link to a podcast I was the guest on, where I discussed being a vendor at Awesome Con in March 2024. The Writing & Editing podcast is hosted by writer/ editor Jennia D’Lima, and it runs about 25 minutes. You can listen on Apple, Spotify, and a number of other apps. Kenton Kilgore writes Continue reading podcast interview: awesome con review
It was the story I didn’t intend to write, but I’m glad I did. Stray Cats, my latest novel, comes out this week. A follow-up to my 2014 post-apocalypse novel Lost Dogs, its premise is that cats really do have nine lives, but instead of living them one after the Continue reading all about “stray cats”
Queen Anne’s County TV, the local cable show where I live (in Scenic, Convenient-to-Nowhere, MD) has launched a new show, “Papa’s World,” (a reference to “Papa” Ernest Hemingway). Every episode will feature an Eastern Shore writer, and I was chosen as the very first interview. You can watch the whole Continue reading “lost dogs” on “papa’s world”
The latest in a series about influences from my earlier days In the previous installment of this series, I discussed a number of sci-fi movies from the 1970’s that have influenced and continue to influence my writing. The greatest film of that era, the one that profoundly altered the course Continue reading when the world was young: star wars
The latest in a series about influences from my childhood. Thor: The Dark World opens today, and you can be sure that our family will rush to go see it. We saw the first Thor movie and, of course, The Avengers, and we’re all big fans. Many years ago, as Continue reading when the world was young: walt simonson and “thor”
In honor of the kids going back to school, this will be the first of several posts about the great teachers I was fortunate enough to have in my academic career. To kick things off, let me tell you about Professor Verlyn Flieger. Back in the mid-1980’s, as a young English Continue reading teacher appreciation: verlyn flieger
The latest in a series about influences from my earlier days Fantasy/sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson passed away earlier this year, and I had been meaning to write about that when I saw that actress Karen Black had recently died as well. And if you’re wondering what those two have in common, bear Continue reading when the world was young: the “trilogy of terror” doll
Stephen King’s books are like KISS records: loud, not very smart, but occasionally fun. Also, the best ones were done 35 years ago. So no, I did not watch the premiere of Under the Dome last night, nor do I intend to catch any of the episodes that follow. Once upon a Continue reading not going “under the dome”
Once upon a time, reading science-fiction was frowned upon by older people. Growing up, I had many a teacher or other grown-up tell me, “Stop wasting your time on that garbage and read something worthwhile.” “Worthwhile,” of course, meaning “literature,” whether that be Shakespeare, Faulkner, or (God help me) John Irving. Continue reading flowers for uncle jerry
