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my speech to the ESLA young authors

Posted on March 18, 2026 by kentonkilgore

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→

finally home after 40 years

Posted on August 27, 2019 by kentonkilgore

In the summer of 1979, my mother moved us from Phoenix, AZ to Greenbelt, MD. I was 12 at the time, and to say that the move changed my life forever would be like saying that the Grand Canyon is a big hole in the ground. Mind you, I hadn’t Continue reading finally home after 40 years→