Category Archives: this wasted land

talking about writing at mms

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Kenton Kilgore

This past Friday, May 1, I was fortunate enough to discuss writing with 200 students (6th-, 7th-, and 8th grade) of Matapeake Middle School, in my town of Stevensville, MD.  I’m very glad that both my daughters went to MMS, … Continue reading →

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suddenly, i was back in high school

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Kenton Kilgore

One of the recurring anxiety dreams I’m prone to having is the one where someone in the public education system realized that I had somehow missed achieving some crucial requirement to pass high school, and I have to go back … Continue reading →

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“lost dogs” promotions and post-“lost dogs” plans

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Kenton Kilgore

FYI, for the curious: I continue to be pleasantly surprised by sales of Lost Dogs, my young-adult sci-fi novel, and to continue that, the Kindle version is on sale for $0.99 for the rest of the year.  Lost Dogs will … Continue reading →

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vintage video: “king of pain”

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Kenton Kilgore

Continuing my recent trend of featuring videos that I think would be great for my next novel, In Lonely Lands, here are The Police, with “King of Pain“:       Kenton Kilgore is the author of LOST DOGS, the story of … Continue reading →

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vintage video: “ordinary world”

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Kenton Kilgore

I mentioned last week that I was already planning my next novel, tentatively titled In Lonely Lands.  If I were making a soundtrack for it, this haunting song perfectly expresses some of the emotions of the story.     Heavyweight … Continue reading →

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vintage video: “plush”

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Kenton Kilgore

How ill is it that even though I just published LOST DOGS not even two weeks ago, I’m already thinking about my next novel?  Its working title is IN LONELY LANDS, and I started struggling with it many years ago, … Continue reading →

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