Heather Kingthe midpointBelow you’ll find something I read from a stage in my small town at an open mic night that is one of my favorite things to experience here…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Heather Kingmourning doveI have found myself making funeral plans and even funeral programs despite having no ability to predict dates of death. This might come…Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Heather Kingwe ache with recognitionThey say that death is just a part of living, and it is. It happens all the time.May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
Heather KinguntappedThere are certain moments that leave me breathless, trying to keep up with thoughts that are not of me but through me. They come sometimes…May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
Heather KinglayersI am wiping layer after layer of (give or take) a month of makeup off my mother’s face.May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
Heather Kingmy biological machine“Potato Skins got baked potato appeal cause they’re made with potatoes and skins that are real.” The only reason that ad worked was the…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
Heather KingcolorsWatching my mom over these years as she suffers from Alzheimer’s has often made me think of Back to the Future, when people are fading from…Jan 13, 20232Jan 13, 20232
Heather Kingat the doorWhen I was a teenager I watched my grandma eat a cheeseburger with a spoon. She giggled the whole time. I somehow innately knew that…Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
Heather Kingthe soul at the centerAlzheimer’s Disease robs people of so much and it’s cruel, but let me tell you about a brilliant light I see flowing from my mom; from the…Nov 20, 2022Nov 20, 2022
Heather Kingthe intersectionIt’s been nine years since I was rear-ended by a drunk driver in Austin, Texas. I remember looking in the rearview mirror just in time to…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022