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Heather King

Heather King

the midpoint

Below 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, 2023

the midpoint

Sep 21, 2023

Heather King

mourning dove

I have found myself making funeral plans and even funeral programs despite having no ability to predict dates of death. This might come…

Jun 13, 2023

mourning dove

Jun 13, 2023

Heather King

we ache with recognition

They say that death is just a part of living, and it is. It happens all the time.

May 22, 2023

we ache with recognition

May 22, 2023

Heather King

untapped

There 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, 2023

untapped

May 7, 2023

Heather King

layers

I am wiping layer after layer of (give or take) a month of makeup off my mother’s face.

May 2, 2023

layers

May 2, 2023

Heather King

my 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, 2023

Apr 30, 2023

Heather King

colors

Watching 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, 2023

colors

Jan 13, 2023

Heather King

at the door

When 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, 2022

Dec 13, 2022

Heather King

the soul at the center

Alzheimer’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, 2022

the soul at the center

Nov 20, 2022

Heather King

the intersection

It’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, 2022

Nov 10, 2022

Heather King

Heather King

I'm a writer, producer, & a used bookstore owner in my tiny town. I write the truth, and say it in a way that I hope resonates.

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