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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…

3 min readSep 21, 2023

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the midpoint

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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…

3 min readJun 13, 2023

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mourning dove

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Heather King

we ache with recognition

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

3 min readMay 22, 2023

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we ache with recognition

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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…

4 min readMay 7, 2023

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untapped

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Heather King

layers

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

3 min readMay 2, 2023

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layers

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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…

4 min readApr 30, 2023

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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…

3 min readJan 13, 2023

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colors

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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…

4 min readDec 13, 2022

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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…

5 min readNov 20, 2022

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the soul at the center

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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…

4 min readNov 10, 2022

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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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