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…3 min read·Sep 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…3 min read·Jun 13, 2023----
Heather Kingwe ache with recognitionThey say that death is just a part of living, and it is. It happens all the time.3 min read·May 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…4 min read·May 7, 2023----
Heather KinglayersI am wiping layer after layer of (give or take) a month of makeup off my mother’s face.3 min read·May 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…4 min read·Apr 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…3 min read·Jan 13, 2023--2--2
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…4 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 10, 2022----