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Kenley Kohls

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Short Fiction
 1 min

A Blessing so Rare

Kenley Kohls

The worms they pilgrimed onward
For a miracle they knew
Had poured from yonder heaven,
Their devotion would be due.
 
Onward! onward! To their harbor,
For the flies already there-
And beetles ...  [+]

Long Story Short Award 2024
Creative Nonfiction
 5 min

Count Your Blessings

Kenley Kohls

“Ohmygosh I haven’t even started that monumental thousand point project due tomorrow.” My friend sighed rubbing his eyes, “how far are you Kenley?”

“Oh, umm...” I hesitate. Sweat trickles down my ...  [+]

Long Story Short Award Fall 2020 - Creative Nonfiction
Short Fiction
 4 min

Shall I Compare Thee to a Circus Clown?

Kenley Kohls

Your eyes are green like freshly sprouted leaves, Noah wrote as John Denver's “Annie’s song” played tenderly in the background. No, that’s wrong. Her eyes aren’t the pale green of summer trees, or the ...  [+]

Long Story Short Award Fall 2020 - Short Fiction
Poetry
 1 min

Sinister Symphony

Kenley Kohls

“Hello!”
(“Hello”)
he hates you.
“Excuse me,”
(“No worries!”)
she hates you.
“Have ...  [+]

Long Story Short Award Fall 2020 - Poetry