K R Smith

K R Smith

HUMOR

12 stories

A screenshot of the title area for Medium’s Staff Picks.
Abstract frost markings cover the windshield of a car. It all has a blue tone to it. Photo taken by the author on December 23, 2024.
Christmas trees lined up for sale outside of Jake’s Produce, a farm store in Port Republic, Maryland, USA.
K R Smith

K R Smith

ARTICLES

48 stories

A screenshot of the title area for Medium’s Staff Picks.
Tulip poplar leaves on the hood of a car appear to float.
A squirrel on a tree limb nibbling on food. This squirrel has a notched ear, possibly from a squabble with another squirrel.
K R Smith

K R Smith

POETRY

39 stories

A stump leans over the Gunpowder River north of Baltimore. The river is mostly covered in ice. The river flows through a wooded valley. The trees have lost their leaves. The photo was taken by the author on January 23, 2025.
A mosaic image of my pocket watch with bright blue, orange, andyellow colors.
This photo shows a sunrise peeking through trees in a wooded area. The colors of the sun are yellow and orange. The sky is orange, purple, blue, green, and yellow. The trees in the foreground are dark.
K R Smith

K R Smith

HAIKU

74 stories

Bare winter trees, their trunks and twigs colored orangey-red by the rising sun, stand against a blue sky.
A single feather from a mourning dove. The base is gray, there is a black band in the middle, and the tip is white.
A mosaic image of my pocket watch with bright blue, orange, andyellow colors.
K R Smith

K R Smith

SHORT FICTION

10 stories

Mabel Normand being tied to the tracks in the silent film Barney Oldfield’s Race for a Life (1913). The image is available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barney_Oldfield%27s_Race_for_a_Life.jpg.
A young woman standing looking out over the ocean. There are marshy areas in front of her.
K R Smith

K R Smith

SERIALS

5 stories

Giant worm in exposed worm tunnel.
Light from a setting sun comes through a chain link fence.
K R Smith

K R Smith

NOIR

2 stories