Author Archives: Kelly
Texas and an Imaginary Tower
First off is news: My latest story, “The Tower” is now up at the Journal of Unlikely Architecture! I’m fond of this story – the idea for it came one afternoon from my friend Tucker on Twitter one slow afternoon at … Continue reading
Why I Run
[Warning: contains lots of fitness and weight-related things] For any of you who might follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed the daily exchanges with Elizabeth Bear, Fran Wilde and Sarah Goslee (and also occasionally Kyle Cassidy) about exercise-related … Continue reading
Artistic Mania – or How to Make a Movie in a Weekend
I love deadlines. I really do. A while back, my friend April decided that for her birthday this year, she wanted to bring together everyone she knew to help her make a movie for the 48 Hour Film Project. I, … Continue reading
It’s Like Slapping Yourself in the Face
I’m home again, for now, and I’m laid up for the night with a tweaked back again, so it feels like a good time to write up some general life updates (in chronological order): I moved! I hate moving. I’ve … Continue reading
Nothing’s Measured By What It Needs
Since my last post, I’ve been taking time, entire days on occasion, to think; about what it is I want, what I need, who I am, who I’ve been, who I want to be. Today’s been one of those days. … Continue reading
I’ll Be Fine in a Minute
I’ve not given myself much downtime lately. On the one hand, it’s great. My hours are packed with art and music and laughter and friends, and I’m lucky to have enough to fill every moment of every day with these … Continue reading
Brust, Zelazny, Skill, Taste and a very brief life update
I told myself I wouldn’t do anything productive tonight, out of respect for my poor brain (and knees – trail running is gorgeous, except for the wonky terrain, which my already fucked up knees didn’t appreciate). Sunday, I got back … Continue reading
Shake It Out
I have been REALLY good lately about dropping the ball. I’ve blown through deadlines (both external AND self-imposed) with a gleeful abandon, much like if I were doing a steeple chase with my arms thrust back like an airplane, sprinting … Continue reading
The obligatory thanksgiving post
As it is a holiday, it stirs the retrospective junky in me. This has been a helluva year so far, for so many different reasons. So here are my thanks: For my friends, new and old, who’ve helped me to … Continue reading
I’ve So Much Past Inside My Present
I’m home sick from work today with vertigo. Vertigo sucks. I’ve had it once before – it started after I finished recovering from a particularly nasty bout with the flu a few years back, and it stuck around for a … Continue reading
