http://slow.writerscafe.org/Kellykarma The original writings of author Kelly N. Patterson en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776424916 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 In the early 1980�s, I created a club, which I named E.A.V.: Explorers, Adventures and Venturers (keep in mind, at 9 years old, I thought �venturers� was legitimate vocabulary.) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211477/ Unless a writer regularly exercises his/her imagination; one�s creativity will become stale. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211469/ I do not know where I got it into my head (perhaps Indiana Jones is to blame), but a la 1981-ish, I decided I was going to move to Egypt (from suburban Reston, Virginia.) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211462/ I have come to believe through timeThat love is no quite soAs would the eyes of the mother and childAnd love in Spring would show It is quite the contrast of subtle fareA flash and fleeting bruteTo tempt us with its poetryBut leave us with repute It is made of stained-g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211454/   Plummeting quasarsBut the cracks in my concreteAre of my own trembling http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211452/ Kelly Patterson had a hard time trying to find out where Hlabisa was, and a harder time translating South African English into American English� http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211183/ A monthly planner http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211180/ Mudslide: Tanzanian Style http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kellykarma/211179/