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About me - K.C. Jean Kellam

I am a freelance writer with experience in technical writing, grant writing, and journalism but my passion is creative writing, especially poetry.
I am a mom and find this to be my best work in life.
I have an American Staffordshire Terrier, Maya, who is my

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I hear you: 16 of 142
I hear you, I doI hear the words you speakBut haven't you figured outThey mean nothing now to meI hear you say you're sorryI can also hear that toneI hear you say so many thingsThat sound as cold as stoneI hear you, I'm listeningI'll always take the timeWhy do you always yell at meI can hear you just fineI hear you say love m... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Naps: 7 of 62
Something about the summer breezeWaving against the maples treesThe heat of the summer against heavy eyesAnd the endless row of sleepy sighsThe smell of hyacinth and fresh mowed grassA softly humming car making a passChildren away in a field as they playA dreamy background in the middle of the dayThe coolness of the grass ben... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: How do I feel in my skin color?: 5 of 43
It is a wonderful place that we live where races have come together and different nationalities have united for the stronger race of humankind. How I feel about my skin color is a reflection of not just my personal morals but a judgment of society as a whole. While skin color is only (pardon the pun) skin deep, it is safe to ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Wide open: 6 of 49
You left yourself wide open for thatYou should've seen it comingI couldn't just let it goIt was just way too damn funnyHow many times have you gotten mePulled one over my eyesCaught me unawareAnd got me by surpriseSo this one you had comingI did get a really good laughGuess now we can call it evenUnless you're ready for anoth... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Fence designs: Build a fence to suit your style: 1 of 8
Whether it's to keep things in or out, a well constructed fence can last a lifetime, enhance property value, and add elegance to any home. Determining what type of fence design and how to build a fence can be a daunting task for any homeowner and may require a contractor but many homeowners are taking on the task themselves a... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The jungle: 7 of 40
A midnight mist does riseAgainst the starry skiesBut all is unseenUnder jungle canopyAnd silent are my criesAnother night does fallAnd gives life to things that crawlBeneath my feetAnd then retreatNothing I can do at allA maze gets rearrangedEverything seems changedI could run and runBut until there's sunI need to be restrain... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Responsibility: 9 of 50
Why do I have to take chargeIt's not my responsibilityWhy do you always take a backseatWhy is everything left up to meAre you afraid of being wrongIs there something I don't seeOr are you just afraid of consequenceYou have to grow up eventuallyWhy won't you make a decisionBe the man you're meant to beTake control of the situa... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Locked: 9 of 47
Don't you dare touch that boxThere's a reason it's lockedHaven't you read the story yetThe Greek Gods' fateful plot?Don't know what lurks inside?Haven't you read the punishment?The one of man's fateful demiseIn the Age of Enlightment?What they sent in that boxWill cursed man forever to seekTreasures in chests even better lock... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sunglasses: 15 of 75
Please don't look at me, don't look into my eyesI hide myself from the truth you seek, the truth behind the liesI shade the vision that you must seeThe moments my heart breaks freeI cover them with sunglassesMuch too big for meI hide from you and from the world outsideFrom myself, even then I hideMy eyes will give me awayI kn... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Training How to properly house-train a pet dog: 2 of 10

The most effective and positive house training method available for your dog is one practiced and taught by the Monks of New Skete, a monastery located in New Skete. New York.Since the 1960's, acommunity of monks, nuns, and companions of New Skete have dedicated their time and talents to perfecting training and breeding metho... More..