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Hello. My name is Rene Kelly. I'm originally from Indiana, but have lived in Florida for the last 25 years or so.

By day, I'm an accountant. But no matter how delicious it sounds, "creative accounting" is not a good thing. So I get my creative kicks by telling

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Weird friends: 2 of 33
Did you ever notice that everyone claims to have weird friends but no one ever claims to be the weird friend? This reminds me of when my late husband used to play poker with is buddies. One week, every one of them would claim to have won; the next everyone you talked to lost that day. It's the same with weird friends. Everyon... More..
Other Light bulb jokes: 1 of 13
Did you ever think about what makes changing a light bulb joke so funny? It has to be something to do with taking such a simple operation and making it into a big deal.With most typical light bulbs, you just screw it out and screw another in. Anything beyond that just points to how unnecessarily complex we tend to make even t... More..
Other Have you ever fallen in front of a person and what was your reaction?: 11 of 135
Have I ever fallen in front of someone? Not only did I fall, but I took 600 pounds of metal with me and to top it all off, I did it in front of a couple of hundred bikers!It was Bike Week this year early March in Daytona Beach for those of you who don't know anything about motorcycle culture. Some years, the weather for Bike ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Admitting faults does not make you a weaker person: 5 of 29
Admitting fault does not make you a weaker person. In fact, you cannot become stronger until you recognize and address your weaknesses.Confession and altar calls are some of the ways that traditional Christian churches accomplish this.Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step group use the steps for the same purpose. Particu... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) Consumer scams to be aware of: 2 of 10
If You Didn't Enter the Lottery, Don't Cash the CheckYou come home from work one day and find an unexpected envelope in your mail box. Your curiosity peaked, you open the envelope. It contains something surprising. It's a letter stating that you've won the Irish International Lottery or the Swedish Sweepstakes or something of... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fairy tales: 39 of 175
Cinderella A Step-Mother's NightmareAn interview? You want to interview the woman who raised Cinderella? I'll tell you about it, but on the condition that you not tell where you got the story. She married into a very powerful family, you know. It could go very badly for me if they find out where you heard this. The princess t... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values If you could change one decision you've made in your life, what would it be: 11 of 43
I have 54 years of decision-making to consider; this could take a little time, you know. If you're going to ask a question like that, you have to be willing to allow me some time to consider. But we're wasting time talking about it. Let's get started.We'll skip over the first few years. I don't think that the decision to take... More..
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Best non-television watching ways to pass time: 28 of 81
Here in central Florida, we all learned a lot in the 2004 hurricane season about how to pass the time without television or any power at all for that matter. In a part of the state that hurricanes usually pass by, we had direct or indirect hits from four that year. Some people lost power for weeks at a time. We were one of th... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: PMS: 6 of 16
PMS? Who, me? No, I don't have PMS. Why do you ask? And who said you could talk to me anyhow? After all, you didn't bring chocolate.No, I don't think I over-reacted. After all, my son ate the last of that bag of chocolate chips that I was saving for an emergency. I'll never know how he found them where I hid them. But under t... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) How did you choose your career path?: 16 of 28
How did I choose my career path? Well, I think that I didn't actually choose it; I just followed the path where it led. I took the first step on that path as a senior in high school because I didn't like study hall.As a girl, I didn't have a lot of role models for different careers. My mom and most of the other women I knew w... More..