Author Archives: Kelly Smith

About Kelly Smith

I'm a technical writer for CIBER Inc. Prior to that I worked as Senior Editor of Quilters Newsletter magazine and spent 12 years with Keane Inc. as a programmer, quality assurance analyst, technical writer, business analyst, and project control specialist. I am the author of Open Your Heart with Quilting (Dreamtime, 2008) and How to Build, Maintain, and Use a Compost System (Atlantic, 2011).

How do you dream up a plot?

In 2009 I participated in National Novel Writing Month and I actually finished – I achieved the 50,000 words I had to write! (I haven’t done a damn thing with the resulting draft, but that’s neither here nor there.) Last … Continue reading

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I think I’ve recovered…

In mid-September I saw a Groupon for a half-price trail ride for two. My husband works with horses all day and loves them. He also hasn’t been riding in years. I am not a horse person by any stretch of … Continue reading

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Lookout Mountain

Today we decided to go for a drive to Lookout Mountain – a mere 30 minutes away. Our destination was the gift shop at the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave (yes, he’s actually buried there, along with his wife). A … Continue reading

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The highest I’ve ever been

A couple of days ago I posted about the first day of our all-too-short summer vacation. I promised a follow up and since I’ve accomplished a lot today already (Totally cleaned the kitchen (a 2-hour job for Eric and I … Continue reading

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From underground to 14,110 feet

Or, What I did on my summer vacation… As many of you probably know, this was the worst summer of my life due to an abrupt and unexpected layoff from my dream job. But I am employed again (at a … Continue reading

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