Michael Kelso
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Joined 03-15-11, id: 768901, Profile Updated: 01-22-14
Author has written 28 stories for Nature, General, Supernatural, Humor, Horror, General, Thriller, Sci-Fi, and Fable.

This is the site I have been looking for!

I am a 45 year old husband and father who loves to write. Unfortunately, finding someone who is willing to read and review my writings (aside from my beautiful wife) is somewhat difficult.

I welcome, even look forward to, any review people are willing to give. Please don't be afraid to tell me my shortcomings, how else will I grow as an author?

Looking forward to reading and reviewing stories as well.

Thoughts I happen to like, I call them "Literary tattoos."

"Words are the vessel that empties the cargo of our soul." - Unknown

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." (K'ung Ch'lu: Otherwise known as 'Confucious')

"The world of reality has its limits; The world of imagination is boundless." Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is to make someone else feel bad, and I'm tired of making everyone else feel good about themselves." - Homer Simpson.

"Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck." Lucious Fox (The Dark Knight)

Current favorite movies: R.E.D., Megamind, Law abiding citizen, The Dark Knight, Memento

Favorite music: Metallica, Creed, Skillet, Tourniquet, Van Halen, 12 stones.

Looking forward to: Getting published, New family editions.

Favorite authors: J.R.R. Tolkien, Clive Cussler, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Timothy Zahn, Dave Barry, Sun Tzu, J.K. Rowling, Peter David.

If I review one of your stories, please return the favor. I am always looking for constructive criticism.

My amazon author page. http:///-/e/B00710X0GI

Long dead by A rose in a withered land reviews
I dream of happy days/And all the sweet things we said,/All the moments we left behind,/All the feelings that have been long dead…
Poetry: Song - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 326 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 2 - Published: 4/8/2011 - Complete
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Game on
What happens when advancements in A.I. go a little too far? Please review.
Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 960 - Published: 1/22/2014 - Complete
Human wars reviews
A favorite cooking show, with a bit of a Halloween twist. Enjoy! Please review.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,447 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/12/2013 - Complete
Golden tongue reviews
It didn't take long for a whisper of unhappiness to sweep through the people. Soon the whisper of unhappiness became a whisper of dissent. And a whisper of dissent to turned into a grumble of complaining. Please review.
Fiction: Fable - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,231 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 8/3/2013 - Complete
Man-child reviews
Sometimes swallowing your pride can save your life. Please review.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,242 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7/17/2013 - Complete
Stairway
Heaven's stairway, or something else? Please review.
Fiction: Fable - Rated: K - English - Supernatural/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 776 - Published: 7/14/2013 - Complete
Slow lane
A man out of time, in rush hour traffic. Please review.
Fiction: Humor - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,616 - Favs: 1 - Published: 6/20/2013 - Complete
Alive? reviews
The thing we all fear. Please review.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 383 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5/28/2013 - Complete
The Walk (part 2)
Continuing the very brief story. Please review.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 386 - Published: 4/6/2013
The Mall
Todd and his friends had an evening of fun planned at the mall, they just didn't know it would lead to murder.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: M - English - Suspense/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,888 - Published: 11/10/2012 - Complete
Recycled reviews
"I am important. My existence has meaning." Please review.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 297 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 11/9/2012 - Complete
The Walk reviews
"The ground shook as he stood frozen by indecision and fear."
Fiction: Horror - Rated: K+ - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 101 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11/9/2012
Larry reviews
Can he be talked out of the most important decision of his life?
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 623 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 10/23/2012
Rex reviews
Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit?
Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,823 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/13/2012
The Pullover reviews
A chance meeting holds life and death in the balance. Please review.
Fiction: Thriller - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 489 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 5/5/2012
Silence reviews
Flash fiction. Please review.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 484 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 5/1/2012 - Complete
The Contest reviews
When Paul opened his bottle of soda, he got more than he bargained for. Please review.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,654 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4/27/2012
Project 31
Working for a large corporation has its ups and downs, as William is about to find out. Please review.
Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,823 - Published: 4/5/2012
The Meeting reviews
A town meeting, with a horrible twist. please review.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 797 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1/30/2012 - Complete
EDD
A life saving device gone wrong.
Fiction: Thriller - Rated: T - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,610 - Published: 1/6/2012 - Complete
Tom reviews
A life hangs in the balance.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 491 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 11/10/2011 - Complete
Poor Harold reviews
Sometimes it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 981 - Reviews: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 11/7/2011 - Complete
Just desserts reviews
An old woman shows she's not as helpless as seems.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,931 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 3 - Published: 11/6/2011 - Complete
Odd Halloween reviews
The name says it all.
Fiction: Humor - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 300 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11/1/2011
The Invisible reviews
They walk the streets just like you and I. We see them, but do we really see them? Please review.
Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,029 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 4/18/2011
The utter futility of a mud puddle reviews
Written one rainy day, not so long ago. Please review.
Poetry: Nature - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 140 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Published: 4/6/2011 - Complete
Inspiration reviews
The fickle master that every writer must obey. Please review.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 121 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/19/2011 - Complete
Mirrors reviews
Written during a dark time in my life. Please review.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 141 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 2 - Published: 3/19/2011 - Complete
Dust to dust reviews
A tree laments being made into a coffin. Please review.
Poetry: Nature - Rated: T - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 125 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 3/18/2011 - Complete