Author: Kelly Babcock

Kelly Babcock is a stay at home father of one brilliant little man born in October of 2022. Kelly is also a published blogger, author, freelance journalist and song writer. He is a poet, musician, contractor and contemplator of life and other silly notions. He is commander of a memory research team of one, that often goes on days long expeditions into his own memories or ones he makes up. Also, he is a connoisseur of coffee.

You Are A Story Teller

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My son and I telling each other stories.

I have spent years crafting my language. No, not English specifically, I’m not responsible for that mess, but the English words I choose when talking or writing are my language.

And you have your own language as well. When you tell a story there are grammatical constructs and turns of phrase that you favour. Even your choice of spelling when there are options speaks to “your Language.”

And there are many things that have informed my language, I want it to make people think, I prefer it to be a bit witty, I want it to be clear and concise without being Read more

Did You Break Even?

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Did I break even?

I’m sorry, in my family we can be a little bit irreverent. We often had Christmas morning as individual nuclear family units and then gathered at one place for the overwhelming family dinner.

And as family members greeted each other the question, “Did you break even?” was often asked of what you’d given and what you’d received.

It was, of course, rhetorical, and meant to be humorous, all in good fun. It was always responded to by laughter, sometimes it was answered but only if it was funny to do so. No one meant any harm, it was Christmas after all and we are Read more

Writing is life

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I was hesitant to actually write down words, for fear I’d have to admit to their ownership I suppose.

Twenty-five years ago I wrote rarely. That is, I wrote rarely with pen and paper or on a keyboard.

I often thought of things I would have written. I don’t mean that I thought, “I should write a story about some cats who tried to change their world.” I mean I used to think long segments of stories that I made up, stopping and fixing things in my mind as I went.

I’d churn out paragraphs of stuff, maybe good enough to be written down and shared with the world, but since I didn’t consider myself Read more

Steal things!

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Find people to talk to, and talk to them.

Plot, characters, twists, details, all these things start out as ideas, flashes of inspiration when the liberated writer’s mind realizes that they can take something from real life and turn it into part of their story without actually taking anything of value away from anyone.

Consider photography. If I see something, I am legally allowed to photograph it. I do not need permission, unless I am someplace I am not supposed to be. If I choose to attempt to use that photo for profit, I need permission, especially if there is a person in it. But if there is no way to identify the person, or the scene, all bets are off. Use it!

So, if you experience a situation that inspires you, and you can create from that a piece of your story without Read more