J Kelly

Manitou Springs, Colorado

writer

Your Mind is Your Mentor. J. Perry Kelly In first grade, James used block letters to forge his parent's signatures rather than hand them a report card littered with "F's." His teacher somehow discovered the fraud and everyone laughed. Decades later, no one laughed when he again played games with truth. Thirteen years ago, he squashed a life he loved by ignoring his common sense. Growing drowsy one sultry afternoon as he drove across Montana, he stopped for coffee but changed his mind. After all, he wasn't that sleepy; he had never dozed off while behind a wheel, and he deserved something cold after driving all day through an ozone shroud. Ten minutes later, he fell asleep and roll