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About this blog – I established this blog to provide a forum for the free exchange of information and ideas on fiction favorites. The primary goal of this blog is to entertain the reader with short items daily. The week has the following structure:

Sunday is a View of the Neighborhood, during which I present some photos of my community that may be interesting.

Monday is the Top Ten Things Not to Do, a list of things we should never do under the circumstances described.

Tuesday is for Anything Possible and is usually reserved for a story prompt where I point at a page in a book and the word closest to my finger is the prompt.

Wednesday is my day off

Thursday is A Little Personal. I discuss an item that is personal to me and for the last seven years it has been featuring my Dogs

Friday is a celebration of good news, and there is a haiku.

Saturday is a prompt from Linda Hill, titled, Stream of Consciousness Saturday.

I want to clarify that Fiction Favorites is a blog dedicated to humor. The stories are told in dialog without tags so the reader can become part of the action. Not everyone can read and appreciate these kinds of stories, but hopefully, you can.

About the header picture – It changes from time to time. It is currently a photo of Lake Travis taken from the end of my street.

About your comments—You can see them by clicking on the comment section of a particular subject. Please feel free to leave a comment. If you don’t want others to see it, please mark it private; otherwise, I will assume it is okay to post. I have also added a comments section on the front page to make the last five comments visible. If you don’t see yours, please go to the individual post, and it should be there.

About John W Howell – I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in particular areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling fiction stories. I have authored eight novels. I also write short stories and have had some published. My short story Cold Night Out won an honorable mention in the Writers Digest Popular Fiction Contest. I dabble in poetry and have published a few. I am trying new forms and will sneak out of the dressing room and into the water once I think one is worth reading. I am primarily a Haiku fan, and my weekly Haiku was named a JohnKu due to its lack of seasonal convention.

e-mail johnhowell.wave@gmail.com

I will continue to write; hopefully, this blog will provide entertainment and interesting thoughts.

I live in Lakeway, Texas, with my wife and our spoiled rescue pets.

 

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  2. My favorite fiction book would have to be Jane Eyre. By Charlotte Bronte. I actually wish I hadn’t read it, so I could have the pleasure of reading it for the first time again.
    One of my all time non fiction favs is “On the Street where I Live, by Alan J. Lerner. It’s an autobiograpical accoun of the famous Lerner and Low Broadway Musical team. The books takes you behind the scenes of such favorites as My Fair Lady, Camelot etc. Fascinating..

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  10. Poem – Daddy’s Little Girl

    A season of troubles,
    A season of fears.
    I wasn’t prepared,
    For what happened those years.

    I think it began,
    With the move from the North.
    Best friend left behind,
    Start new in Ft. Worth.

    A school full of strangers,
    She entered ninth grade.
    From pressures and hormones,
    She started to fade.

    Her chums are now different,
    Her countenance changed.
    Her moods become darker,
    Her life’s rearranged.

    With cuts on her skin,
    With arms burned and gashed.
    Worst nightmare upon me,
    Her wrist had been slashed.

    Sure there were doctors,
    And plenty of pills.
    But progress escaped us,
    My thoughts gave me chills.

    So I took her away,
    To a home to get cured.
    Their program seemed worthy,
    And hope reassured.

    But deeper in trouble,
    This young girl did slide.
    I never imagined,
    She’d get pregnant inside.

    She came home with problems,
    Way over her head.
    One day at a time,
    Each day full of dread,

    But after a while,
    The baby was born.
    He displaced all her troubles,
    Her fear, and self-scorn.

    Like the Phoenix arising,
    From ashes anew.
    This new life gave hope,
    And dreams to cling to.

    I wish I could say,
    That all will be well.
    While some things are better,
    No cure I’ll foretell.

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  13. Thank you for following my blog. And, thanks for all the good advice you provide here! (My husband also says poetry is only poetry if it rhymes!)

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  14. Good morning – (well it is here in Wales)

    I have just found your blog and wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading it. I also love your header photograph. The colours are just beautiful, thank you for sharing, it has provided a great start to my day.

    Dee

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    1. Thanks Jo. Very nice of you. I have retired my award cabinet, but I truly appreciate the thought. Thank you for thinking of me.

      On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 5:49 AM, Fiction Favorites wrote:

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  17. Hello John from Perth Western Australia, my husband is trying to rewire his project 1978 FJ40 but we cannot find a manual for love nor money. We are desperate for a copy of the wiring that you have achieved. Are you able to help?
    Cheers
    Mary & Bruce Reading
    Greenwood West Oz

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  18. Hi John – I came across your blog via the editor’s journal. Kudos to you for achieving the feat of writing 3 novels and actually becoming a published author. I love short stories, but am primarily writing poetry for now. I look forward to visiting your blog and finding out more about your writings.

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by. I love poetry as well. I have only written a few things and am doing a Haiku each Friday. The regular poets who know what they are doing call mine JohnKu’s. Please come back.

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  19. Hi John… Friday Fictioneers is where I met Susie. She quit after a while to go a different direction with her blog and to write a book. It’s a good group with some fine writers. Unfortunately time is the big factor, as not only do you write a story, but you kind of have to read the others too… at least the ones who read yours. I do it now when the photo prompt really prompts me, rather than try to grind something out. I also participate at yeahwrite.com. But you should check FF out… http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/06/18/18-june-2014-summer-rerun/

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  21. I find it nearly impossible to have a favorite, as that spot is a constantly shifting space and the world–thank heavens–is filled with wonderfully talented writers that compete for that position. That said, I’m looking forward to reading many of your words, John. Thus far they’ve been a pure delight!

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  22. Hi John 🙂 I read a couple of the reviews of ‘My Girl’ and it sounds like you have a winner. More importantly, you’re enjoying what you do. Best wishes to you and ‘the missus’.

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    1. Thank you. I really like the seven D’s. It is an interesting point that success is a matter of the first, desire. I can’t imagine anyone waiting for success to come to them. Like anything worthwhile, it is a matter of desire and then hard work. Thank you for following my blog and for the visit.

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  27. Hi John. I’m still chuckling about “The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room.” That’s better than me. I accidentally threw mine away (downsizing after the move to DC)… three of them.

    Looking forward to reading more of your stories. Hugs!

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  37. John — I had no idea you had reviewed my novel (Atonement, Tennessee) on Amazon. (I try not to look at reviews, but you know how that goes. 🙂 ) Thank you so very much for taking time and trouble to post that review. Mega hugs!

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  38. Hi John: it’s a small world. 😉 I saw your comment about Longhorns on Klausbernd and Dina’s website, only to find out that you live on Mustang Island. Port A is our favourite spot on the Texas Gulf Coast.
    Best regards from Fredericksburg in the beautiful Texas Hill Country,
    Pit

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  45. Hello John, what a wonderful blog you have here and an impressive published collection of books.
    Many thanks for your recent visit to my blog and for the kind words you left there.
    Wishing you and your wife a beautiful day.
    Sue

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  46. So, we have been considering getting another dog. Mikey, our Chorgi, has been an only dog for the past couple of years. Before that, we always had at least one or two others around. Breed is not a factor. We’ve had assorted furbabies ranging from Chihuahuas to pitbulls. The plan is to take him to the shelter and pick out a rescue pup that he seems to be compatible with. NBD. We just want Mikey to have a companion while everyone is at work or school full time. Our rescue kitty, Maiju, isn’t the best companion for him.
    Last night our neighbors pup got out of her fenced in area. She’s about 6 months old, a beautiful husky-lab mix with a golden coat and ice blue eyes. Her name is Luna. We called the number on her tag, straight to full voicemail. No bueno. Knocked on their door, no answer. It was late. We saw her because we were taking out some last minute trash items. We weren’t sure if she went over the fence or got out some other way, so we didn’t want to leave her outside. What to do, what to do. We brought her home with us. Got a phone call from our neighbor after they’d gone to work today. No prob, we said. She can visit with us today, we said. She’s a sweetheart.
    Luna has also been a great help as far as deciding what our next adoption will be, breed wise.
    Probably another cat.

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  49. Hi John, you have a great collection of publication. I’ve seen you often and am glad to officially follow you. I love your blogging schedule. I used to do that but I’m not able to do that in the last 10 months because I visit my granddaughter once a month from southern CA to Portland, OR. I’m also working on my first poetry book, hopefully, will be out by the end of the year.

    Have a wonderful week!

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