Author Archives: John W. Howell
Friday JohnKu – AKA- TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is complete. Man Spells Out ‘Hi Kevin’ in Lights for 20 Years–to Honor His Neighbor By Good News Network Dec 22, 2022 Every Christmas, Mike Witmer gets out his colored lights to weave a very specific message out into the night. Witmer says […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy and the Holiday
“Hey, Lucy. You ever wonder about those things hanging on the wall.” “Huh? What are you talking about?” “Look over here. I didn’t notice these before. Here’s one with T on it.” “Those are stockings hung so Santa can fill them. That T is for Twiggy.” “Mom. What did you put on Lucy’s Paws?” “A […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #391 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on your […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do as a Winter Texan
This post was run on December 8th, 2014. We were living on the coast then, and now that we are in a more citified environment, we don’t see many Winter Texans. However, I’m sure this list would still be handy to those living by the Gulf. * * * This week’s top ten […]
Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair – New Book on the Shelves – #Supernatural Adventure The Last Drive by John W. Howell
Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
Delighted to share the news of the latest release by John W. Howell the sequel to the excellent Eternal Road… another supernatural adventure…The Last Drive About the book In the sequel to Eternal Road – The final stop, Sam and James are reunited to look for two souls, Ryan…
Views of the Neighborhood – Holiday Home Decoration
Well, here we are on the last Sunday before Christmas. This means we need to tour the neighborhood to view the holiday decorations. The Producer and I previewed the decorations and selected the final choices. There were nine categories of the display. The tenth is one for you to describe and is at the end […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Anyway”
Anyway. It seems like a long wait for the machine to build that delicious, frothy, steaming cup of soothing syrup. Other activities can occur while hoping for a total lack of technical hick-up that delays delivery. Shopping online can go uninterrupted while the snorts and creaks of the machine verify continued operation. Finally, the aroma […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety. Landscape Company Gives Employees $28 Million in Appreciation Bonuses for Job Well Done By Andy Corbley Dec 15, 2022 End-of-year bonuses are always a welcomed sight, but these smiles bear witness to an extraordinary act of corporate generosity. Ruppert […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Conversation
“Look at this, Little One; it looks like Dad and his leaf sucker were at work.” “I can’t believe how leaf free the turf is now.” “Well, there are a couple still left.” “But notice there are none stuck to your paws.” “Very true. You know that is a real pain when it happens.” “I […]
The Last Drive – Sequel to Eternal Road – is Now Available on Amazon #newbook
I’m pleased to say The Last Drive is now available on Amazon in paper and Kindle formats. I have a full tour beginning on January 4th, but to prepare, it was necessary to secure the links by publishing. I didn’t want to do a pre-order, so I went live. Also, this means that the tour […]
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