Author Archives: John W. Howell
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – A Picture From Wherever
Staring at the cup as the machine finishes its work, the residual effects of my second Covid booster have me fixated on the beauty of the dark frothy liquid. For two days, my body has been in a state that could best be described as hungover. Recalling the days when copious amounts of gin […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News.
Today’s Good News comes from the Good News Network. Here is the story in its entirety. Millions of Tons of Earth Dug for New London Subway Line Became a New Bird Sanctuary By Andy Corbley – May 31, 2022 Ben Hall/RSPB Images Multi-billion dollar civic engineering projects tend not to be good news for wildlife, […]
Dear John,
Originally posted on Graffiti Lux Art & More:
Did you know it’s Tweety’s 80th birthday? I don’t take many shots of cartoon street or alley art. However, having followed your blog – John Howell for some time, and reading many “Stream of Consciousness Sarurday” posts, I could not resist grabbing these 2 mini murals. Yes,…
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Supervise the Work
“Oh, oh, Little One. Looks like the General Contractor is at work again.” “General Contractor as in Dad, Right?” “Yeah. I wonder what he is up to today?” “I have to hope it is nothing we need to be involved in helping.” “I think if we follow the electrical cord, we may get an answer.” […]
Tuesday – Anything possible – Kreative Kue # 363 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm on Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do in the Heat
This post was originally published in August of 2016. We are expecting 100+F (37.7+C) temperatures for the next seven days. So I think this list is still relevant. * * * By design, I will admit this list is a little overstated and the product of a fiction writer. So natural questions like, […]
The Insurgent by Teri Polen #New Book
I am very pleased to be participating in Teri Polin’s book launch tour for The Insurgent. I have read and enjoyed Subject 36, the first in the series, and look forward to reading this sequel. I have also placed a tour schedule at the bottom of the post in case you would like to see […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Close to Home
There is not much going on today in Lakeway, so I thought we would have you all over to tour the garden. We are being catered by Pecan Square Cafe of Clarksville. Our entertainment is Shania Twain. Menu Smoked Tarama Dip trout roe, vegetables, flatbread Summer Melon Pecorino Romano, Hungarian wax chili, mint Zucchini Fritto […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Iron (y)”
Out of coffee beans was the message on the machine. Time to switch from Columbian to French Roast. Filling the reservoir brought a tweak of excitement in anticipation of a new dark roast flavor. Sure enough, when the process is activated, the machine seems to be in a similar frame of mind. No hesitation, […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s Good News comes from the Good News Network. The following is an excerpt from the full story. You can read the whole story by following this link. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/acres-of-toxic-chemical-barrels-and-rusting-cars-becomes-national-park/ Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation By Andy Corbley The Krejci dump before and after in Cuyahoga Valley – […]
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