Author Archives: John W. Howell
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 313
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.combefore 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do While Visiting a Bar
This post was originally run on May 25th, 2015. It was a cautionary prescription before the Memorial Day holiday Ten Things Not to do While Visiting a Bar 10 If you are visiting a bar, do not stand too close to someone expecting them to talk to you. If you do, at best, […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Going Back to the Gym
Since restrictions are lifted and I am fully vaccinated, it is time to go back to the gym. I know this isn’t the most exciting neighborhood tour, but it is a monumental event. We have brunch catered from the Hillside Farmacy in Austin. We have Sugarland as our entertainment today. Hillside Farmacy Brunch Texas Cheese […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – ROC
I was having a wannabe productive day yesterday. I was thinking of maybe raking the leaves and mowing the lawn. I got out the lawnmower and gave it a tug. It started in one pull, so I knew something was wrong. As I walked behind (yes, it is self-propelled. I’m 80 years old, so […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Friday again so soon? WTH. Okay, enough of the “Is life moving too fast? rant.” Of course, it is. We haven’t seen anything yet. Wait until everything opens up, and we all jump on the gerbil wheel. The political wags are making a big deal out of certain states cutting short the unemployment pandemic […]
Yellow Hair by Andrew Joyce – A Review
I don’t usually post reviews on this blog for no other reason than I have a format for each day and a desire to keep my posts to a minimum number each week. Today I’m making an exception since I believe the reader would benefit from knowing about Yellow Hair by Andrew Joyce. What […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Something New in the Yard
“What the heck is that? Hey Lucy. You see this thing in the tree?” “Lucy? You on the chaise?” “Okay, this is not funny. LUCY.” “There you are. I’ve been looking all over for you.” “I was on the other side, Little One.” “Come over here. I have to show you something.” “Man, you move […]
Honored to be a Guest on a Fresh Ink Group Podcast.
Tonight at 8:00 PM Eastern Time I am being interviewed by Stephen Geez and Beem Weeks on their popular Voice of Indie podcast. Here are the details and I hope you can attend. To listen, use this link. https://www.blogtalkradio.com/voiceofindie1/2021/05/20/voice-of-indie-episode-042 To call in with questions or comments (516) 453-9902. If you would like to send a […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we found out that the car making the pick-up at the Chick-Fil-A was a Cadillac Escalade, and the license number was clearly visible. So, with that information, the team headed to Mike Moore’s office at the FBI headquarters in Reno. I see they are in Mike’s […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #312 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.combefore 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
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