Author Archives: John W. Howell
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Face the Cold
“Hey, you two. Time to go outside.” Well, you see, Lucy and I are really comfortable, Dad.” “But the day’s a-wasting. You need your exercise.” “Um, I think we get a lot of exercise.” “Well, you can always use more.” “How about the temperature out there?” “It’s 48 degrees.” “Pasadena on the outside. Too cold. […]
Wednesday Story DaY – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, we all broke into the warehouse only to find one guy who had been left behind. We don’t know why he was left, but he has been taken into custody and is being questioned. Since he is part of the Cortez mob, we can’t […]
Tuesday – A Little Personal – Kreative Kue #308 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 next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do if You Are Moving
This post was originally run on April 18th, 2016. If you remember it, I hope you like it again. If not? I hope you like it. (My desires are small) Top Ten Things Not to Do if You Are Moving 10 If you are moving, do not wait until the movers show up to […]
Views of the neighborhood. Earth Day Fact Find – Part One
Today we are heading out for an Earth Day Fact Find Scavenger hunt. To feed us all, I asked QI restaurant in Austin to put on a Dim Sum brunch. They agreed, and here is what that brunch looks like. Dim Sum Brunch Menu Crab Meat Fish Maw Soup Dumpling 蟹肉鱼肚汤包 Scallop Caviar Sui Mai […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Mash
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time, and there was a small envelope lying on the front sidewalk. I opened it, and here is what it said “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “mash.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!” If you would like to have some fun, visit […]
Friday John Ku – AKA- TGIF
It is Friday again. This week has flown for me and I can’t put my finger on why. I guess the why doesn’t matter anyway. The important thing is it was a good week. Well, I have to be very honest. At my age, every week is a good one. At least I have […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Outside.
“Looks like a nice day to be outside.” “Yeah, it does. Not too hot and lots of clouds.” “I see mom put out some flowers.” “Yes, Little One, the first of the season.” “Hey, what’s this. Somebody left a piece of kibble here.” “I would leave that alone if I were you.” “Whoa. This has […]
War of Nytefall: Savagery by Charles E Yallowitz – Blog Tour
It’s Monster vs Monster and Only One will Keep His Head! For the first time in over a century, Clyde will know what it means to feel powerless and weak. Headless bodies appearing across Windemere is only the beginning as Clyde faces the terrifying vampire hunter, Alastyre. Able to match the Dawn Fang leader in […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again. Last week, Larry, Andrew, and Mike Moore arrived at the warehouse where the SUV was found that spirited ADA Thomas, Lieutenant Mayfield, and Lazar Popović away from the highway patrol headquarters by two guys posing as agents of the FBI. Supposedly Lazar will be traded for […]
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