Author Archives: John W. Howell
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Storytime again, and last week, we heard Larry wrap up his feelings about the situation. Long story short, he doesn’t trust anyone. Pricilla has decided to move to her office, and she is taking Larry and Andrew with her. We all noted that she wanted to say goodbye to Mayfield before […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue 298 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 at The First Trainload of Oranges to Leave Los Angles in 1886
This week marks the 135th anniversary of the first trainload of oranges to leave Los Angles for Eastern markets in 1886. The town of LA only had 11,000 inhabitants when the oranges were shipped. Mostly farmers and workers on farms tending the massive orchards around the city. We can’t pass up the opportunity to […]
Views of the Neighborhood – #LakewayStoryWalk
This week is a Storybook Walk – Valentines edition. The book on the walk is “I’d Know You Anywhere My Love” by Nancy Tillman. We will be taking the bus to the Lakeway Activities Center and then disembark to have lunch on the walk grounds. We have a tent and electrical – hook-ups, so our […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Flag
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and I pulled a postcard out of the mail today. To my surprise, Linda Hill did not make a trip to deliver the prompt. She sent it on this card instead. After reading the prompt I can see why. This week’s prompt, as written by Linda, is: Your […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Well, here we are on Friday again. It has seemed like a short week for some reason. I can’t explain why. Maybe it’s busy. Taxes took up a bit of time this week. I spent 2 1/2 hours on Turbo Tax customer support to fix a problem caused by Microsoft. When I booted up […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Outside
“Where you going, Lucy?” “I was going to have a lay down on the chaise.” “Aw, come on. Let’s go to the yard.” “I suppose I could lay in the yard just as well.” “Wait up. I have been looking at some things.” “What kind of things, Little One?” “Green things. Look here.” “That is […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, Pricilla got a call from Cortez’s men advising her that they will want to trade Carolyn for Lazar. We also know she has her techie working on Stennis’s phone to see if any of the numbers he called could lead them to Cortez’s men. Andrew, […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 297 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 […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Official Establishment of Hollywood in 1887
Today marks the 134th anniversary of Hollywood’s official registration with the Los Angles County recorders office in 1887. I know I would like to go there and see what the beginning looks like. We need to take out the top ten list to avoid any tear in the time continuum. James’s Oldsmobile is ready […]
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