Author Archives: John W. Howell
Thursday A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Learn about Teagan’s New Book
“Hey, guys, come here.” “Yes, boss. You might have to call Twiggy twice.” “What’s up? “You both know the writer Teagan R. Geneviene.” “We have heard you talk about her books, Boss.” “Yeah, when you aren’t talking about your own.” “Good one Twiggy. Uh Twiggy?” “Don’t mind her boss. She has the attention span of […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump day
It is Wednesday Story Day time again, and last week, we all went down the path of thinking Stennis (Lazar’s lawyer) was the one passing information to Cortez’s team. Then Larry asked when Pricilla called Stennis since one key factor was Cortez’s team had Pricilla’s phone number. True to this story, she never called […]
Tuesday – Anythings Possible – Kreative Kue 295 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 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
It has been 93 years since Martin Luther King Jr was born. Today we celebrate his birth, although the actual day was January 15th. Today’s Top Ten is a focus on just one thing not to do. Do not hate your neighbor and take a lesson from Dr. King’s non-violent approach to change. I wish […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Snow People from The Blizzard of 2021
Yes, we had a blizzard here in Austin. We all managed to survive long enough to clean out the grocery and liquor stores. What was left in the wake of the devastation were several snow people. So what better thing to do than to climb on the bus and go gawk at them. Yay. We […]
Andrew Joyce Has A Limited Offer You Can’t Refuse – #Free Audio Book – Redemption
Winner of the 2013 Editors’ Choice Award for Best Western Three men come together in the town of Redemption Colorado, each for his own purpose. Huck Finn is a famous lawman not afraid to use his gun to protect the weak. He has come to right a terrible wrong. After his wife’s death, Tom […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “First Thing”
First thing this morning, I ran into Linda Hill. She had something wrapped in old newspapers. “Is that fish,” I said. “Fish? You better hope not. This is your prompt for this week.” “Oh, my goodness. Why is it wrapped in newspaper.” “Cause I ran out of birthday wrap.” “It’s not my birthday.” “Just […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
It is Friday Twiggy, and I think we are all glad. Seems like this was a longer week than usual. Thoughts on the week. I am part of the 1B group (Over sixty-five with an underlying medical problem) eligible for the Covid vaccine. That would be good news, with the exception that there is […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy’s First Snow
Here s a shot of the front yard on Sunday as the snow begins to stick. We never get snow, so this was a big occasion. “Lucy. What is that white stuff starting to form up on the yard.” “I saw this once at the Coast in 08, Little One. It’s snow. I’ll go down […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day time again, and last week, we learned there is a mole in the group feeding information to Cortez’s team. Just who and how it was done are questions that need answers. I see Pricilla is starting to eliminate those who she suspects are clean. Let’s go and listen to […]
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