Author Archives: John W. Howell
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Coffee, Tea, or Me.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and here is Linda Hill with this week’s prompt. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “coffee, tea, or me.” Find a flirty phrase of your own or use “coffee, tea, or me” in your post. Have fun!” Well, thank you, Linda. If you would […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Another Friday and like me, I hope you are looking forward to the weekend. Hmmm. Let me rephrase that. Another Friday and I hope you are able to make it through another weekend. Things have opened up here in Texas, like other states, and with it are ever-increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. If you all […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Call of the Wild – Lucy and Twiggy
How about a tense jungle game, Lucy?” “Sounds fun. You the Puma and me the Watter Buffalo?” “As usual.” “The Puma carefully and with great skill pokes the Water Buffalo to see if it still lives.” “Very funny. Of course, the Water Buffalo lives.” “The Puma makes a thrust for the heart.” “Which the buffalo […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, we learned from Nikola Stanković (A dominant Serbian underworld boss) that Lazar Popović (Another Serbian underworld boss) may be behind the attempts on Larry and Andrew’s life. We also found out that Lazar Popović’s sister was married to Igor Sandusky. So now that we have […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #268 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 Production of the Last Packard Automobile in 1956
This week marks the anniversary of the production of the last Packard automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1956. The Packard was, at one time, the hallmark of luxury production cars. The company used the slogan, “Ask a man who owns one,” for many years. Since this is the passing of an icon, it seems only […]
Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Author Updates – #Reviews – #Thriller Mark Bierman, #Mystery #Romance Lizzie Chantree, #Thriller John W. Howell
My GRL is being featured on Sally Cronin’s blog today. She is also Featuring Mark Bierman and Lizzy Chantree both with some pretty great books. Sally is very supportive of Indie authors and is a fine one herself. A visit to her place is a rewarding experience.
Views of the Neighborhood – Happy Father’s Day
Since this is Father’s Day, I want to wish all you fathers a happy joy-filled day. For the views this week, I thought I would share where I’ll be spending some time. One place is out in the side yard, relaxing. The other is the back porch. I had hoped to be able to […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt- “ZZ”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and here is Linda Hill to explain this week’s prompt. “Thank you, John. I have to say that long hair gives you the appearance of a mad scientist. It’s a good look. I would keep it. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “zz.” Find […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA- TGIF
It is Friday once again. Hopefully, everyone is safe and well. It is becoming more difficult to stay safe and well for sure. Today the governor approved a workaround for requiring the wearing of masks here in Texas. A county judge in San Antonio found a loophole whereby the state and local municipalities […]



















