Author Archives: John W. Howell
Veteran’s Day – 2019
The Top Ten feature will be back next week. Today is the day to recognize our veterans. Please join me in thanking those veterans currently active and inactive for their service and dedication.
Review of The Contract Between Heaven and Earth, by Gwen M. Plano and John W. Howell
Originally posted on Mar:
The Blurb: The earth is under the threat of a catastrophic political event which could result in international warfare and destroy all life on the planet. In heaven, a divine council decides that extraordinary measures are essential. They call for an intervention that involves two souls returning to earth. The chosen…
Views of the Neighborhood – Watch Paint Dry
Here is the front door. it is a neutral color that neither adds or detracts from the front view. I have applied masking tape to the glass. Some would rather scrape after the fact but I like to keep scraping to a minimum. I take the knobs off the doors. Some like to mask them […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt -“GHT”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and since this week’s prompt is a bit tricky, I’m going to let Linda Hil explain it. Here are Linda’s words “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ght.” Find a word that contains the letters “ght” in that order, and use it any way […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Let’s hear it for Friday. YAY. Always lovely to see your smiling face, Friday. It makes us glad we made it through the week and now only have two days of relaxation ahead. I’m looking forward to painting the front door. “What?” you say. “Your front door is unpainted?” Yes, it is painted. […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Serang – A New Book by C.S. Boyack
I am very pleased to again welcome Lisa Burton who as you know is C.S.Boyack’s Personal Assistant. She is also the host of Lisa Burton Radio on most Thursdays. Here is a link to the last show. Lisa is here to talk about C.S. Boyack’s latest book So, Welcome to Fiction Favorites, Lisa. Hi, John. […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we saw Sanford Wentworth open the hospitality door and arranged to have the room service guys come to the office to talk to Larry and Andrew about Janice’s room service orders. Most of us are not used to having anyone cooperate with our gang, […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 236 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 […]
Ten Things Not to Do If You Have a Disruptive Neighbor
I have listened to folks complain about their neighbors. Most of them would like a violent end to the misery. So I developed this list, which might be helpful in avoiding any unpleasantness when it comes to dealing with the situation. Also, this week in history is all about who won elections, so maybe […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Car Show
Last Sunday, there was an auto show in the next town of Bee Cave. It is called the Rolling Sculpture Car Show. The show benefitted the Bee Cave Library, and there were over 120 cars on display. There were antique, custom, restored, and new vehicles. Of course, I can’t post 120 pictures, so here is […]
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