Author Archives: John W. Howell
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Offense
Today I randomly opened Circumstances of Childhood to page 141 and with my eyes closed, pointed at the page. The word closest to my finger is offense. That is our prompt today. Offense by John W. Howell © 2025 “No offense but do you know what you’re doing?” “No offense?” “Well, I’m just wondering. That […]
Top Ten Things Not To Do When Attending a Parent-teacher Conference
Image from Pixabay This post was published on April 29, 2014, by Marie Bailey and me. Since school has begun, it is time to prepare for the dreaded parent-teacher conference. Hopefully, this advice will help. Top Ten Things Not To Do When Attending a Parent-Teacher Conference 10 When attending a parent-teacher conference, do not […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway City Hall Art Exhibit by Larry Bishop
Today, we are heading to the Lakeway City Hall to view an art show by Larry Bishop. We are catered by Garrison’s of Austin. Our entertainment is Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. Menu STRIP LOIN – Hasselback Potato, Green Garlic Aioli, Bordelaise GRILLED LAMB LOIN – Grilled Peperonata, Tomato, Charred Cucumber, Vadouvan Yogurt GRILLED TEXAS […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Pad
The machine waits patiently for me to pad over and touch the screen with my choice. Today feels like a Latte Macchiato. A touch of the button and here it comes. One sip and my caffeine-deprived brain reaches out to grab and chug the rest. Before that could happen, the doorbell expresses its familiar Westminster […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s Good News story comes from Yahoo News. Thanks to Noelle Granger for sending it to me. Companies announce game-changing plan to harvest drinking water from the ocean floor — here’s how it works by Yei Ling Ma Three companies are leveraging modern technology to reshape the future of commercial desalination, making the process cleaner, […]
Thursday – A little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste on Watch
© “So why the long face, Twiggy?” “Brother. You know I have a droop.” “Well, yeah, but I thought you looked worried.” “No. Everything is fine. Thought I would gaze out for a while.” “What’s out there?” “A couple of deer mooching carrots off Mom.” “I like the term mooching. You know I would be […]
An Invitation to a Creative Call
Author and blogger Michele Lee has been hosting a monthly Zoom meeting that has been unofficially called Creative Call. The time spent is unscripted and not bound by an agenda. It is simply a gathering of creative individuals discussing processes, challenges, and sometimes silly topics. In short, each person can talk about whatever they […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Have a Discussion
“Hey, Tempest. What are you doing?” “You know I was just getting ready to attack cheeseburger.” “You seem to have a pretty good grasp on the concept of attack.” “It’s the only way to handle cheeseburger.” “So what do you intend to do with cheeseburger?” “I thought maybe we could play tuggy with it.” “Tuggy […]
Guest Post – Andrew Joyce and His New Book – Wicked – The men of Wicked Tuna.
I am very pleased to welcome Andrew Joyce to Fiction Favorites. He has a new book and it look like it is going to be a good one. Here’s the blurb. The town of Gloucester—America’s first fishing village—has a rich history of “men who go down to the sea in ships.” From that tradition, […]
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