Author Archives: John W. Howell
Views of the Neighborhood – Halloween
We had a cold front move in for Halloween. My photos this week show islanders bundled up like they are in Alaska. This weekend had two Halloween events pictured here. The first is the annual sand pumpkin carving event. The second is the Trunk or Treat event held in the park. I hope you like them. […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “which/witch/wich.”
Which day is today? Stream of Consciousness Saturday of course. Today’s prompt is “which/witch/wich. Linda Hill also has some informative words. “Start your post with the word “which” and try to fit the word “witch” in somewhere if you can. Bonus points if you use a word that ends in “wich.” As an added […]
Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF
Friday is here and time to look forward to the weekend. The week has been busy with the editing of the latest book titled The Contract. A story of two souls who must venture to Earth to stop a catastrophic event that is threatening the viability of the planet. They will have no memory of […]
Smorgasbord Book Promotion – Air Your Reviews – Brigid P. Gallagher, Jacquie Biggar and John W. Howell
Sally G. Cronin has published a review by Karen Ingells on her site under her regular feature Air Your Reviews. I’m sure she would appreciate a visit, and for the record, Sally is an indie author’s best friend and continually promotes and features other author’s work. She is an excellent writer in her own right […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Play Outside
“So Stella, what are you doing behind that chair?” “Well. John, it’s like this. I can’t seem to find a place for a nap with those canines running around.” “Come out here. That’s no place to nap.” “Okay, John. I’m here.” “What is the problem?” “Whenever I try to lay down those oafs run over […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we saw Sheriff Gibson try to Bogart Lucas into confessing a crime. Good thing Lucas had a lawyer tell him to keep his mouth shut. No telling what beans he would have spilled. I see the Private detective is in lawyer McDonnell’s office. I think we may get […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #145 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo 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 keith@channing.info before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I […]
Top Ten Things Not to Say to a Contractor
The inspiration for this list has been a number of discussions held with contractors lately. Hope you like it. 10 Do not say to a contractor, “I’m in no rush.” If you do, at best the job will take longer than you could conceive. At worst, you’ll be on the bottom of the list […]
Views of the Neighborhood – The Annual Old Town Parade
As you may know, Port Aransas was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. Each year there is a parade and festival honoring Port Aransas’ old town. In spite of Harvey and in spite of the devastation especially in old town, the parade and festival continued as usual. I hope you enjoy the photos. This is a […]
Cherished Blogfest – One Photo – #CBF17
The Cherished Blogfest is an annual blogfest where we share something we cherish in a blog post. This blogfest began in 2015, and well over 100 people came together to share words, photos, poetry, and thoughts about a cherished item. Many of us established new blog friendships, which continue to this day. I took a […]
