Author Archives: John W. Howell
Thursday – A Little Personal – The Day Off.
“So, what’s going on, Twiggy? “We got our COVID booster and man, I’m wiped out.” “Wait a minute. I got the Covid booster. Why are you wiped out?” “I think it might be a sympathy wipeout.” “I certainly hope you don’t feel as bad as I do.” “I think that is a worthy […]
Guest Post – Dan Antion to introduce – Secrets Held Against Evil #newbook
It is a pleasure to have Dan Antion visit Fiction Favorites, as Dan and I have been following each other since November 2014. I think we all enjoy visiting Dan on his blog, No Facilities. You can go there now if you want to read his introduction post. In addition, Dan hosts the popular […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #401 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 your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do When Moving
This post ran on August 14, 2017. If you are moving, it may make sense. Hopefully, it will give a chuckle. * * * The inspiration for this piece was the arrival of a new couch and the accompanying rearranging of furniture. Since moving households is something almost everyone faces, I thought it […]
Views of the Neighborhood – 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament.
The term cornhole for the game came to be in Germany in the 1800s. A man invented the game and then took dried kernels of corn to fill the little bags, hence the name. We are attending the second annual cornhole tournament sponsored by the Lakeway Parks and Recreation. We will just eat there since […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Hum”
Last week was a humdinger is the thought as the aroma of a perfect cup of coffee fills the room. A quick sip reminds me that there is an Oscar the Grouch look-alike character living in an urn on the front porch. The temptation to hum the theme from the Good Bad and Ugly […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/GoodNews
Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety. Dad Ends Career by Recreating Adorable Photo With Son Who is Now a Pilot at Same Airline–LOOK By Andy Corbley-Sep 28, 2023 From a Chicago airport comes the beautiful story of a father and son who were able to […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy Outside.
Hey, Dad. Open the door. I left Cheeseburger out there.” “Coming, Little one.” “Thank heavens it’s still here.” “Who would take Cheeseburger?” “That delightful aroma? Any number of wild beasts.” “I don’t think we have wild beasts around here.” You-have-got-to-be-kidding-me right now. No beasts?” “Well, I haven’t seen any.” “Hello. Earth to Dad. That’s because […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #400 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 your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do Holding Up a Bank
Top Ten Things Not to Do Holding Up a Bank 10 If you are holding up a bank, do not hand the teller a note written on the back of one of your checkbook deposit slips; if you do, at best, you need to get the slip back. At worst, the police all-points bulletin will […]
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