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Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt –
Today I randomly opened Circumstances of Childhood to page 127. I closed my eyes and pointed to the page. My finger is closest to the word “urgent.” That is our prompt today. Urgent by John W. Howell © 2026. “Hurry up.” “What’s the deal?” “It’s urgent.” “What?” “The thing you have to see.” “For heaven’s […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Portrait
The song Portrait of My Love plays over and over in my mind. It was the last song on my playlist last night and now haunts me today. A fresh, hot, aromatic cup of joe will chase it away. With hope, the two coffee selection is made on the machine touchscreen. The first sip […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Yelling”
Today I opened The Last Drive randomly to page 207. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word “yelling” was closest to my finger. That is our prompt today. Yelling by John W. Howell © 2026 “Hey, hey, hey. What’s all the yelling?” “Jimmy is not playing fair, Coach.” “Tell me more, John.” […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Easy/Hard”
We can do this the easy way or the hard way, the message on my coffee machine’s touchscreen said. Using the keypad, an inquiry as to which was which was sent back to the machine brain. To my surprise, the machine fired back a message. It read: “We are out of milk, so if […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Passenger”
Today I randomly opened Eternal Road – The final stop to page 165. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “passenger.” That is our prompt today. Passenger by John W. Howell © 2026 “Here we are, YouTubers. This is the freight train switching yard in Peoria, […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt –
A review of the menu on the coffee machine does nothing to change my mind. It’s going to be a double coffee in a 10 0z mug. That would be 8oz of the stuff that stops the low-caffeine alarm horn, and about 2oz of half-and-half. The button is pushed, and the aroma fills the air. […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Document”
Today, I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 141. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger was “document.” This is our prompt. Document by John W. Howell © 2026 “So what did they say?” “I need a document from the doctor.” “Document? What kind […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Distance”
The distance to the coffee machine feels like a climb of Mount Everest. The low caffeine warning klaxons in my brain, accompanied by a flashing red sign that screams, “Warning, Will Robinson.” The machine finally gives up the coffee, and the first sip turns off all the warnings. As we know, the second sip […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Hands”
Today I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 121. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. My finger fell closest to the word “hands,” which is our prompt today. Hands by John W. Howell © 2026 “Hands. Touching hands. Reaching out. Touching you, touching me.” “Sweet Caroline. Bah,bah, bah.” “You […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Smooth”
A smooth Cappuccino is on the brain today. A light touch of the menu screen starts the delivery process. Milk, coffee, and then foam create the elixir that will quell the low caffeine warning buzzer in my head. One sip begins recovery. The second sip ushers in the jarring sound of the Westminster chimes, […]
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