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Tuesday Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Amazes
Today I randomly opened Eternal Road- the final stop to page 245. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word “Amazes” is closest to my finger. This is our prompt. Amazes by John W. Howell © 2026 “You know what amazes me?” “What?” “The way those guys move on top of the water.” […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt- Draw
The coffee machine is ready for me. A finger on the touchscreen is enough to draw a steaming 8-oz cup of soothin’ syrup. The first sip served to quell the shipyard riveting hammer noise in my head from the lack of caffeine. The second (as we know) is accompanied by the cacaphony of Twiggy and […]
Tuesday Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt –
Today I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 97. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “Bearings.” This is our prompt today. Bearings by John W. Howell © 2026 “Are we lost?” “No, dear. I just have to get my bearings” “Everyone else is […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Wind”
Saturday mornings are the best. There is a light wind, so the 100-degree temperatures outside don’t feel like a blowtorch. The weather person last night bemoaned the lack of twenty-mile-an-hour winds since there would be no cooling effect. He must live in another country, since the wind, along with the high temperatures, usually makes it […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Horses
Today, I opened Eternal Road – The final stop randomly to page 167. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “horses.” That is our prompt today. Horses by John W. Howell © 2016 “So, you look funny.” “How so?” “I don’t know. You have this look […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Sometimes”
Sometimes the coffee machinel ikes to prolong the wrecker ball hitting a metal building sound in my brain due to caffeine withdrawal. My guess is that it is jealous of not being able to walk around. When this happens, a subtle reminder of who is the boss gets things back on track. This morning, […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Good Deed”
Today, I randomly opened Eternal Road – The final stop to page 155, and with eyes closed, pointed to the page. My finger fell between two words, ” good” and “deed.” I decided to use both. Good Deed by John W. Howell ©2026 “As you know, in our troop, one must do a good deed […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Jelly
A piece of sourdough toast with peanut butter and grape jelly will go well with coffee this morning. The machine gives out a full mug with no complaint, and the toaster follows suit. The first sip of coffee stops the pile-driver effect in my brain from being triggered by dangerously low caffeine levels. Of course, […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt –
Today I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 175. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is salutes. This is our prompt today. Salutes by John W. Howell © 2026 “How many salutes did you say?” “21 gun salutes.” “Whoa, that’s a lot of salutes.” […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Spark” – Happy Birthday America
From Linda Hill: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “spark.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun! Since it is the Fourth of July and time to celebrate the birth of the USA, I’m going to suspend my usual silliness to wish you a Happy 4th and hope that a […]
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