I am so pleased to have Mae Clair on Fiction Favorites today. Mae and I are teammates on Story Empire, and I have known Mae almost as long as I have been blogging. She is a very talented writer and has composed a set of short fiction stories for your enjoyment. Here is Mae to […]
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 it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
I originally published this list on October 6th, 2014. I hope you enjoy it. * * * Top Ten Things Not to do When Trying to Decide What to Watch on TV This list was inspired by a recent visit to a friend’s house and observing how the friend decided which shows to watch. 10 […]
Good day to you all. As you can see by the headlines we are off to look at things you see everyday in Texas. People love to decorate their houses with Texas symbols and we are going to take a look at a few. Our brunch is being catered by the Forthright Cafe in Austin. […]
It was a quiet morning that could inspire incredible feats of mental productivity. However, before that process could begin, my carbon host kept reminding me to aspire to something even more important than the solution to the world’s problems. The shaking hands, frontal lobe pounding, and blurred vision led me to conclude that the […]
Well, Friday is here and inviting us all to the weekend. Thanks, Friday, I accept. This has been the week of Washington. Congress was successful and extended government funding until December 3rd. On the $1 Trillion infrastructure bill and the $3.4 Trillion climate, healthcare and education bill, there is trouble in paradise. Seems […]
“So, what is this stuff, Lucy?” “Those are costumes. They are supposed to be dragon costumes.” “Dragon costumes? What are dragon costumes doing here?” “Remember when you decided you wanted to be a crocodile instead of a puma?” “Yes, I remember, but how did dragons come up?” “Well, the artist Resa suggested we dress up […]
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 it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
This post was originally run on September 29th 2014. Still bears paying attention to today. I hope you like it. * * * Top Ten Things Not to Do While Cooking Dinner This list has as inspiration a mishap in the kitchen resulting from not being fully engaged in the process. I hope you enjoy […]
We are off to view another home today. We want to look at this one because it is being built next to the runway at the Lakeway airport. It seems like a big joint, so we have to go through it. We are being catered by Tyson’s Tacos of Austin. I figured tacos are good […]
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