“Not here.” “Please tell me you are not looking for Friday.” “I’m looking for Friday.” “I asked you not to tell me that.”
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, we were around when we heard that Cortez’s men acting as agents took Lazar out of the lockup, and lieutenant Mayfield went along for the ride. Agent Moore convinced the highway patrol officers to issue a Be On the Look Out notice for the group, including ADA Thomas. Let’s go join Larry Andrew and Mike Moore as they discuss the next steps.
“I think we should get a car and at least be ut there should a call come in.”
“Good idea, Larry. Let me call the motor pool and get one over here.”
“How long will that take?”
“No more than ten minutes.”
“I’m still mystified as to how Mayfield let those guys pull the wool over his eyes.”
“I’m guessing their ID was pretty good. I’m a little worried about Thomas.”
“How so.”
“She never struck me as the kind you could shove around.”
“Yeah, so?”
“Just seems funny that she would be cooperative on a caper like this.”
“Maybe she wasn’t.”
“What do you mean, detective?”
“Maybe she was knocked out in the car or something.”
“Speaking of a car, let me make that call. Hello, this is Agent Moore. We are going to need a car at the ADA’s office. Sure. Okay, that sounds good.”
“All set?”
“It will be here in ten minutes. In the meantime, I’m going to call those guys at the Highway patrol and see if they have any security footage of the car that took Lazar away.”
“That sounds like a great idea. How’d you think of that?”
“You know a guy named Keith Channing?”
“No, should we?”
“He just sent me a text with that suggestion.”
“How did he get your number? Oh, that’s right, you read it out loud to the State troopers.”
“Hole on. Yeah, this is Agent Moore again. Just fine, thank you. I have a question. Do you guys, by chance, have a security camera covering the parking lot of your headquarters? I know it sounds like a dumb question but do you. Oh good. How about you roll the film and get me a description of the car that those agents were in. You did? Okay, give it to me. Uh-huh. Yup. Okay, Can you see ADA Thomas? No kidding. Okay, thanks again.”
“Well?”
“They put the description on the BOLO. As you might suspect, it is a late model black Chevrolet Suburban. Guess what?”
“No sign of Thomas.”
“Bingo. So if the lieutenant went with them, where do you suppose ADA Thomas was stashed.”
“This is not sounding good for Thomas.”
“And as much as I hate to say it for Lieutenant Mayfield either.”
As you know, Sally Cronin is the biggest supporter of Indie writers on the planet. She has a feature that so far has provided visibility to over 1000 posts. Today she is featuring one of my from the archives. A visit to Sally’s place is so worthwhile. Look around and see all the opportunities there are to promote your books and your blog. Thank you, Sally
“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 is where I live, this link will tell you). If you post it on your own blog or site, a link to this page would be appreciated, but please do also mention it in a comment here.
Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries next Monday.”
Unsplash photo – Vietnam Memorial Wall – Photo by Caleb Fisher
Today is Vietnam Veterans Day. A day to remember those among us who answered the call to serve and to the over 58,300 Americans who were silenced forever.
The Top Ten things today are all the same. Do not forget those who gave of themselves despite the turmoil that surrounded this war.
These are individuals who deserve our respect and gratitude no matter what we personally believe regarding the conflict.
Today’s tour takes us around a little and also to a nursery. I took the liberty of ordering off the menu from Roosevelt’s in Port Aransas. They have a wine and food pairing. Pay no attention to the price. I got this.
For dessert, we have a deep dish Hot Dutch apple pie with home churned vanilla ice cream.
Our entertainment today is Bon Jovi
Time to get on the bus and let’s get going.
The first stop ismy backyard to take a look at the first crossvine blooms.
Now on to see the beginning of the California Poppies. Three so far.
A close-up of the California poppy
Now to a nursery where we are sure to see some blooms. First a nice porch planter.
Various baskets of blooms against the backdrop of a palm showing the results of the freeze.
More hanging baskets.
Some New Guinea impatins hanging baskets
A giant hanging basket filled with yellow and pink begonias, golden creeping jenny, and ivy.
A hanging basket with fern, pink pokadot, and yellow begonias
A hanger with pink impatins, and purple dragon.
Lovely nasturtiums
Geraniums
Red begonias with a little creeping jenny
Terrific porch planter.
We are now in the greenbelt checking on the bluebonnets. Here’s a close up of a few.
They are not out in force yet. Hard to see the few scattered about a meadow. We’ll have to come back when there are more.
That is the tour today so have some more food and listen to the music. I hopeyou all have a great week.
I was working hard to get my Classic editor back when I heard some noise on the driveway. Investigating, I found a box had been dropped off by FedEx. Yes, it was from Linda Hill. Here is what was inside.
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “run.” Use it as a noun, a verb, use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
If you would like to have fun, please visit Linda’s blog and read how. Here is the link.
Friday has come. I can’t decide if the week’s been long or short. If you looked in yesterday you know Lucy went to the vet for a teeth cleaning. She is doing well, but needs medication twice a day. If you can picture Lucy sitting still for pills you have the wrong dog. She is great with chewable but needs a dose of peanut butter for everything else. We have two pills that are capsules and one chewable.
I woke up yesterday to the Classic editor being totally shut off. I thought WP was going to continue it for we premium subscribers. Well I was wrong. There was no warning and let me tell you my type of blog with tons of pictures is a real pain in Block editing. I used to be able to download masses photos and now must do it one at a time. On top of that, the captions don’t work well, and oh my goodness what a mess.
I have often threatened to go to the free version of WP if forced to use the Block editor. I’ll give it a bit and see what happens. I wish there was a soul that gave a crap about what we users think but I know such an individual doesn’t exist
Today’s JohnKu talks about being had. I hope you all are blessed with a terrific weekend
Block Editor by John W. Howell (I don’t have my copyright sign or at least I can’t find it) Copyright 2021
If you know Staci Troilo you know what a good writer she is. She has written a review of Eternal Road – The last stop that made my day. If you don’t know Staci and her writing now is a good time to visit and find out more. Thank you, Staci.
Ciao, amici! I’m ashamed to admit how long this one took me to post. And wish it hadn’t. Because I enjoyed it so much once I finally had a chance to sit down with it and read it.
The following is my review of John Howell’s Eternal Road: The Final Stop.
Author John W. Howell took the concepts of “the road to our eternal home” and “our final stop” quite seriously when he penned this afterlife journey novel. And it was an adventure quite unlike anything I’ve read in quite a long time—kind of Kerouac meets What Dreams May Come.
There’s love and hope in this novel, but there’s also danger and warning. The paranormal and metaphysical elements are necessary vehicles for the story, but the author doesn’t turn the tale into a religious one. It’s…
