This prompt is the brainchild of aFrank Angle and follows all the rules laid out. Primarily this picture must be used. a story needs to be written that is 150 words or less and titled like so Footprints in the Sand by John W. Howell © 2017 “Why do you do it?” “Do what?” “Manage to have […]
The inspiration for this post is the Texas sport of tubing. To be a tuber, all you need is a truck inner tube, cooler of beer, snacks, and a lovely full river like the Guadalupe. Since I have not been tubing myself, this list is a matter of observation. 10 If you are tubing, […]
Yesterday was a big day in Port Aransas. There were two main events taking place. The first is the annual dog surfing contest. The second is the deep-sea fishing tournament. This week I will feature the dog surfing contest and next week will be the deep-sea fishing contest. The dog surfing contest is put on […]
It is Stream of Consciousness time again. This week’s prompt is “ick.” Linda Hill says we can use it as part of another word or by itself. If you want to join the fun here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2017/07/07/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-july-817/ Ick by John W. Howell © 2017 “Ick.” “What is ick?” “I just stepped on a cricket.” […]
It hardly seems possible that the Fourth of July has come and gone, but come and gone it has. I hope you all had a rewarding and fun day. After all, the birthday of America should be cause for celebration. We did get our beach back and for some reason, this year was pretty tame […]
“Uh, Hi dad. Where’s mom?” “Hi, ladies. Mom is shopping. Anything I can do to help you?” “Think he can help us? Bailey” “Think back to the last meal time, Lucy.” “Yeah, and how about the time you needed to go out?” “I remember the wait like it was yesterday. Wait, it was yesterday.” “And […]
Wednesday Story Day time again. Last week we overheard a conversation with Alice and Harriet. It looks like these two are going to take up where they left off. What is to become of Lucas if these two adopt him is anyone’s guess. We need to get back and see what is to happen this […]
Keith explains in his own 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 keithkreates@channing.ino before 6 pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure […]
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