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Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “at the beginning”
In the beginning, coffee in our house was made by dripping water through a filter filled with ground coffee from a can. The result was hot caffeinated brown water. Then, in a quest for better coffee, a French Press was (wait for it) pressed into service. It was more or less the same as water […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good news
Today’s good news story comes from the Associated Press. This story was brought to my attention by The Producer. Purrfect ending: Missing Virginia store cat found after hitching a ride to another state By JULIE WALKER and JOHN RABY Updated 3:55 PM CDT, October 7, 2025 Francine, the calico cat, is back home at […]
Thursday – Anything Possible – Twiggy and Tempeste Outside (A Little)
“Twiggy. What do you want to play?” “We could do Puma and Panther.” “The panther senses that danger is near.” “The puma holds its breath cause clearly the Panther is confused.” “The panther responds to the snap of a twig in the jungle.” “Clearly the Panther is hallucinating.” “The panther excuses herself and goes in […]
I am with Teri Polen at Bad Moon Rising, Today
Today I’m with Teri Polen at her Bad Moon Rising feature. This is the tenth year for this feature and the following graphic contains a list of participating authors. Participants answer questions about themselves creating interesting and fun posts. I have closed comments here but you can go to Teri’s post at https://teripolen.com/2025/10/08/badmoonrising-detour-on-the-eternal-road-by-john-w-howell-supernatural-suspense-bookgiveaway/ […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Registration
Today, I randomly opened The Last Drive to page 181. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word nearest to my finger is ‘registration,’ which becomes our prompt. Registration by John W. Howell © 2025 “Your license and registration, please.” “But officer, I didn’t do anything.” “You are under suspicion of speeding. Please […]
Top Ten Things Not To Do on the Weekend
This post ran on June 9th, 2014, and was coauthored by Marie Ann Bailey and me. Since we still have weekends, maybe it will offer some tips. Top Ten Things Not To Do on the Weekend 10. On the weekend, do not attempt to catch up on all the sleep you missed during the week. […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Dedication of Lakeway’s Rainbow Bridge
Today, we are visiting the Lakeway Greenbelt to witness the dedication of Lakeway’s official Rainbow Bridge. I was on break when this event took place, so I would like to thank The Producer for taking the photos and providing the background information. We are catered by Ezov of Austin, and our entertainment is Judy Garland. […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Joke”
The joke is on me. Thinking that another disaster was forming with the coffee machine, a standby plan was put into place. The machine sat in darkness, with no sign of life. The first part of the plan was to run through the checklist of operations to diagnose the problem. Water? Check. Beans? Check. […]
Friday JohnKu _ AKA -TGIF – Good News/Fri-Yay -The Weight of Snow and Regret Blog Tour with Elizabeth Gauffreauwith Elizabeth Gauffreau
I am very happy to welcome Elizabeth Gauffreau here on Good News Friday. She has a new book and it is good news for sure. So without any delay. Here is Liz to talk about her book. Introduction Thank you for hosting me on my blog tour for The Weight of Snow and Regret, John! […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste on the Hunt
“Hey, Tempeste. What cha finding over there?” “It’s nothing, Believe me.” “If it’s nothing why are you spending good nose time here?” “It just seemed like it would be something.” “I have to see for myself.” “Be my guest. See nothing.” “Yeah, you are right. You would think there would be a crumb of something […]
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