Tag Archives: Circumstances of Childhood
Thursday – A Little Personal – Play Ball or Not
“Hey, Little one. How about a game of Jolly ball.” “Um. I’m kind of busy right now.” “Busy? Doing what?” “I’m looking for acorns.” “Acorns? You know you are not supposed to chew those. They’re not good for dogs.” “I’m not going to chew them.” “What are you going to do then?” “I’m going to […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again and last week Jerry’s landlord walked in asking a lot of questions and then fingered the three to the police as possible trespassers. This was all after a bunch of guys made toothpicks out of Jerry’s door. So, our boys are about to get a visit by a […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #247 by Keith Channing
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 […]
Cover reveal and Pre-Order for The Reckoning Squad by Susanne Burke
I am pleased to be part of the announcement and cover reveal for Suzanne Burke’s latest thriller. The regular Top Ten feature will be back next week. I was fortunate to be part of the beta reader team for The Reckoning Squad and can say this is another great example of Suzanne’s talent for writing […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Music at the Library
As if the place wasn’t cool enough, every Friday the Lake Travis Community Library hosts a musical performance. This week is was The Southside Sheiks Band These guys bill themselves as “Raisin’ a ruckus wherever they go, the Southside Sheiks will play old-timey jug band, ragtime, and holler blues.” Other weeks have included a […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Last Call.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and this week’s prompt needs an expert to describe. So let’s drag Linda Hill from her warm cozy house and ask her to explain. “Fine, John. You could have at least allowed me to get my coat, but never mind. Here it is. Your prompt […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Sunshine Blogger Award
I was very honored this week to receive the Sunshine Blogger award from three terrific bloggers. Mark Bierman Ron Yates Gwen Plano I don’t usually do awards, but I was so touched that these three would gang up on me separately nominate me for an award that has anything at all to do with […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Face the Rain
“Okay, Ladies. Time to go out.” “It’s raining out there.” “I just hate the rain, Lucy.” “I know how you feel. The boss is not moving, though.” “Which way you going?” “Not sure, Little One. The rain seems to be coming down everywhere.” “Oh, this is great. We have a wind chill of 44 degrees, […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we all thought there was going to be a significant shoot-out. We were quite surprised that whoever was intent on shooting Larry, Andrew, and Jerry decided that since the police were on the way, they should take a powder (True Detective magazine vernacular) Let’s get […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #246 by Keith Channing
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 6 pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the […]
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