Tag Archives: Circumstances of Childhood
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we learned from Janice Rafferty that her husband was in South Lake Tahoe for a meeting with his boss Cortez. We also learned he was not much of a drinker. This came as a little surprise since Cortez did not mention anything about even being […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #210 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 is […]
Ten Things Not to Do at the First Telephone Call in 1876
This post continues the Top Ten Things Not to Do with a historical background. Yesterday marked the anniversary of the first telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. He famously said, “Watson, come here. I need you” to his assistant Thomas Watson. If you happen to have a time machine and can get […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Book Fair in Killeen Texas
I was at a book fair in Killeen Texas yesterday sponsored by Texas Authors. The Views of the Neighborhood this week will hopefully give you a taste of what went on. Here is the entrance to the fair. The main desk A lot of authors are in attendance Here is a shot of my booth. More […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Abash/ A Bash/Bash
Gad that headline took some figuring out. This is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this weeks prompt is “abash/a bash/bash.” Linda Hill further orders to use “abash,” or “bash” as a noun or a verb. Then she offered up bonus points if we manage all three. Her final order, “Have fun!” (Easy for her […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Such an interesting week. We closed on the house in Port Aransas and will be closing on the house in the Austin area today. In between, we loaded up a truck which we rented and moved. The estimates for a move did not make any sense. The prices were way too high. The primary factor was […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Scope the New Neighborhood
We are now at our new home in the Austin area. Lucy and Twiggy are adapting quite well. There are some differences, but I’ll let them explain. “Lucy. What are all these little crispy things on the ground?” “Leaves, Little Potato. The trees around here shed in the winter.” “I think walking on the road is […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we arrived at Mrs. Rafferty’s house to find a lawyer by the name of Sanders waiting to greet them. I think we better get over there to find out why she lawyered up and what she has to say. “Mrs. Rafferty this is Detective […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #209 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 […]
Top Ten Things Not to do During a Move
As you may know, I’m in the process of moving and today is unload day at the new location. So today’s Top Ten Things Not to Do has only one thing times ten. 10 – 1 If you are moving, do not try to do a quality top ten list. If you do, […]
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