Tag Archives: Circumstances of Childhood
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #144 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 keith@channing.info before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do When You Are Bored
The inspiration for this list was a daydreaming session where I wondered what it would be like to be bored and then what it would be like to make some bad choices as a result of being bored. I hope you like it. 10 If you are bored, do not attend a city council […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Random Pics
Today’s View of the Neighborhood is a collection of random photos taken while searching for something interesting to share. There are a couple of stories in these pictures, and I hope you enjoy them. Virginia’s by the Bay is one of the first restaurants to open after hurricane Harvey. Their sign says what a lot […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Well.”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this weeks prompt is, “Well.” (Deep subject) If you would like to participate in this fun visit Linda Hill’s blog and read how. Here is her link https://lindaghill.com/2017/10/13/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-oct-1417/ Well by John W. Howell © 2017 “Well, what did he say?” “He said you and I need to […]
Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF
Hard to believe it is Friday once again. (The Thirteenth at that ) This has been one of those weeks that fly for me. I tried to take stock of where I spent my time this week. What did not come up was any time spent on my WIP. Most of my WIP time […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy’s Agenda
“Hey, Bailey. You hear anything?” “Like what?” “Listen upstairs. Something’s clomping around.” “I don’t hear anything? Hey, Pops you hear anything upstairs?” “I can’t hear anything from here. I’ll go check.” “Thanks, pops.” “Excuse me, Stella.” “Hold on, John. I’m just finishing breakfast.” “Okay. What can I do for you?” “Lucy said there was something […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we had an interesting exchange between Lucas and his lawyer Jason McDonnell. We got Lucas’ account of what happened to his sister and the lawyer’s opinion that Lucas should hire a private detective. Let’s go back because I see the lawyer has left Lucas’ room and […]
Tuesday Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 143 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 keith@channing.info before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
Top Ten Things Not to Say as an Excuse
The inspiration for this list has been my exposure to a number of excuses as to why things have not been fixed. Even worse were the excuses for not showing up. 10 If you need an excuse for not showing up, do not say “I got too busy.” If you do at best you won’t […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Bird Sanctuaries
I originally made a pledge not to show the personal devastation here in Port Aransas. I am keeping that pledge but feel compelled to show some of the effects of Hurricane Harvey on our three bird sanctuaries. This is a side of a disaster one normally does not see. Also, this is a side of […]
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