Tag Archives: fiction favorites

Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Outside

“Where you going, Little One?” “I’m going to the wilderness.”   “The wilderness. Where’s that?” “No dog’s land around the corner.” “Hey, wait for me. That could be dangerous.” “Hurry up then. An adventure awaits.” “Okay, keep talking to me, so I know you’re safe.” “Everything is fine. So far, so good.” “You sure everything’s […]

Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 384

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 your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it […]

Top Ten Things Not to Do on Halloween

  This post was published on October 31st, 2016. At last, Halloween falls on a Monday, so I can post it again. I hope you like it, and Happy Halloween to you. * * * I’m pretty sure I don’t have to explain the inspiration for this list. Since today is Halloween, it is pretty […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Element”

The coffee firm in my hand and a stroll to the backyard brings me face to face with Wile E Coyote. “How’s it going?” He looks up from the plunger. “Ready whenever you are.” This causes me to wonder how I got to be in charge of the signal for detonation. Waving my hand, I […]

Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Goodnews

Today’s Good New story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety. Battery Tech Breakthrough Paves the way for Mass Adoption of Affordable/Fast Charging Electric Cars By Andy Corbley –Oct 25, 2022 A breakthrough in electric vehicle fast-charging battery design from Penn State has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy See Something New

“What the heck is that, Lucy?” “I don’t know Little One. Looks like a toy.” “What’s a toy doing in the backyard?” Yeah, that is a good question. Smells like a toy.” “You think Dad dropped it here?” “I don’t see him but I wouldn’t be surprised.” “Why would he do that?” “Maybe to take […]

Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #383 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 your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on […]

Top Ten Things Not to Do When the Time Changes

Halloween falls on the Monday before the changing of clocks on November 6th. The post on that Monday will be devoted to Top Ten Things not to Do on Halloween. Therefore, it might be a good idea to discuss the fall back routine of Daylight Savings time. This post was first run on November 14th, […]

Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway String-A-Palooza

Today we will take a trip to Lakeway Park to check out the String-A-Palooza. This is an event put on by school districts in and around Lakeway. Middle and grade school students all converge for a day of playing string instruments in and having fun. We are catered today by Odd Duck of Austin. Our […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Bowl

The coffee machine has a mind of its own today. While waiting for the life-saving potion, a bowl of store-brand raisin bran crunch is making a poor substitute. Before long, the machine decides a strike might not produce the best result and coughs up the brew. Abandoning the bowl in favor of the mug, a […]