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Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Fortune
The alarm came from somewhere far away and entered my consciousness like a bolt from a crossbow. I’m trying hard to turn it off before another bolt out of the blue finds its mark. Silence is golden, and the only sound now is the cracking of my knees as I make motions to begin the […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety. Marine biologists have found that $8 green LEDs affixed to fishermen’s gill nets were enough to dissuade vast amounts of sea animals like turtles, rays, and sharks from falling prey to these nets. Originally tested by the National Oceanic […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Here Comes Warmer Weather for Twiggy and Lucy
“Look at that, Little One. Sunshine.” “Seems like it has been weeks rather than days. Let’s get in it.” “What did you find?” “I’m not sure. I think it might be a weed.” “A weed? That’s impossible. You sure?” “Give me another sniffing moment and I’ll tell you.” “That’s not a weed. It’s just the […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 346 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 on Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do in a Fancy Coffee Chain Store
This post originally ran on February 1st, 2016. Since all the coffee chains haven’t gone out of business, the advice is still helpful. I hope you enjoy it. * * * The inspiration for this list was a visit to a bustling Coffee chain and then a need to put down in words some of […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Winter Wonderland.
Well, it was a mess on Friday and way too dangerous to go out on a photo tour of the neighborhood, which is when most of them are taken. Instead, I took a tour around the yard, and hopefully, these photos will take the place of a full-blown tour. Since we will stay at the […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Page
Gazing at my watch convinced me to stay inside this morning. The temperature is below freezing, and the wind chill is in the teens. This is not a day to consider opening the front door. Getting settled with a hot cup of coffee and my trusty Apple, I was looking forward to a productive […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Good to see Friday here. This means we can take a short break from the week and do some fun things. Today’s Good News story is about Bee Cave Bob You all have heard of Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog who predicts the arrival of spring . This year he predicted 6 more weeks of […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Bad Ice Coming
“Hey, Lucy. Come here. There’s a bunch of junk on the porch.” “Okay. What kind of junk?” “I’m not sure. Looks like old sheets and towels and a roll of grey stuff.” “Yeah, that is duct tape, Little one.” “Who wants to tape a duck?” “Not duck. Duct. It is one of the Boss’s go-to […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #345 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 on Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
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