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Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Organized Horse Race in America in 1665
This post continues the Top Ten Things Not to Do against a historical background. In March of 1665, the establishment of the Newmarket course in Salisbury, New York, a section of what is now known as the Hempstead Plains of Long Island is recognized as the start of thoroughbred horse racing in the United States. […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Mailbox Decorations
A lot of things are made of rock around here because it is plentiful. I noticed some substantial mailbox’s around the place, so I decided to take some photos of them to share with you. We do have some squirrels in the neighborhood. Here is a tribute to them. I haven’t seen any owls yet, […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – The Last Piece of Mail
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this weeks prompt is…well let’s let Linda Hill explain it. Her words. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “the last piece of mail you received.” Talk about the subject of the last piece of physical mail you received, i.e., a gas bill–talk about gas, not […]
Guest Post – D.L.Finn – “Just Her Poetry Seasons of a Soul.”
I am very pleased to welcome D.L.Finn to Fiction Favorites on this TGIF Friday. She is launching her first book of poetry and it is great to have her here to tell you about it. Thank you, John, for having me on your blog to celebrate today’s release of my first poetry book, “Just Her […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Friday already? Someone needs to slow this spaceship down. We have had a busy week in the non-writing department. The fence guy checked in. The remove the brush from the lot guy checked in. The sofas were delivered. The refrigerator, washer, and dryer are scheduled for delivery next week. The utilities are going to mark […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy at Home
“Twiggy why don’t we play with your toys.” “Coming Lucy.” “You want to chase me while I hold Ears.” “Um. I was thinking more about playing with the Woodchuck.” “Gee Lucy. We played with Woodchuck Yesterday.” “Oh yeah. That’s right Little one.” “Where you going?” “Over to the futon.” “Futon? What’s a futon?” “It is […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we realized that Evon and Janice were fearful of the fact that Cortez might extract retribution if Janice talked too much about, he and his company. We also learned that contrary to the signed engineering analysis, the machine Cortez bought from Sandusky worked perfectly. I […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Creative Kue #211 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 […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Texas –
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. This is the first Views of the Neighborhood from our new home. Today we are going a couple of blocks away to visit a park that celebrates service. This is not a place of loss but of recognition. It is here that the men and women from Lakeway who served in […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Soul/Sole”
It is Stream of Conscious Saturday time again. This weeks prompt is “soul/sole.” To quote Linda Hill. “Use one, use both, use ’em any way you like. Enjoy!” If you would like to participate, visit Linda’s blog and read how easy it is to get carried away and enjoy. Here is a link. https://lindaghill.com/2019/03/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-march-16-19/ […]
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