Tag Archives: John W. Howell Author
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we saw Larry try to contact Gloria about how to get evidence on Cortez. We were all surprised to find out Gloria was on holiday. Our biggest shock was the knowledge that spirits take holidays. Before he left Micki’s shop, she suggested that he try to […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 204 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 While Women Prohibitionists Smash 12 Saloons in Kansas in 1901
This post continues the Top Ten Things Not to Do with a historical background. This week is the anniversary of the 1901 smashing of twelve saloons in Kansas by women prohibitionists lead by Carrie Nation. If you have the ability to time travel to that event this list is designed to keep you out […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri
Today is a sampling of some things. I started with the idea of face boards and then got a little distracted with other things along the way. I hope you enjoy today’s tour. Here is a face board for a storage facility. You can also see their Farley boat. This is in front of our vet’s office […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “ad/add/AD (Anno Domini).”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday again and this weeks prompt is “ad/add/AD (Anno Domini).” There is good news, Linda Hill says there are bonus points if we use all in the post today. I’m all over the bonus points cause this week’s points added to the three years previous points get me that […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Ah, another Friday which is another word for par-teee. Always nice to see the eve of the weekend. I hope your week was a good one. Gwen Plano and I received our manuscript back from the editor and were both impressed with the quality of work. She did a marvelous job taking our text […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Play Tag
“Hey, Lucy…. LUCY.” “Huh? I was looking at that bumblebee.” “You want to play tag?” “We always play tag. How about another game?” “Ha. You’re it.” “Oof. My goodness kid.” “Can’t catch me.” “I’m still trying to catch my breath.” “Okay. I’ll wait for you.” “You are so kind, Little one.” “OMG for a big […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #203 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo 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 where […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Publication of an American Novel in 1789
This post continues the Top Ten Things Not to Do with a historical background. Today is the 230th anniversary of the publication of the first American novel. Its title was “Power of Sympathy,” and it was written by William Hill Brown. If you were there when this event happened, there are some things you […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Bollard People
Last year I featured the bollard in Port Aransas being covered by crochet wraps. There were about thirty the previous year and more than one hundred and thirty this year. The creator of this display is Diana Vondra and a host of helpers. They are being called the “Bollard People for reasons you will see in […]
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