Tag Archives: John W. Howell Author
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Grill”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this weeks prompt is “grill.” Linda Hill says to have fun with it. So in that vein, I will proceed. If you would like to have fun with “grill” or are just curious as to why a bunch of seemingly normal looking people do this each week, stop by […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA TGIF
This day, once it is, complete will kick off a three-day weekend. Everyone deserves the promise of time off to honor those who gave so much. As I sit and think about what Memorial Day means to me, I get a profound feeling of gratitude for those who gave their lives that I might […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy’s First Swim
“Hey, Dad. What’s Mom doing?” “She is setting up the dog pool.” “Dog pool? What is a dog pool? “Go see for yourself.” “Lucy, Bailey.” “What short stuff?” “What is this thing anyway?” “It’s a place to get cool.” “Cool? How’s that?” “You know, you ask a lot of questions, Twiggy. See I’m in the […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again. Last week we were in a fortune-telling shop run by Micki Lee. Larry Dunfee, a police detective was there as well. It is there we learned from Micki that she believes Larry was brought to her shop by someone close to Larry. Then Larry dropped the bomb that […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #175 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 is […]
Cover Reveal and Pre-Order for The Alternative by S. Burke
I am so pleased to have Suzanne Burke join my blog today to announce the cover reveal and pre-order period for her new book, The Alternative. I was lucky enough to have done a beta read for this story collection and I can tell you it is a five-star read. So Suzanne the blog is […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do When You Left Your Money and ID at Home
The inspiration for this list was going to dinner and forgetting to put my wallet in my pocket. Although it sounds impossible, I very seldom need to leave the house (Yes, Mr. Hughes?) so I have lost the natural tendency to check to see if I have everything with me. Lucky for me, none […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Go Topless Event
This weekend the beach was inundated with Jeep owners celebrating the topless season of Jeep ownership. Here is a description of the event from the All Things Jeep website. “Go Topless Day® is a spring tradition when we celebrate the return of warm weather and sense of fun and adventure that comes along with owning a […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Empty/Hollow
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This weeks prompt is “empty/hollow.” Linda Hill says we can use one or both. If you haven’t had enough pain in your life and want to join this crowd, just visit Linda’s blog and find out how. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2018/05/18/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-19-18/ Empty/Hollow by John W. Howell © […]
Friday – JohnKu -AKA – TGIF and a Visit from Lisa Burton Talking about the Yak Guy Project.
I am always thrilled to have a visit from Lisa Burton. As you may know, she is the robot spokesperson for Craig Boyack, the very talented author of a new release titled The Yak Guy Project, as well as, a host of other excellent books. My JohnKu is all about book launches. Book Launch by John […]
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