Tag Archives: John W. Howell Author

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Why/Y”

  Why lookie there. The Sears Calendar on the barn wall tells me it is Stream of Consciousness Saturday again. Of course, the year is not 1901, but it is still Saturday. This week’s prompt is “Why/Y.” Yeah I know looks goofy but let me explain. Linda hill says we should use a word that begins with […]

Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF

  Another week into the history books. I guess we all had our share of triumphs and defeats. I’m not sure we can expect an easy ride but let’s say the bumps in the road make you aware you are going somewhere. I’m sure you have been on an auto trip where you had a […]

Thursday – Anything Possible – Lucy and Bailey Give Dog Lessons

“Hey, Pops. What’s going on?” “I’m wondering how you and Lucy are getting on with Twiggy.” “I would say quite well. She is a lot of fun till she starts with the nipping.” “Yeah. All puppies do that. Just tell her, no.” “I think a deep growl conveys the message.” “Speaking of that. Are you teaching […]

Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day

  It is Wednesday Story Day again. Last week we saw that Frank Plano had an idea to set up some kind of Agatha Christi drawing-room finale to trap the killer of the Severides. Jason McDonnell was all for it and encouraged him to proceed. The reading audience (that’s you) overwhelmingly commented on how much […]

Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 171 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 where […]

Top Ten Things Never to Throw Away When Organizing

  The inspiration for this list is wondering how come we hang onto things in case they may come in useful someday. This list tries to understand the motivation for holding onto items that may be past their point of usefulness. 10 When organizing, do not throw away that eight-track cassette player.  If you do, […]

Views of the Neighborhood – Beach Clean Up

Each year the Texas General Land Office conducts two beach clean-up along the Gulf Coast. Since 1986 over 477,000 volunteers have collected over 17,000,000 pounds of trash. Yesterday was beach clean-up in Port Aransas. The event participants are all volunteers. Each is assigned an area and then the work is done between 9:00 and 12:00.  The […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Spoke”

  It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and this week’s prompt is “spoke.” Linda Hill says we can use it any way we want and will get bonus points if we don’t use it in the first sentence. (well, that seems easy.) If you would like to join our happy clan visit Linda’s blog and […]

Thursday – A little Personal – Getting to Know You.

“Hey, Twiggy.  Have you thought about what you would like to do today?” “Well, Dad. I have a couple of things on my agenda.” “I’m here to may every one of your requests come true today.” “Hmm. Maybe I should do some further thinking. The first thing is breakfast.” “Coming right up. The usual?” “Yum. […]

Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day

  It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we were present when Frank Plano made a statement that there was a guy in Kenosha who would swear that Jason McDonnell was in the Severide house the night of the killing. A reader asked the appropriate question, “Who wasn’t at the Severide house the […]