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Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #149
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 keith@channing.info before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do on Thanksgiving
The inspiration for this list is the fact that this week is Thanksgiving here in the US. There have been a number of Thanksgiving situations which I personally witnessed, and I thought it would be fun to capture them and provide ample warning for your occasion this year. If you have ever done any of these things, […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Thanksgiving Feast
A group of volunteers from Kyle, Texas decided they would come down to Port Aransas and set up a Thanksgiving dinner as a way to help. The reason for doing so, as explained by Deborah the organizer, “Our hearts are with Port Aransas.” So she began to organize a Thanksgiving dinner for all Port Aransas […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Psst”
AAAAOOOOOGGGGAAA. It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. I have to quote Linda Hill to explain this week’s prompt. Here is what Linda says, “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “psst, or any other attention-getting noise or word.” Find a word or noise that you’d use to get someone’s attention, […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Spent another week editing and in erudite discussions with the insurance company. We all know about editing, so I will concentrate on the insurance company discussions. I was in Lowe’s picking up drywall screws on Wednesday when my phone rang. I was all excited because my caller id told me it was my adjuster. I […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Bailey Has a Question
“Hey, Pops.” “Hi, Bailey. Looks like you have a question.” “I do. Lucy and I need some information.” “Okay. I’ll try to help.” “What is that thing over there?” “That is a new waterer.” “Why do we need that?” “So mom and I don’t have to keep filling the bowl. Go try it.” “I’m not […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we had a rather odd conversation between Alice and Harriet. Alice made a recommendation to Harriet to fire the lawyer. It looks like she and Harriet have something to hide. I see the private detective is going to the sheriff’s office. This could be a juicy […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #148 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 keith@channing.info before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do Playing Board Games
The inspiration for this list is the approaching holidays where families all gather around and play a board game or two. I hope you enjoy the list. 10 If you are playing a board game, do not insist on using the same token as last year. If you d, at best, you will be […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Support
This week I thought it would be nice to talk about the support that Port Aransas has been getting from other places around the nation. This week we expect the arrival of a truckload of supplies from Farmington, Minnesota. Farmington residents started a bucket collection in which buckets were filled with donated items. Here is a […]



















