Tag Archives: John W. Howell Author
Thursday – A Little Personal- Twiggy Off Leash.
“Wait, don’t we need my leash and harness?” “Nope, today is the day you are allowed in the yard with no leash.” “Wow, this is different. Going down the stairs with no support.” “I thought you would like it.” “I do, but it feels different. There is no one leading.” “That’s true. You are on […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Prompt – Kreative Kue #413 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 your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Happy New Year
With a few short hours from wrapping up 2023, we at our house wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I think Twiggy says it best. (I have to wonder how she learned to operate the printer)
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “PH”
The coffee machine is slow to wake up today. A check of the vitals shows no problem, but the command buttons, once pushed, seem to have no effect on performance. Thinking back to the day when working a farm, the most reliable way to motivate a recalcitrant piece of machinery was a sharp physical […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News
Today’s Good News comes from the Good News Network. Here is the story in its entirety. 100 Tiny Endangered Seahorses Released into Sydney Harbor with High Hopes By Andy Corbley Dec 28, 2023 Australia continues to rehabilitate its populations of White’s seahorse, an “Australian icon” and the only such creature on the nation’s endangered list. […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy Gets More Freedom
“Hey, Dad. Where did the fence go?” “Well, the doctor said you can move around the house. “so that means I can walk anywhere I want?’” “That’s right. You have free rein.” “Rein? What does that mean?” “It’s a term in horse riding. It means you are free to go where you want to go.” […]
Finger Point Prompt – Bullet
I guess everyone knows how this works. I open a book to a random page, and then, with my eyes closed, I point. The word or words closest to my finger is the prompt. Today, I opened The Last Drive to page 171, and the word “bullet” ended up nearest my finger. So that’s the […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do on Christmas Day
As you can imagine, all ten not-to-dos are the same. Do not forget to fill your heart with peace and love this Christmas Day.
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Spruce
The aroma of coffee fills the air, and while a spruce-up of the machine takes place, a thought comes to me. When the machine delivers the coffee, there must be another trip into the past. The coffee pours forth from the spouts into my cup as if answering a wish. The crema finish lets […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA- TGIF – FRI-YAY/Good News
YouTube screengrab He Crowdsurfed in a Wheelchair to the Stage, and Coldplay Pulled Him Up to Play Harmonica (Watch) By Andy Corbley Dec 21, 2023 Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network. Here it is in its entirety. It’s easy to think that being in a wheelchair means the end of activities […]
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