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End of the Week is as End of the Week Does
Friday again. Man how the week goes by. I spent most of it editing my next book and I must say I like this one. I know you would like to agree with me, but it’s going to be a while till I get the thing out the door. Besides the fact that you will […]
One Day is as One Day Does
The Community Story Board prompt was posted by LindaGHill and can cover any interpretation the author wishes. So here is my view of One Day. Life One Day by John W. Howell © 2013 One day the sun will bring, One day the rain will fall. One day the birds will sing, One day the […]
Lucy is as Lucy Does
I wrote this poem a while ago when we rescued our Boxer named Lucy. She had been run over by a car and needed tender care. Today she is a happy, healthy, joy filled dog. She loves life and humans and I have always wondered why someone would turn her loose. So this poem is […]
Eternal is as Eternal Does
This is not meant to be a dark post and no one has died causing a prompt. I was sitting editing my book and started to think on some of the burning questions of the day. One question which mankind has been asking ever since crawling out of the swamp, “is this all there is?” […]
Clumsy Dialog is as Clumsy Dialog Does
I did a post last week on Fiction Favorites titled Dialog is as Dialog Does where I attempted to demonstrate some of the principles necessary for good dialog. The piece is a bit of flash fiction that contained only dialog and really no context with the idea that the reader could figure out the story with […]
Dialog is as Dialog Does
There is a Winter Texan writing group in which I have the pleasure of participation. This group meets during the months of December through March ( all go back up north) and each week we would do a writing prompt. Most of the prompts are flash fiction and carry a theme. The one below was to be less […]
Ruby is as Ruby Does – A story of a remarkable Boxer
Since this is a blog about fiction favorites I thought I would take a little detour. Rather than discuss a particular piece of fiction I would like to take you on a small journey and tell a story that is real but sounds like fiction. The key difference between a fictional story and reality is […]



















