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Thursday – A Little Personal – Rain on the Plain
“You want to play with Cheeseburger Lucy?” “Um. Looks like a nice day for a nap.” “Hey, Dad. Lucy won’t play with me.” “Come on, Lucy, play with your sister.” “Fine. I have the stinking cheeseburger.” “You are supposed to run around with it in your mouth, and then I chase you and take […]
Today I am with Suzanne Burke in Her Writer’s World
Today I’m with Suzanne Burke talking about my new book Eternal Road – The final stop. I have a new excerpt that you might enjoy. Here is the link https://sooozburkeauthor.wordpress.com/2020/09/09/new-book-launch-eternal-road-the-final-stop-by-john-w-howell-howellwave-iartg-asmsg-writingcommunity/ If you don’t know or haven’t visited Soooz (as she is known to her friends) you are missing a treat of seismic proportions. She is […]
Today I’m with Pamela Read at Butterfly Sand
Yes, today I am with Pamela Read. She has graciously offered to help support the launch of Eternal Road-The final stop. Here is the link https://butterflysand.com/?p=7076 You will find another excerpt there. Also, you will find some fantastic work. Pamela is a writer, artist, and photographer. Let me show you a couple of her pieces. […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #279 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 […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at Elvis’ Appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956
Happy Labor day to everyone and especially to those who work to keep our lives normal. To those out of work, a wish for this COVID mess to end. This week marks the 64th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956. You know we all want to be there, […]
Views of the Neighborhood – COVID Accomodation
With nothing better to report in the neighborhood, I decided to go out and do a personal investigation of how restaurants, stores, and small eating places are handling the COVID situation. This is not a Pulitzer Prize-worthy post, but hey, beats a blank page. So I got the bus. We have a keg of margaritas, […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Sharp”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and this week’s prompt is “sharp.” Linda Hill is not here today but sent the message that we could use the word in any or all of its definitions. If you would like to join this happy band of word warriors, visit Linda’s blog and read how. Here […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Another Friday is here. If you saw the post yesterday, then you know we finally got a break in the weather. This summer has been one for the record books. Not only were the temps in the 100s but the heat indexes were in from 105 to 110. Of course, this is 2020 so what […]
Today I’m with Teri Polen at Books and Such
I’m pleased that Teri is helping to support the Eternal Road – The final stop blog tour. Here is a link to her post. #NewRelease Eternal Road: The Final Stop by John W. Howell #IndieAuthor I hope you visit since I have another excerpt for you to read. Teri is a talented YA author and here […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – A Heat Wave Break
We had a temperature break here in Texas so Twiggy and Lucy took advantage of it. “Hey, Lucy, check out the temperature. “I can’t see the thermometer from here.” Pretty funny. We don’t have a thermometer. The air feels cool.” “Yeah, the low 90s is like an arctic blast. Why are you running?” “The puma […]
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