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Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – System
Today I randomly opened The Last Drive to page 145 and, with my eyes closed, pointed to the page. The word nearest my finger is “system.” That is our prompt today. System by John W. Howell © 2026 “How do I get out of this?” “I don’t think you can.” “Why not?” “You have […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Peak/Peek/Pique”
Imagine my pique when I approach the coffee machine and see these words on the touchscreen. Of course, the action taken was as any red-blooded person would take. The touchscreen was cleared, and the two coffee buttons engaged. The coffee machine growled to life and delivered the elixir that would put to rest the hammer-meets-anvil […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Direct”
Today, I opened Eternal Road – The final stop randomly to page 143 and, with eyes closed, pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “direct.” This is our prompt today. Direct by John W. Howell, © 2026 “You could be less direct, you know.” “I don’t know. What do you mean?” […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Miss”
The coffee machine has a strange message on the touchscreen this morning. It reads: Do not miss the latte macchiato. Since part of me is at least one cat life, the cappuccino macchiato button is touched on the screen. Then nothing happens, but a sign pops up that reads 14 seconds of milk. It is […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Compliment
Today I randomly opened Eternal Road – The final stop to page 131. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “compliment.” That is our prompt today. Compliment by John W. Howell © 2026 “You look gorgeous.” “Why, thank you. That is a nice compliment.” “I mean […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Guest”
The coffee machine has a “welcome guest” message scrolling on the touch screen. With a low-caffeine warning klaxon horn blaring in my head, it is difficult to understand the meaning. Lucky for me, a touch of the two-coffee button starts the flow of the antidote, which could be a fatal deprivation situation. We all know […]
Tuesday Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Conference
Today I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 265. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “conference.” This is the prompt today. Conference by John W. Howell © 2026 “Another boring conference.” “Oh, come on. You say that every year, and then you […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Coincidence
Before we begin our silliness today, I want to remind us of all those who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. For some, it was their last day, and we owe them a great deal for their sacrifice. There are very few alive now who participated in that D-Day exercise for […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Tampering
Today, I opened Eternal Road – The final stop to page 267 and with eyes closed pointed. My finger fell closest to the word “tampered.” This is our prompt today Tampered by John W. Howell © 2026 “Somebody tampered with my stuff.” “What do you mean?” “Look here.” “What am I looking at?” “See the mess?” […]
stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Impress”
Saturday is always a good day. It seems the coffee machine goes out of its way to impress the end user. Just this morning it said good morning without being prompted. It then produced this fine mug of coffee Just in time for the first sip to quell the percussion part of the Anvil Chorus […]
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