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Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – ‘
Today, I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 115. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. My finger landed right between “handsome” and “guy.” Our prompt today is “handsome guy.” Handsome Guy by John W. Howell © 2026 “Oh, look over there.” “Where?” “On the park bench.” “You mean that handsome […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Chapter”
The machine delivers a nerve-saving cup of steaming elixir. The first sip signals the low caffeine warning horn inside my head that a new chapter of addiction satisfaction has begun. The second sip is accompanied by the ever-present Westminster chimes of the front doorbell, indicating another idiot ignoring the “do not ring the doorbell” sign […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Trash”
Today, I randomly opened The Power of Three by Teri Polen to page 67. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “trash.” That is our prompt today. Trash by John W. Howell ©2026 “When are you going visit the trash young man?” “Aw, Mom. I just […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Approach
Today, I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 67. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “approach.” This is the prompt today. Approach by John W. Howell © 2026 “Nice approach. Now let’s see you sink that one.” “You know it makes me […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Take Another Look”
The coffee machine sits in silence, waiting for orders. As a hapless slave to a caffeine addiction, there is no way to tolerate a malfunction. Yet the message on the touch pad screen says, “Message 666 see owners manual.” Flipping through the pages, message 666 finally pops up before my caffeine-starved, red-rimmed eyes. “Take […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – “Don’t Get Me Started.
Coffee first, then face the day. The low caffeine warning light is blinking behind my eyes. A touch of the two-coffee icon on the touchscreen starts the process that delivers eight ounces of life-saving goodness. One sip and the red warning begins to fade. A second sip, and the chimes of Westminster announce […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Short-Range”
Today I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 77. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger that we can read is the compound word “short-range.” This is our prompt. Short-Range by John W. Howell © 2026 “What are you talking about?” “Were you […]
Tuesday – Anything possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Worked.”
Today I opened My GRL randomly to page 51. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “worked.” This is our prompt. Worked by John W. Howell, © 2025 “Well, that worked.” “What do you mean. This is a mess.” “It may not look pretty, but at least […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Plot
So here we are, between Christmas and the New Year. It’s always good to have a nice, quiet cup of coffee on a Saturday morning. Of course, there is a certain dependency on the machine to be in the right frame of mind to deliver that cup of coffee. It looks like today is a […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Bag”
Today I randomly opened Circumstances of Childhood to page 77. With Eyes closed, I pointed to the page. My finger was closest to the word “bag.” That is the prompt today. Bag by John W. Howell © 2025 “So what’s in the bag?” “Wouldn’t you like to know.” “Oh, come on. We don’t have time […]
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