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Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Registration
Today, I randomly opened The Last Drive to page 181. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word nearest to my finger is ‘registration,’ which becomes our prompt. Registration by John W. Howell © 2025 “Your license and registration, please.” “But officer, I didn’t do anything.” “You are under suspicion of speeding. Please […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Joke”
The joke is on me. Thinking that another disaster was forming with the coffee machine, a standby plan was put into place. The machine sat in darkness, with no sign of life. The first part of the plan was to run through the checklist of operations to diagnose the problem. Water? Check. Beans? Check. […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Seven
At seven in the morning, no one wants to be forced to fix a coffee machine. This morning is no exception. The hatch is open, and a confusing maze of wires and lights makes me wonder why it’s open in the first place. The machine asks if a song would help calm my nerves. “Yes, […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger point Prompt – “Appointment”
Today, we randomly opened Eternal Road – The final stop to page 209. With my eyes closed, I pointed to the page, and my finger landed closest to the word “appointment.” This is our prompt today. Appointment by John W. Howell © 2025 “Do you have an appointment?” “No, but my tooth is killing me.” […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Hand”
On one hand, waking to the sound of an alarm, the first thought was to make sure everyone was safe. On the other hand, the attempts to round up and evacuate those in the house were met with some degree of resistance. It was then that the source of the alarm was discovered. The coffee […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Ho”
The coffee machine flashes a sign on the touch pad. “Clean me or go to a hotel for coffee.” Punching the “clean” button was the better alternative. Yes, the wait was 20 minutes, but it was well worth it. Holding a fresh hot cup of coffee with its curative vapors was my reward. A […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Turning”
Today, I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 247 and then, with my eyes closed, pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is turning. This is our prompt. Turning by John W. Howell, © 2025 “I see the leaves are turning.” “Yeah, that means we need to get […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – Toast
A rough night calls for a smooth coffee. Mine is made, and adding half and half turns the dark brew to the color of toast. The first sip signals the brain that we are indeed going to survive, and it can now lay down the hammer. Once my head recovered from the clanging low […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Offense
Today I randomly opened Circumstances of Childhood to page 141 and with my eyes closed, pointed at the page. The word closest to my finger is offense. That is our prompt today. Offense by John W. Howell © 2025 “No offense but do you know what you’re doing?” “No offense?” “Well, I’m just wondering. That […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – Language
Today, I randomly opened Eternal Road – The last stop to page 233. With eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger is “language.” That is our prompt Language by John W. Howell © 2025 “That is not the kind of language we use, young man.” “Sorry, Mum, but I’m […]
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