This year has felt like two years, at least on a national and political level. Frankly exhausting. If this were a person’s life, I would be counseling them to try to put a lot less drama in their lives. This… Read More ›
Month: December 2017
I AM HOME – By Rich Paschall
A piece of home alone fiction by Rich Paschall The alarm went off at 6 am as usual. Instead of hitting the snooze bar, George turned off the alarm and got up. It was Wednesday, trash collection day in the small… Read More ›
MY FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS – 2017
And what a year it has been! Terrifying politics and weird weather. Dogs and new dogs and a summer that wouldn’t end … plus an autumn that never quite began. Now, it’s New Year’s Eve! This is it. The end… Read More ›
GROWING UP
In my late twenties, we had friends in their 50s. One day I asked Betty at what point she had felt “grown up.” By then, I was thirty-ish, working full-time, raising a son, taking care of a home and married for… Read More ›
WEATHER BE US
ALMOST The oil company’s owner came by to actually look at the condition of the ground this morning. He wasn’t wowed by how terrible it was. I could see him shaking his head as he drove off. We almost have… Read More ›
THE BUSINESS OF JURIES
I’ve been frequently called to jury duty. It’s the price you pay for voting because potential jurors get chosen from voter registration lists. I’m convinced they call us in alphabetical order. It’s the only reason I can figure why Garry and I were… Read More ›
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE …
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Water We live in a watershed. What, you ask, is a watershed? Well, in theory, all the world is a watershed, to some degree … but technically, a watershed is an area of land where water arrives… Read More ›
A STORY SURE TO BECOME FUNNY
Yesterday’s story today No one should be surprised to hear there was no oil delivery. This is that kind of story. You know, the one where you wait all day for something, but it doesn’t happen? Everyone goes through this,… Read More ›
SIGNS WITHOUT PORTENTS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Signs Signs and portents? Well, signs, anyway.
OIL TRUCKS, DOGS, AND AN EXTRAVAGANCE OF BARKING
We need an oil delivery. Last I looked — about a week ago — the gauge indicated just barely a quarter of a tank and it has been very cold outside. The heat has been pumping at a rate far… Read More ›
MARTYR – I’M NOT AND YOU AREN’T EITHER
I don’t know any martyrs. Historically, there are plenty to choose from, but in the context of “real life,” I don’t know any. I’m not a martyr. Not even close. Whatever sacrifices I have made on behalf of my beliefs,… Read More ›
TWO BABY DUCKS AND A COUPLE OF KIDS
Every once in a while, I have a dream so weird, I write it down. I write it while I’m basically still asleep and sometimes, when I’m awake and I read what I wrote, it’s … well … almost as… Read More ›
