In Israel, there’s one word that means “close” family. This would include blood relatives — parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, nephews, and nieces, and of course, grandchildren. There is a another pair of words that means “the rest of the family.”… Read More ›
What should you buy? by Rich Paschall Should you buy chocolate? Perhaps flowers would be a better choice. Or maybe you should get both. It is so hard to say. You could always have a candlelight dinner with a bottle… Read More ›
By Richard Paschall, Sunday Night Blog Sunday was the day to stay near the telephone, the computer too for that matter. Robert was not about to go anywhere before receiving his phone call. He always stayed where he could hear… Read More ›
A NO H8 story by Rich Paschall – Sunday Night Blog The doorbell startled Howard. He was not expecting anyone on a snowy Saturday afternoon in January. He moved quickly to the front door and opened it to find his… Read More ›
Why It Is Important By Rich Paschall From time to time, I have the opportunity to post a few small works of fiction. They are just little stories that I hope will make a point. While they are no one’s… Read More ›
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 ›
Garry really wanted to watch Yellowstone. He was being his own special kind of nag. Every time we watched something else, after it ended he would say: “NOW can we watch Yellowstone?” Subtle. Very subtle. I had wanted to watch… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #98: To confront or ignore? THAT is the question! To confront or not to confront is ALWAYS an issue in a relationship. Nor is it a question I could answer with a simple “yes” or “no.” Or… Read More ›
How Many Address Labels Do You Need? by Rich Paschall If you have ever given to a charity, either online or by check in the mail, you may have gotten a number of solicitations the following year from similar charities…. Read More ›
I never paid much attention to the Kardashian family and I certainly never thought I had anything in common with them. But now I suddenly have a connection with Kim Kardashian – we have both experienced the chaos of life… Read More ›
I am named after an aunt I never met. In my version of Jewish family, you don’t name babies after living people. Only after those who have passed. This is not true in all Jewish families. It depends on where… Read More ›
This is one of the funnier old family stories. My family believes that it documents the first time being a conscientious objector was used as a rationale to get out of military service. The concept didn’t exist in World War… Read More ›
