This has been a year with so much loss, I can’t even count the friends, almost friends, idols, artists — people who mattered to me somehow — who have gone. Just as well for lockdown because I had simply stopped… Read More ›
Relationships
SNOWBOUND – By RICH PASCHALL
By Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog As far as Ralph was concerned this was the worst winter ever. There were years with more snow, that’s for sure. There were years that brought colder days. There was never a winter that… Read More ›
#FPQ – OH CARELESS LOVE
Fandango’s Provocative Question #108 From the internationally famous Fandango comes this Valentine’s Day question: I hate the fuss and fury made over Valentine’s day. I thought it was fun when I was in third grade and we got to cut out… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD – RELATIONSHIPS FOR GOOD AND ILL
WORLD SHARING TIME AGAIN! This is the month of love in the U.S. I know I’m supposed to get excited about it, but to be fair, I’ve never thought Valentine’s Day was a big deal. I love cutting out hearts… Read More ›
YOUR STORY BY RICH PASCHALL
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 ›
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 ›
CONFRONTATION OR AVOIDANCE? HOW ABOUT A BIT OF BOTH?
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 ›
BRUTAL HONESTY AND THE KINDNESS OF A LOVING LIE
There is a time for honesty and a time for kind, warm-hearted honest lying. For example, here are questions that absolutely require a “yes” as the answer, no matter what think: “Do these jeans make me look fat?” If you… Read More ›
DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve recently read two interesting memoirs about mind bogglingly horrific parents who were both malignant narcissists and bat shit crazy. Despite horrible, abusive behavior, the two children who wrote their memoirs spent a good part of their adult lives trying… Read More ›
LIFE AS AN EXTROVERTED INTROVERT – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I learned a new phrase recently, ‘extroverted introvert.’ I’d never heard it before but I instantly recognized that it applied to me and even explained some things about myself that had always puzzled me. I have extrovert qualities but at… Read More ›
BUMPY ROADS
Life is a road which urgently needs repaving. It’s so full of potholes, rocks, broken branches, quicksand and mud, it’s amazing anyone can navigate the whole distance. What makes repaving plans tricky is no two people travel the same road,… Read More ›
LOST LOVE?
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #4 I think I’m married to my lost love. So I guess he isn’t lost. Garry was never lost. He was just too busy. I had to wait until his career was less important than his… Read More ›
