A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall When Eddie went into the army, Marge and her husband Edgar decide to leave the Midwest and head for Arizona. As each year went past, Edgar found the winters difficult and the summers… Read More ›
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INSTANT AUTUMN
Summer lasted pretty much all summer. That is to say, it was warm and sunny most days with a few summer storms thrown in for good measure. We usually saw temperatures in the 80s with our share of the 90s… Read More ›
SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall All through his senior year of high school, Eddie was telling everyone that he would be going on to college. He had applied to a four-year university and to a “junior college” just… Read More ›
DESTROYING DEMOCRACY
The Real Steal by Rich Paschall Gerrymandering – The political manipulation of constituent districts to favor a political party. If you are ever wondering why a congressional district has such weird-shaped boundaries, it is likely because the party in power… Read More ›
GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK
Thanks for your service, by Rich Paschall He had been in the business for almost 40 years. The last twenty-seven of those with the same company. He liked his job and thought he was good at it. In just a… Read More ›
THE BAD BUDDY PHENOMENON
“From two people who can’t be friends, without knowing it, we become two people who can’t be just friends.” Pran, Episode 11 It’s a simple story, really. It has some of the common elements of other BL series. It is… Read More ›
MEMORY LIGHTS THE CORNERS OF MY PHONE
Hello Moto, by Rich Paschall As early as the fall of 2020 I was thinking that I should buy or replace everything I need before I retire. In other words, I should get what I need while I was still… Read More ›
DESTROYING JUSTICE
A Not So Supreme Decision, by Rich Paschall When the news leaked that the Supreme Court was going to overturn Roe vs Wade, it was quite a shock to the nation. Wasn’t this 1973 decision a matter of settled law?… Read More ›
GIVING IT YOUR ALL
Ohm Nanon Friend City review, by Rich Paschall When you are working on a project that has a very personal meaning, you will want to give it all your energy and devotion. You would hope that everyone else involved in… Read More ›
TRAVEL CHAOS – RICH PASCHALL
Where Is My Luggage? by Rich Paschall After two years of pandemic restrictions, this was the summer the travel industry was to return to normal. Long postponed vacations would finally happen. Family events that were put on hold could now… Read More ›
WHO WE ARE NOW
And Who We Were Not, by Rich Paschall Perhaps it is different now, or different in some places at least, but when I was growing up some decades ago, we were expected to be a certain type of person. I… Read More ›
“HELLO IN THERE” AND THE LOSS OF JOHN PRINE – RICH PASCHALL
A John Prine Memory, by Rich Paschall When John Prine was growing up in Maywood, Illinois, a suburb along the west side of Chicago, he helped a friend with a newspaper route. “…and I delivered to a Baptist old peoples… Read More ›
HURT SO BAD – RICH PASCHALL
No silencing Linda Ronstadt, Rich Paschall All through the 1970s, you could not leave your transistor radio on for long without hearing the distinctive voice of Linda Ronstadt. She emerged from her early time with The Stone Poneys in the… Read More ›
IF THIS IS GOODBYE – RICH PASCHALL
Brian Wilson and Chicago in concert, by Rich Paschall Two headlining groups hit the road for a 25-city tour this summer. Since one of the headliners was Chicago, they of course came to Chicago. The other was Beach Boys’ founder… Read More ›
BOTH SIDES NOW – RICH PASCHALL
Making It To The Other Side, by Rich Paschall Most generations seem to believe that the music of their youth was the best. Perhaps it is because we associate music with important times in our lives, that is dances, proms,… Read More ›
MY KIND OF TOWN – RICH PASCHALL
Chicago Is, by Rich Paschall There are a lot of places in the world where I think I could comfortably live. I have friends in France, England, and Thailand. I have acquaintances in several other countries. There are some warm… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 