The Inconvenience Store, by Rich Paschall It was a peaceful summer evening. The sun had just set. The air was warm and the light breeze was refreshing. Jorge had walked three blocks from his small apartment to the local convenience… Read More ›
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THE NBA REACH – RICH PASCHALL
Kobe Bean Bryant There probably is no need to explain to you who Kobe Bryant was. You probably knew before the tragic helicopter accident last Sunday that took his life and that of 8 others, including his 13-year-old daughter. Even… Read More ›
NO MORE EXPENSIVE FUNERALS! TIME FOR CHEAP CREMATION! – Garry Armstrong
I was driving along I-95 in Connecticut when I spotted the billboard for “Direct Cremation”. Traffic was just slow enough for me to read a few lines of the pitch. It promised no fuss, no delays, no middlemen, red tape… Read More ›
IMMORTALITY AND AGING – Marilyn Armstrong
I am not sure I ever believed I was immortal, most likely because I didn’t think about it. Until sometime during college, when my various courses forced me to ponder the nature of life and death. College was the peak time… Read More ›
MR. CASTEN’S CLUTTER – Rich Paschall
Stuff, by Rich Paschall Only his neighbor Jorge knew the old guy was sick. In fact, Mr. Casten had been failing for almost two years. Whenever Jorge saw the old man, he asked if there was anything he could do to… Read More ›
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND? – Rich Paschall
The “What Ifs” of Life, by Rich Paschall Certainly, you have seen some of the various questions surrounding you being stranded on a desert island. If you were stranded, who would you like to be with? What 5 things would… Read More ›
HAPPY HALLOWEEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH DEATH – Marilyn Armstrong
My fame as An Important Blogger has spread beyond the realm of the living into the nether regions as I went searching for a character to interview. Death popped right up and volunteered. I wasn’t sure he was entirely fictional… Read More ›
GAME OF LIFE AND THE MEANING OF EVERYTHING – Marilyn Armstrong
I pick these up from Melanie B Cee at: sparksfromacombustiblemind – EMBERS FROM SOMEONE DOGGEDLY TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL She gets them elsewhere so I’ll pass it upward and she can pass it forward or backward. Whichever…. Read More ›
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – Rich Paschall
JJ’s Night Out, by Rich Paschall Jason was pacing the floor of the living room. He was excited about his date night. They were going to a new nightclub. It had received nice reviews and he thought they could do… Read More ›
IS THERE LIFE WITHOUT COMPUTERS?
You see stuff online — Facebook mostly — about “could you live in this lovely (log cabin) house (in the middle of really nowhere) without WiFi? And everyone says “Oh sure! I could live in that great little house —… Read More ›
“SCYTHE” BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN – ARC OF A SCYTHE, BOOK 1
Scythe By: Neal Shusterman Audiobook narrated by: Greg Tremblay Book 1: Arc of a Scythe Every day, Audible.com (part of the Amazon group), offers one book at a huge discount. Often it’s an older book or a classic which, if I missed it along… Read More ›
IN HONOR OF HALLOWEEN – GARRY ARMSTRONG
A Halloween Special Photography by Garry Armstrong Poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) A PSALM OF LIFE WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but… Read More ›
THE FINAL WHAT?
When I saw “final” as the word of the day, I got a chill. In the past two weeks, I have lost at least three friends with more on the way. Not to mention that my email is full of… Read More ›
DIRECT CREMATION – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I was driving along I-95 in Connecticut when I spotted the billboard for “Direct Cremation.” Traffic was just slow enough for me to read a few lines of the pitch. It promised no fuss, no delays, no middle men, red… Read More ›
THE NEXT TO LAST STOP
The Inconvenience Store, by Rich Paschall It was a peaceful summer evening. The sun had just set. The air was warm and the light breeze was refreshing. Jorge had walked three blocks from his small apartment to the local convenience… Read More ›
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
JJ’s Night Out, by Rich Paschall Jason was pacing the floor of the living room. He was excited about his date night. They were going to a new night club. It had received nice reviews and he thought they could… Read More ›
CREMATION ON THE CHEAP – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I was driving along I-95 in Connecticut when I spotted the billboard for “Direct Cremation”. Traffic was just slow enough for me to read a few lines of the pitch. It promised no fuss, no delays, no middle men, red… Read More ›
LIFE WITHOUT COMPUTERS? WHAT LIFE?
Daily Prompt – Life After Blogs: Your life without a computer: what does it look like? It looks like I’m dead. Buried too. It’s not just the blogging. The computer is communication, photography processing, writing (for any reason), paying bills,… Read More ›
THE DEAD DON’T RIDE …
Photographs by Garry Armstrong “Dead men don’t ride roller coasters,” said Gill Grissom on CSI. I turned to Garry. “How would he know? Has he been talking to dead guys?” “Well,” said Garry, “I haven’t been chatting with any dead… Read More ›
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND?
The “What Ifs” of Life, by Rich Paschall Certainly you have seen some of the various questions surrounding you being stranded on a desert island? If you were stranded, who would you like to be with? What 5 things would… Read More ›
IMMORTALITY AND THE DAILY PROMPT
And here is my original entry on this prompt. Which, as it turns out, is still pretty funny and as obnoxious as the first time I wrote it. I am not sure I ever thought I was immortal — probably because… Read More ›
WHAT’S NEXT? SING ALONG WITH TOM LEHRER
“What else could go wrong? How much worse could things get?” My husband and I have an agreement. We will never say those words. Not say them or even think them. Because no matter how bad things are, no matter how dark life looks,… Read More ›
DIRECT CREMATION – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I was driving along I-95 in Connecticut when I spotted the billboard for “Direct Cremation”. Traffic was just slow enough for me to read a few lines of the pitch. It promised no fuss, no delays, no middle men, red… Read More ›
BETTER THAN DEAD
I hear a lot of complaining about aging. Some of it is coming from me, so I admit in advance, I sometimes forget to be grateful I’m alive. Getting old ain’t fun, but not getting old is less fun. Age brings financial limitations,… Read More ›
