Loving to Read by Rich Paschall In an introduction to the 8th movie, celebrated author of the seven Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling, talked about the 13-year adventure from the time the first Harry Potter book was published until the… Read More ›
Fiction
SOUP AND SANDWICH – RICH PASCHALL
There were many stories about Harold, the persnickety planner from the Midwest who retired to an orderly life in Florida. This pre-pandemic adventure was the first. Everyone who knew Harold would agree; he was an orderly man. Everything about his… Read More ›
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 ›
THE CALL – RICHARD PASCHALL
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 ›
SNOW HATE – By Rich Paschall
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 ›
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 ›
BIRDS AND BUSHES
Racket had gotten out of his cage. Nothing unusual about that, except that usually when I let him loose, I’d make sure to put away anything I cared about to avoid having Racket destroy it. It was futile but I… Read More ›
WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM – Rich Paschall
When You No Longer Have a Home, Rich Paschall Jimmy knew it was not going to be easy. He had put it off for weeks, but after a while, the delay was just as hard as what he perceived the… Read More ›
WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE – RICH PASCHALL
The Wake-Up Call, by Rich Paschall The day had finally arrived. Jon was on his way. George waited for the news that Jon had successfully cleared Customs in Miami and was getting his second flight on to his new home…. Read More ›
THE PROMISE OF LOVE – Rich Paschall
The Reality, by Rich Paschall When George made his visit to South America to meet the handsome young man, Jon noticed their large age difference. He decided it did not matter if George would help him. After all, this could… Read More ›
A SOUTH AMERICAN PROPOSAL
The Deal, by Rich Paschall After meeting the younger Jon on a language learning website, and seeing him for just four days in person in South America, George was surprised that Jon acted as if they were boyfriends. In fact,… Read More ›
A SOUTH AMERICAN LOVE – RICH PASCHALL
A Romantic Player, by Rich Paschall Let’s face it, Jon was a bit of a player. In fact, he felt he had to be. How else was a poor boy to get by in the world? He had tried to… Read More ›