Tag: Ancestry

TELLING YOUR STORY – RICH PASCHALL

Finding Your Own Voice, by Rich Paschall What is the best way to relate something?  When do you communicate well?  What is it that gets your point across?  When does your voice stand out in a sea of voices?  How can you be heard?  I like to think that I can write about anything, but … Continue reading TELLING YOUR STORY – RICH PASCHALL

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 story, in particular, they all contain elements that are familiar to me. I fill in … Continue reading YOUR STORY BY RICH PASCHALL

WHEN DO I LOOK LIKE ME? – Marilyn Armstrong

Considering one thing and another, I have always been sure I could not possibly be related to the people who raised me. I suspect everyone, especially as a child, is sure they are a misplaced orphan. Sadly, there was always one problem from which I could never escape. I look just like them. Both of … Continue reading WHEN DO I LOOK LIKE ME? – Marilyn Armstrong

NOT ESPECIALLY FLUFFY — UNLESS YOU COUNT THE DUST BUNNIES

I'm trying to think fluffy. It isn't working. Last night, we had a storm. High winds. Rain. How fluffy can things be when the rain is coming down so hard it sounds like little rocks? We got the promised torrential rains and wind -- with a 4-hour power outage too. It was the dead of … Continue reading NOT ESPECIALLY FLUFFY — UNLESS YOU COUNT THE DUST BUNNIES

DARK DEEDS IN A SMALL TOWN KITCHEN

Twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven long years. She looked down at the knives in her hand. Two simple steak knives ... and he was backing up, directly into the knives. No one would believe the story, not for a minute. "Hey! Stop! I've got knives in my hand. You're backing right into the knives," I said. The thought … Continue reading DARK DEEDS IN A SMALL TOWN KITCHEN

DRIFTING THROUGH SPACE …

Storytime - Dropped from a drifting craft Considering one thing and another, I have always been sure I could not possibly be related to Those People who raised me. And who, in theory, birthed me. Sadly, there was always one problem from which I could never escape. I look just like them. Both parents. They didn't … Continue reading DRIFTING THROUGH SPACE …

TELLING YOUR STORY – RICH PASCHALL

Finding Your Own Voice, by Rich Paschall What is the best way to relate something?  When do you communicate well?  What is it that gets your point across?  When does your voice stand out in a sea of voices?  How can you be heard?  I like to think that I can write about anything, but … Continue reading TELLING YOUR STORY – RICH PASCHALL

YOUR STORY BY RICH PASCHALL

Why It Is Important By Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog From time to time, I have had the opportunity to post a few small works of fiction.  They were just little stories that I hoped would make a point.  While they are no one's story in particular, they all contain elements that are familiar to … Continue reading YOUR STORY BY RICH PASCHALL

ORIGINS AND FAMILY

A few years ago, I briefly had access to Ancestry.com. I traced my family back to the census of 1910, at which point, it ended. I could have pursued it further using other Jewish ancestry sites, but I knew where they would take me. On my father's side, the trail would end in Minsk around the turn … Continue reading ORIGINS AND FAMILY

THE MOST IMPORTANT STORY

By Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog A few thoughts on YOUR story For the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to post a few small works of fiction.  They were just little stories that I hoped would make a point.  While they are no one's story in particular, they all contain elements that … Continue reading THE MOST IMPORTANT STORY