Spoken word artist Susa Silvermarie is a widely published and anthologized writer known for original work that delights the senses...

(excerpt) I’d like to take you back to yesteryear, when I was a graduate teaching assistant at the University of...

‘…the biggest and most successful fraud ever practiced on a patient world.’ William James When I imagine the intelligent, educated,...

Some personal musings … Where has time gone? I woke up this morning realizing I have just completed another trip...

When the American School of Guadalajara was founded in 1908 by Dalia Walsh its purpose was to serve the American...

From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please send information for a local cultural, civic, community, or charitable event to ElOjoShelley@gmail.com on...

Aperire The etymology behind the word April comes from the Latin word Aprilis, which is derived from aperire. The Romans...

Gout is a common and complex form of arthritis that can affect anyone. A very recent study was completed with...

Over the Christmas holidays, my daughter and adult grandson joined me for a two- week vacation in Guatemala. A key...

Emiliano Zapata According to a perhaps apocryphal story, when Emiliano Zapata was but nine years old, he asked his father...

Perpetual Motion My doctors agree about one thing: I need more exercise. My cardiologist asked me how I’d handled the...

“Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain...

Meet Anita Torres Guerrero, a self-made humanitarian from humble beginnings who is dedicated to uplifting the lives of Lakeside’s indigenous...

April is a month of renewal. And while northerners may be experiencing April showers in hopes of May flowers, they...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Warren grew up in London, England and graduated with an Honours degree in Mathematics from King’s...

The Mongols. The Chinese. Persians. The Greeks. Rome. The Islamic Caliphates. Spain. England. The United States. Notice anything special about...

For the most part, the men I have met over the seven years I’ve participated in social introduction sites have...

It is remarkable how memory rises to the surface, creating moments of joy. Oddly enough, I joined my writer friends...

The depth psychologists tell us that we human beings are composed of multiple layers of being, or consciousness. Some believe...

What began as a casual conversation over lunch among members of the Lakeside dance community has quickly transformed into one...

Managing medication schedules can be challenging, especially for elderly individuals and caregivers. Enter Pillo, an intelligent pill reminder application designed...

Balance, Harmony, Renewal This year the Spring Equinox (or Vernal Equinox) falls on Thursday, March 20, 2025, and arrives at...

“Education is the key that unlocks the golden door to freedom.” – George Washington Carver One of my sewing women...

A Day at The Ranch About nine o’clock in the morning, one of The Ranch’s four part-time employees arrives to...

“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone, we find it with...

Shelley Edson Email: ElOjoShelley@gmail.com From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please send information for a local cultural, civic, community, or charitable event...

I arrive in Mexico City aboard the seven-hour Turistar from Tlaquepaque and hit the ground running. My first morning, I...

The topic this month is Shingles (herpes zoster) an infection that causes a painful rash. People get shingles when the varicella-zoster...

I was recently vacationing in Guatemala with my daughter and adult grandson. We had just checked in to a gorgeous...

Francisco Madero Francisco Madero inherited one of the five greatest fortunes in Mexico, so he and his family had done...

When Fantasy Dies In 1967, when “Brown-Eyed Girl” was on the airwaves of our transistor radios, my neighborhood friend Julie...

The Quest for the Fabled Lost Locomotive There were the three of us on that steamy summer evening, bug bitten,...

Mexico is the land of religious celebrations. For the past 500 years, few months have passed without a festival that...

Slow Your Roll Let us all stop and take a deep breath. The entire world is going through monumental changes....

This month we feature the poetry of local poet Judy Dykstra-Brown. Judy Dykstra-Brown moved to San Juan Cosala in 2001....

Ann Whiting started the Mexican National Chili Cookoff in 1978, and I first flew down from Dallas, TX in February...

Edward Duffy was a man of habit. Ed worked at the old Chicago Public Library. Ed traveled in and out...

When I was ten years old my mother announced that she and I were going to California to visit cousins....

By Mark Sconce John F. Kenney’s entreaty, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you...

I first discovered the power of an electric shock when I installed a heat lamp above an old metal shower...