POETIC By Margaret Ann Porter Jean was running away from a storm and feared that all would be lost. The weather outside was clear and cool – her mind had conjured up the wind and lighting and thundering hail. Two kids were safe with grandparents, her babies, a boy not yet out of diapers
I Miss Tom Faloon By Margaret Ann Porter We need to repaint the inside of our house but I can’t bring myself to do it. Tom Faloon was here when we last painted and we’d be covering up memories. In 2009, Tom was the design-builder who renovated part of our house with his longtime
Things that Happen When You Teach ESL By Margaret Ann Porter “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” – Paul McCartney Volunteer teachers at the LCS-Wilkes Center ‘English as a Second Language’ program know that Sir Paul’s lyrics are true: When you teach ESL to
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New Book From The House-Sit Diva Reviewed By Margaret Ann Porter As a testament to creativity being at the heart of resilience, author Kelly Hayes-Raitt introduces us to ‘house-sitting’ in her book: How to Become a House-sitter: Insider Tips from the House-Sit Diva (129 pages, Living Large Press, launching on Amazon at a discount
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Thank You, Mother! By Margaret Ann Porter I recently had surgery on my cervical spine to correct two instabilities in the 5th and 6th vertebrae that for years had caused neurological problems and pain in the neck, torso and arms. A series of accidents over the last 20 years were the culprits: A jet-ski
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MARK SCONCE: Poet And Prince Among Men By Margaret Ann Porter Last month, we explored the passion Lakeside resident Mark Sconce holds for the Russian literary genius Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. Here, we look at the influences in Mark’s youth: Mark’s mother was descended from Hungarian peasant stock, which he says accounts for the gypsy
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MARK SCONCE: Poet And Prince Among Men By Margaret Ann Porter Literary scholars agree that the seminal literary work of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837) is his poetic novel Eugene Onegin. In it, Pushkin delves into the inhumanity of social convention and its tendency to crush souls and murder love, yet Pushkin somehow renders the
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Why Eugene Hated Racists By Margaret Ann Porter In the weeks that followed his assassination on April 4, 1968, the congregation of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Carlsbad, New Mexico, held a march to remember the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mt. Olive was the black church in town. Other than ordering
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