All Spring Things By Catherine A. MacKenzie All spring things Glow brightly, Precious like diamond rings. Fit for queens and kings, Regular folk too, All spring things. A lonely bird sings On leaves glistening, Precious like diamond rings. Birds spread wings, Flying home to be part of All spring things. Fibers of gold strings Woven […]
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RON JANOFF began writing performing and publishing poetry in New York in the 1970’s, took a long hiatus as a Director at New York University, earned his Ph.D. there, went on to teach Latin in Brooklyn high schools, served as President of the New York Classical Club, and became a licensed New York City tour
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GD (Greg) Shaffer is a writer of poetry and short stories who, via Iowa and Colorado, now resides in Ajijic. From his childhood memories of growing up on a small farm in Iowa, to his diverse life experiences, to his fascination with life, death and the natural world, his poems and stories connect to the
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Michael Hogan is the author of thirty-one books, including two collections of short stories, and eight books of poetry. He wrote the critically acclaimed novel Abraham Lincoln and Mexico and his best-selling Irish Soldiers of Mexico, formed the basis for the MGM movie starring Tom Berenger. He currently lives in Guadalajara with the textile artist Lucinda Mayo,
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After 60 years of penning verse with no end in sight John Thomas Dodds, a Can/Am expat retired in Mexico, continues to write poetry exploring relationship, spirituality, creativity, and his romance with life. Since moving to Ajijic John has, under the pen name J.T. Dodds, published several fiction and non-fiction books. He is presently working
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My name isn’t important because I’ll soon have a new one once my tracking chip is removed. Although I was born July 23, 2004, today, July 23, 2029, is truly my birthday. I spent the past two years incarcerated in what the authorities called the Home for Dissidents. It’s really a prison for those who
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If Things Should Return to Normal Judy Dykstra-Brown Just in case the world we know ever returns to normal, I feel we’ll need reminders for behavior less informal. So, let me reacquaint you with the former art of dressing. Introducing color-matching, underwear and pressing. It’s been a number of months now—five, to be precise— since
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The poetry Niche this month is dedicated to the memory of Jim Tipton, who died in May, 2018, two weeks after the publication of his last collection of poems, The Alphabet of Longing and Other Poems. Shortly before his untimely death from cancer, Jim wrote When death finally comescan she be in the form of
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Armando Garcia-Davila is the author of collections of poetry, short stories, two novels. He has been widely published in newspapers, magazines, periodicals and anthologies. He served as the Literary Laureate of Healdsburg, California for 2000-2002. A Winter’s Alcove There are sorrowful chilled fogs these days that remind one of his mortality. We are in that season when
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Spoken word artist Susa Silvermarie is a widely published and anthologized writer known for original work that delights the senses while calling the spirit. Silvermarie is grateful to spend her third trimester of life lakeside here in Mexico, sharing her work at www.susasilvermarie.com. Her collections Poems for Flourishing and Tales from My Teachers on the Alzheimer’s Unit are available on Amazon. A new collection, Who
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