A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch! John Thomas Dodds I know an Itch named Sneaky, he’s longer than a finger’s reach, he’s faster than a swat, and just when you find his favorite spot, he simply disappears. You can’t tickle the Sneaky Itch away, and as soon as you say good night or good
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Lake Chapala Writers Conference Most writers harbor dreams of six figure sales. The 2017 Lake Chapala Writers Conference will help writers of all genres learn how to achieve your goals, close that deal or simply get your book published and available to readers. Major publishing houses and production studios only accept manuscripts submitted through
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So You Think You’re So Well-Educated!? (Ed. Note: What follows has been authenticated and published by several major newspapers, including USA Today.) 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS – 1895 Grammar 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
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Verse for a Certain Dog Such a glorious faith as fills your limpid eyes, Dear little friend of mine, I never knew. All-innocent you are, and yet all-wise. (For heaven’s sake, stop worrying that shoe!) You look about, and all you see is fair; This mighty globe was made for you alone. Of all
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In Sight—The Best Light Not uncommon for me to walk Brattle Street, down Tory Row, avoiding, habitually, stumbling on the cracked blue stone which ancient roots in defiance lift to peril those who pass Longfellow’s House unaware of where they tread. Some mornings I make a trip into the Square to post a
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Festive Fundraising At Jaltepec Centro Educativo Jaltepec Centro Educativo held its annual Christmas Dinner and Luncheon November 29th and 30th 2016 and we thank all of the attendees for making this outstanding event a sold out celebration. We would also like to recognize Timothy G. Ruff Welch and the “Taste” of the Los Cantantes
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LANGUISHING IN LALALAND* By Alejandro Grattan (*Lalaland: Code for Hollywood, or a state of mind in which reality occasionally visits, but never stays for long.) I had been in Hollywood for less than a week, staying in a Minus Two-Star motel on Santa Monica Boulevard when an ad in the Classified Section of
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A Teddy Bear Called Tedrina (By An Anonymous Contributor) A Christmas Story When my son Justin was born, he was given a Teddy bear. Just a normal old bear, in no way exceptional except to him. Most children have an “attachment object” preferred to all others and Tedrina was Justin’s. He played, ate and
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The Ojo Internet Mailbox (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) GRANDPA’S COIN Brian Dalziel Thank you, Alexsi Currier, for relating this poignant story. Beyond Israel, nationalism is on the rise today in Poland and Hungary, England and France. And in the United States, witnessed by the rise of presidential candidate Donald
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Embellishment Surrounded by an army of doom and gloom cynics, I enrolled into the University of Hell. Going for a Master’s in Wisdom, with a Minor in Instinct. Discovering a fortress of absolutes, With an armor almost impenetrable, Where intangible forces filled with possibilities and probabilities penetrate. Gazing into a thousand one horizons,
