Trippin’ On The Malecon By Tom Nussbaum A male con is a man in prison, a prisoner. A malecón, without a space between the syllables, is an esplanade, a promenade, a walkway along a waterfront common in Latin American cities. I recently took a stroll along Ajijic’s malecón to escape the nonstop television news […]
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Trick Retreat By Judy Dykstra-Brown At five o’clock they climb the hill to ring and ring my bell. When I do not answer, the mob begins to swell. Their cries of “We want Halloween!!” resound like cries from Hell. My dogs begin a clamoring—and barks turn into growls. The children’s only English words digress
Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hessartthedogguy@yahoo.com Breaking News!! There is no Alpha Dog That’s right fellow “dog people.” There is no Alpha dog nor is there a Beta dog. Your responsibility as a loving, caring, dog person is to be a Dog Manager 100% of the time. That’s right you and only
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All Cheaters Know By Jim Rambo She was surely a product of one of God’s best days; a singular, glowing beauty. In his thirty two years, Paulie Samson thought he had seen nearly all of them but this sculpted, raven-haired woman outdistanced the rest by far. The problem was: he and the prosecution had
Cuba Will Never Be The Same Again …. By Linda Buckthorpe I had the opportunity of visiting Cuba in April ’16 to find that it was the right moment to visit, before the sleeping giant awoke. I was part of a group of 70 who went on a Cultural Exchange Program with Los Cantantes
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Mexicans Can Fix Almost Anything! – Part Two By Kathy Koches “I love Mexico and the Mexican people. Besides being kind, warm and generous, they possess the most amazing ability. They can fix almost anything!” That was the beginning a of story I wrote which was published in the August issue of El Ojo
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A Feast Fit For A Ghost By June Nay Summers On November 1st, All Saints Day is celebrated by the Catholic and Angelican Church to glorify all the saints, known and unknown. On the 2nd of November, All Souls Day is the day for welcoming back all departed souls. The mass is a Requiem
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Jigsaws And Writing By John Dallas Hicks At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, I took a night class in Literature taught by Dr. Michael Skau, a slender, bearded, jeans-wearing professor of about 40 years of age. He liked cigarettes, beer, and the beat poets. Aside from being known as a scholar of
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The Perilous Lives Of Sea Turtles By Dr. Lorin Swinehart On May 30, 2013, Costa Rican activist Jairo Mora set out with four volunteers to patrol an especially dangerous stretch of beach, intending to protect leatherback turtle eggs from poachers. Mora had been harassed and attacked before because of his activities. People like
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Brigadoon II By Mark Sconce When she first saw me, the jar of water on her head almost fell into the dusty road. Recovering her balance if not her composure, she heard me say Namaste but rapidly walked away behind a hut. After a long day’s trek starting in Pokhara that morning, I was
