Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Street dog Vs. Dog in Crisis. The August article briefly described what a street dog looks like. A Dog in Crisis looks different. This dog mostly likely is new to living on the street, or has been injured or ill and not doing well trying to survive in this […]
Front Row Center By Michael Warren The Last Romance By Joe DiPietro Directed by Ann Swiston The Last Romance is a bittersweet comedy by Joe DiPietro, who is best known for the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, as well as writing the book and lyrics for the long-running off-Broadway show I Love You, You’re Perfect,
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Contemplating Cusco For the Incas, all roads led to Cusco. The city’s name is a corruption of the Inca word for “center,” and it was for them the “navel of the world”, the place from which roads to the four compass points linked the capital with the four regions
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UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Has the Enlightenment Faded? As we all know, the eighteenth century was a time of great progress and hope. The era we now call the Enlightenment was a time of revolution in many respects. The medieval order in Europe, dominated by religious thinkers and tremendous violence, seemed to
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Lifelines: An American Dream A Novel by Antonio Ramblés Published electronically, exclusively on Amazon Cover artwork by Diego Rivera Reviewed by James Tipton Spanning most of the 20th century, Lifelines: An American Dream, by Antonio Ramblés, is about two families. One family has its roots in West Virginia coal country, the other in the
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Letters to the Editor To The Attention of Lorin Swinehart: Hola Lorin, I read your piece about Thoreau and I was enchanted. You are an excellent writer. But what really impressed me about your piece was how well you know Thoreau’s writing and how skillfully you painted his portrait with so few words. Hoping
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Retail Therapy By Kathy Koches Sadness, longing, deep despair, Disappointment, I don’t care What’s my problem, here’s the plan Make me happy, if you can. One thing’s sure to do the trick Whether I’ve been sad or sick Take me shopping, let me play This will take my blues away. Small tianguis,
The Magical, Mystical Music Of Wolf-Song By Dr. Lorin Swinehart The haunting, almost surrealistic song arose from somewhere deep inside the Superior National Forest on that chilly night beneath the Harvest Moon of September. Our group consisted of eight wolf enthusiasts and two guides. I had feared that the long drive from Ohio to
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Memoirs of The German Princess By Dr. Paul A. ScanlonReviewed by Carol L. Bowman Historical fiction can be a fascinating read, as actual characters and events that have shaped history unfold. Dr. Paul A. Scanlon, in his first novel, ‘Memoirs of The German Princess’, does this brilliantly, as he lifts the reader into the
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John Lennon Begged For My Autograph By Rosemary Grayson (Ed. Note: It’s been said that some of the most interesting people in the world are right here at Lakeside—and Ms. Grayson is a prime exhibit. At one time, she and her husband managed a zoo in London; later she became an executive with a
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