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What Handicap? By Kay Davis   BANG! The small child hit the ground, blood oozing from a hole in his head. But he was breathing. Scooped into someone’s arms, he was rushed to a hospital. The hours ticked by. Finally the doctor emerged from the operating room. The boy’s life was spared and it appeared […]

The Magic Of Isabel Allende By Rosamaria Casas   In Isabel Allende’s books, the real world of her family and history and the fictional world of character and plot are inextricably twined. The House of the Spirits meanders through four generations of her own family, its dramas reflecting the social and political changes of her

The Lay Of The Land By Bob Tennison   Mary and Johnny Rivers, after many years of trying and hoping, had just become the parents of a beautiful baby girl. Mary had always wanted a girl, but Johnny didn’t care as long as the baby was healthy (and preferably beautiful, which this one was). Mary

Chico’s Lakeside Death by Starvation (Almost) By Jim Dickinson                    Before                    After When I first saw the thing that cold, predawn January morning I couldn’t tell what it was. It was a dim, shivering gray face with pale bat-like wings, peering out from the blackness under our cargo trailer, hard against one of the

The Poets’ Niche – March 2012 By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com Edgar Allan Poe  (1809-1849)   After listening to Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone recite Poe, I couldn’t recall ever hearing anything quite so eerie, so chill. But then, eeriness was Poe’s specialty, and he became the maestro of horror and the morbid. No, I won’t

Hand To Hand David Bryen   I study my hands  and recall my father’s middle finger,  severed at the first knuckle by a meat grinder.  I always wondered what he felt  and what he did with the hamburger.  I remember the smooth rounded top,  like a bald head,  and wonder now – though I did

Enemy Submarines Brought World War II Home to Both U.S. Coasts By Dr. Lorin Swinehart   Following that terrible day, September 11, 2001, many pundits observed that it was the first time the U.S. mainland had been attacked by an enemy since the War of 1812. In the course of that long ago conflict, the

Focus on Art By Rob Mohr robmohr@gmail.com   At Lakeside, the earth’s diversity, vivid colors and organic textures enrich our lives. They are our markers, the frame in which our living takes place. My hope is that this brief look at the history of landscapes will encourage readers to reconnect their spiritual and emotional ties

Kwangchow Novel by David Harper Review by Rob Mohr   David Harper’s first novel, Kwangchow, is an unforgettable story of Freddy Everard’s life from youthful naiveté to a maturity reminiscent of John Fowles’ Daniel Martin’s return to his authentic being. The central character, Freddy, (the name grows on you) is a young third officer on