Ojo Del Lago

Howard and Helen Play House By James Tipton   Helen had not been the same since Howard had hit her in the head with a can of tuna. Yes, that was Howard as in “husband” Howard, the same Howard who liked to tell Helen that she needed to change her hair, that he wanted her […]

PAW PRINTS ON MY HEART By Gudrun Jones, Co-Founder & President of the Lakeside Spay & Neuter Center   There are times when I wonder how my heart can keep on beating, it has been broken so many times that I think the cracks will make it crumble and it will no longer function. Sometimes

Havoc In Motion By Jay White   When Mama was eleven years old she taught her pet chicken to walk backward. It was a black, bandy hen with delicate curly-down feathers from its elbows to its toenails, which items Mama had painted with pink fingernail polish. Grampaw and I were down at the tank fishing

THE OLD MAN AND THE DOG By Catherine Moore   Dad had been a lumberjack. He had entered grueling lumberjack competitions, and the shelves in his house were filled with trophies that attested to his prowess. The years marched on relentlessly. The first time he couldn’t lift a heavy log, he joked about it; but

Shamanism and Neuroscience By Ronald A. Barnett   The term “shaman” comes from a Siberian complex of languages and signifies ‘one who knows.’ As a form of religious or magical ecstasy found in many parts of the world it is one of the earliest forms of religion. Shamanism involves an out-of-body experience in which it

AS I SEE IT By Henri Loridans That White Stuff   The United States is pretty much divided on its president’s decision to declare that water boarding is torture. A slim majority back the declassification of photographs depicting the CIA and other agencies utilizing water boarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques. A majority oppose the

BEYOND THE WALLS By Alison Pickering Reviewed by Pat Percival   As you stroll through the village of Ajijic, do you ever wonder what surprises might be found beyond all those walls? In this, her second book, Alison Pickering has provided us with a guided journey through some of the area’s most enchanting homes. Beginning

Post From The Palace By Margie Harrell   As I sifted through the usual junk mail and utility bills one envelope caught my eye. It’s not every day you see the Queen of England’s coat of arms on your mail.  If it was an advertising gimmick they had my attention. Weeks earlier, on a whim,

Jeep, The Grand Ol’ Fella By M.A. Porter   Old dusty Jeep sits out on the street while five Mexican kids slop rags and soapy water on him, cleaning him up a bit. The boys had knocked on my door and said they’d like to earn some dinero, so we agreed on a price and

THE SPEECH OF ANGELS By Ed Tasca   Carlos Alberto Velasquez is a young blind tenor from Chihuahua. While still an unknown, he was discovered by Viva La Musica, who provided funds to tutor the boy, buy him a piano and to provide a grant to study voice and piano in Guadalajara. He is now