Life Askew
Life Askew By Julia Galosy January 2020 Candy Asses December 2019 Can’t Teach an Old Dog . . . September 2019 True Love Never Runs Smooth August 2019 It’s All Relative July 2019 The Writer’s Corner June 2019 Deep Learning
A Balloon in Cactus
A Balloon in CactusBy Maggie Van Ostrand October 2010 Meant For Each Other August 2010 Bosom Buddies July 2010 Broken Berlitz June 2010 “A Mexican Village” May 2010 A Balloon In Cactus April 2010 OP-ED March 2010 The Naked Oscar February 2010 Mexico’s Gift to Opera, Rolando Villazón January 2010 Maya Doomsday December 2009 The
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The General and the Jaguar
The General and the Jaguar By Eileen Welsome Reviewed by Jay Raymond White Copyright by Little, Brown publishers, New York, 2006. $19.95 in hardback. Available on Amazon (new and used) and on Kindel General John “Blackjack” Pershing is The General and Francisco “Pancho” The General and The Jaguar They’re all here: Maude Wright (overlooked by
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The Heat Is On!
The Heat Is On! By Robb Howard My eyes were burning and tears ran down my face. It began in October when I signed up for the competition. Sally Myers said she would partner with me, Sally has professional cooking experience and my hobby is cooking. We added my wife Linda and Sally’s husband
The Tianguis
The Tianguis By Catherine A. MacKenzie Early Wednesday morning transforms an ordinary street in Ajijic into a party among strangers. Inside, the tight air tries to shed itself of the fused flavours of flowers and fried fat. My sweaty palms grasp my purse with the concealed pesos to my chest, in an attempt to
Community Achievement Awards
Community Achievement Awards Submitted by Tod Jonson As in previous years, residents of our Lakeside community will have an opportunity to submit their choices in the following categories: 1. WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Outstanding achievement of the year. 2. MAN OF THE YEAR: Outstanding achievement of the year. 3. PROJECT OF THE YEAR: Outstanding
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The Dark Side Of The Dream
The Dark Side Of The Dream By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez, Arte Publico Press 434 pages $11.95 US Reviewed by ROB MOHR (Initially published in The Guadalajara Reporter—Dec. 18, 2010) The Dark Side of the Dream, an intriguing and richly textured novel by Lakeside author Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez, places the reader within a complex and often heart-breaking world
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The Golden Age Of Mexican Cinema
The Golden Age Of Mexican Cinema By Herbert W. Piekow In March 2010 I went to Museo de Arte de Zapopan, with my friend Juan Carlos, to see an exposition featuring films by cinefotògrafo Gabriel Figueroa. The exhibition featured Gabriel Figueroa films but frequently mentioned the Epoca de oro del cine mexicano, (The Golden
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New Lease Life – April 2011
A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. Expensive Urine – Not! Is your food grown locally year round without the use of insecticides and pesticides? Do you live in a pristine environment free of environmental toxins? I doubt if such a place still exists on our planet. Many conventional doctors tell their
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Child of Month – April 2011
CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen José de Jesús Beltrán Velazco This handsome 15-year old is José de Jesús Beltrán Velazco. “Chuy” is in his last year of junior high and will start high school (“Prepa”) in September. He lives with his parents and one sister in Chapala. Most of the children that
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