Night Walk By Rob Mohr Above my horizon rest a crescent Moon whose ghostly form fills heaven’s sweep, joined with Venus’ expanding smile. An ancient union made in eastern skies, where their graceful dance seals their love, while Mars’ red glow westward leads, as I enter lustrous heaven’s cryptic frame. Framed by Orion’s three […]
Holiday Eating Tips Anonymous 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly it’s rare! You cannot find it
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Yuletide Stories From The Philippines By Don Beaudreau wbeaudreau@aol.com It is 1969 and I am a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer teaching English on a remote island in the southern Philippines. It is a beautiful place, this tropical island called Jolo, despite the centuries of warfare between Muslims and Christians for dominance of the island.
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Chapala Sunrise Rotary Emergency Food Relief Program By Nicci Beniger Rotary members packing despensas at Bravo Theatre. With the onset of COVID-19, it soon became evident that many residents of Lakeside were unable to work and, therefore, unable to provide food for their families. Many organizations set about trying to alleviate this problem, and
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Editor’s Page By Victoria A. Schmidt As I write this editorial, the United States is wrapping up an election unlike any in our history. By the time this magazine hits the street, the voting will be over. Thankfully. I remember a time when I looked forward to election results. But I believe there are
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Tranquility in the Pines, Terror in the Birch By Carol L. Bowman The horrific scene, hidden within the grove of River Birch, burned through my twelve-year-old eyes. I couldn’t break the gaze. Transfixed by curiosity, haunted by the image and frozen by fear, I didn’t know what to do. I had to tell someone,
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Ramblings From The Ranch By Christina Bennett Give Me the Unadoptables “The main thing I do as a foster is give the dogs lots of love and teach them to not be afraid of humans. I give each dog a little piece of my heart and they give me a big piece of their
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Many duplicate bridge players have adopted Roman Key Card Blackwood (RKCB) as their weapon of choice when investigating slams, and with good reason: it is a vast improvement on the gadget created by Easley Blackwood many decades ago. The original Blackwood convention used a bid of 4 no
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Vexations and Conundrums By Katina Pontikes Unmasked Life will surprise you, no matter how carefully you try to orchestrate the trajectory of your future. 2020 has morphed from a year in which I was going to have a relaxed, travel-filled experience, to the year I have spent conjuring ways to outrun the COVID-19
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Mirror To The Universe—The Good Life By Rob Mohr “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”—Bertrand Russell Knowledge and wisdom are acquired through what we learn each time we fail, or, are thrown off course by unexpected events
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