Nine Tenths of the Law By Herbert W. Piekow Nine Tenths of the Law is a novel of family secrets, survival, sisters and an heirloom menorah stolen during the Holocaust. This 223-page novel by Claudia Hagadus Long will not disappoint. Instead it will entertain from beginning until the final page. On page one Zara,
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It’s Viral By Monty McDannald Ray and wife, Shirley, are sitting in their kitchen having their morning coffee. RAY: Boy, our IRA took a big hit yesterday! SHIRLEY: I told you I don’t want to talk about that. It makes me very nervous. RAY: What do you want to discuss? SHIRLEY: I would say
Spring Cleaning It’s that time of the year when I want to come cleanand turn into a virtual sorting machine.I’m emptying closets and clearing out shelves.Disposing of all of my former used selves.Keeping the best of me. Tossing the worn.Keeping the new me that’s daily rebornand discarding the jaded, the bored and forlorn.I’m renouncing
Why I Think I Should Go To Heaven By William Franklin Not everyone gets to go to Heaven. Some go, some stay home. Since Wuhan I’ve been working on my eligibility and I think I’ve made real progress. For example, since I no longer can go outside, I feel like I’ve cut my sins
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Only Nine Little Words Note: Given the current threat from some quarters in the US of A to curtail the freedom of the press and the right of free speech, the following true story is instructional. In 1734, in a small town outside New York City, the editor of
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Eternal Strangers By Herbert W. Piekow More than an oasis, Central Park is also a refuge and I welcomed it’s calmness and the change of atmosphere that late spring day as I entered on West 59th Street. I needed time to pause my hectic life. Although work was my sole excessive habit or vice.
Ramblings From The Ranch At the time of this writing (early April), things are mostly closed down due to COVID-19. It’s our fervent hope that we may be “back to normal” by the time you are reading this. Either way, it is (and will continue to be) a hard time in the dog rescue
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Card reading is the art of deducing how the opponents’ cards are divided. Each bid made and each card played by the defenders tell a story. The trick is to read the story, interpret it correctly and then apply the proper prescription to take advantage of the
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Pandemic Never before in my life has there been so many so confused about so many dimensions regarding a single issue. There is nowhere to hide from Covid-19. It’s on every TV station, every news broadcast, every newspaper, every social media site, and website. And the information is
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Mirror To The Universe By Rob Mohr A Spiritual Life Most of us are pragmatic, rational beings who spend our time dealing with daily challenges. Yet, many meld their everyday existence with a spiritual life. The following essay explores how this integration occurs. “The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light
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