Return To Sender By Bernie Suttle   Out of the universe, beyond time, just outside man’s conception was the virtual office. “Good morning, Sir. Another nice day.” “Of course it is Gabe. Anything new happening down below?” “Not really; same as before”. “Give me a rundown”. “Five full-fledged wars, two broken truces with fighting, three […]

A True Dog Story Courtesy of John Ward   James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. He was blind so he had a golden retriever seeing-eye dog named Daisy. After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go,

Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson   Slam hands crop up relatively infrequently so it is important not to miss those that do come your way.  Alas, the North South pairs in the diagrammed deal let a golden opportunity slip by when this hand was played in a Toronto area bridge club. North certainly

Letters to the Editor   Dear Sir: I’m really, really late in dropping you a line to tell you about some gratifying results that came La Ola’s way because of the article that you and Herbert collaborated on. You may recall that at the time of the article La Ola (Ojo cover story-“This House is

Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt He Who Walks Along   I see him every single day walking  down one side of the carretera or the other. He is always  in motion, with a sort of awkward gait  that is punctuated as he limps as he places his damaged right leg ahead. It seems as

Dark Shadows By Bob Koches   How to start this story? Because it is about evil…and how many of you have faced evil? I don’t mean the normal, every day type of bad things that happen to everyone, but the evil that raises the hair on the back of your neck, and makes you turn

Letters To The Editor   Dear Sir: I came across a July issue of “Ojo del Lago” and decided to look at what was inside. I saw a letter to the editor written by Ed Knudson that was shocking, to say the least. He attacked some fellow named Robert L. Nipper for an article Mr.

IN MEMORIAM—Valerie M. Siegel—   Valerie L. Siegel, 70, died on July 3, 2014. She was born to Carl and Ruth Rose in Charleston, WV on October 9, 1943. She was preceded in death by her father Carl Rose in 1993; her husband and the greatest love of her life, Harold Aryai Siegel in 1999;