A Mennonite Madeleine By Harriet Hart When I learned that our itinerary of Mexico’s Copper Canyon included visiting a Mennonite colony, I was apathetic; unenthusiastic, I couldn’t have cared less. I grew up among Mennonites in Southern Manitoba which has communities with names like Plum Coulee, Rosenort, Grunthal and Steinbach, all populated by the […]
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An Airplane Story (all true more-or-less) By Russell S. Dowd russell@pdisearch.com In these days of missing airplanes I reminded myself of this story of the Alaskan Airliner that fell from the sky into the Pacific Ocean right outside my house. Unseen by me, for I was writing and drinking and drinking and writing
Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: The November Issue of “Ojo Del Lago” has a letter to the editor from Chad Olsen, Chairman of the Lakeside Progressives, which I wish to respond to. Olsen evidently had a great deal of problem with “The Conservative Corner” article Mr. Nipper wrote for the October issue.
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PROFILING TEPEHUA By Moonyeen King After the start of the great depression of 1929, unemployment reached an all time high of 25% in 1933, the highest in U.S history. In order to improve labor’s hostile attitude, President Hoover used Mexican immigrants as scapegoats. The Repatriation Effort was born, under the guise that Mexicans were
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I WAS NUKED! By Chuck Pattinian Trapped with a feeling I may never be allowed to go home just about summarizes a recent border crossing experience I had travelling into the US from Canada. When I approached the immigration booth, bells went off, a flashing amber beacon whirled in my eyes and a security
LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com December 2014 PAST EVENTS ONE MORE BIRTHDAY Members of the Ajijic Writers Group were pleased to honor Ojo del Lago Editor-in-Chief Alejandro Grattan on his recent birthday. Many happy returns, Alex, and thanks for your leadership in our writing community.
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“Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness” By Beverly Hamby India is not a “clean” country but they do have something to offer. People, mostly old ladies, walk around with a pointed stick, picking up paper on the streets. I was waiting on a bus in northern India when an old lady came aboard, found a
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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Martita Noon has attempted to defend ideology against empirical facts (“The Conservative Corner,” November, 2014). She could have also defended the night against the rising sun. She based her article on the claim that global warming caused by the use of fossil fuels is a “discredited theory.” The
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Put Him Back Together, Please By Bob Tennison The same group of college girls sat at their reserved table at the beach-front restaurant daily except on weekends. The food was excellent, but they came to see their usual waiter, Brett, hoping that someday one of them would be lucky enough to be asked for
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Explaining Evolution To My Dog By Ed Tasca Everyone’s dogs are cute or smart or sensitive or loving or psychic, some even seem almost human. Sometimes I feel one or two of these wonders about my dog, S’koocha. She can anthropomorphize like the best of them. Occasionally though, she can also get uppity and
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