MEXICO—Sunlight and Shadows Short Stories and Essays by Mexico Writers Edited by Mikel Miller with Michael Hogan and Linton Robinson Book Review by Clare Gearhart This book is an excellent compendium of short works by 22 authors, all associated with the Mexico Writers Group. The tales come from all over this nation from Tijuana […]
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Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum Our pets can teach us a lot about life. You do not have to own a cat or a dog to learn from their life skill lessons. However, you have to be willing to be an observer of their life, sort of like being a “people watcher” which we
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Living Large In Limbo: Joyce Carol Oates on Writing about Grief and Loss By Kelly Hayes-Raitt “Joyce!” I exclaimed in the empty lobby of the Mexican hotel. “My dad was in high school with you!” The startled Joyce Carol Oates sized me up: “Oh, who was your dad?” This could cut either way, I
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FARENHEIT 451: Harbinger of the Future By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Among the intelligentsia of the late Nineteenth Century were those who believed that science and technology would create utopia, heaven on earth, in the future. The devastation caused by tanks, poison gas, and the development of more efficient automatic weapons and artillery pieces during
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Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by Fred Mittag For more editorials, visit:http://thedarksideofthedream.com (Photo: Faith in Action: Two teenagers, 16 and 18, about to hang in Iran under Sharia law for homosexuality committed when they were 14 and 16.) “One is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments
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The Many Faces Of Eva (e.g., Eva Maria Ibarguren, Maria Eva de Duarte, Eva Perón, Evita, and Maria Maggi) By Carol L. Bowman “I have just one valuable possession; the love that my people have for me. Shed no tears for me.” This line, said by Evita to her adoring citizens during her last
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The Road Less Traveled By M. Scott Peck, M.D. Reviewed by Lois Schroff I wish I had come across (back in the 80s) one of the seven million copies of The Road Less Traveled written by psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, M. D. (1936-2005). As a single working mother struggling to raise two sons, I
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Venice’s backstreets Acres of cars are stacked within parking garages and lines of pedestrian passengers are streaming onto the ferry as the departure time to Venice approaches. The drive from Verona to Venice that began right after breakfast took less than two hours, which promises arrival in time for lunch
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IDENTFYING A PSYCHOPATH—Jack the Ripper Part 1 By Michael James Cook PhD, Retired Clinical Psychologist Let’s examine the traits of a psychopath which is a disorder that affects 1% of the population of the world. Just the mere mention of the words conjures up a whole host of Hollywood movies. The Zodiac Killer, Norman
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THE BRAVEST OF MEN—The Lives of the Apostles After Calvary By Dr. Lorin Swinehart The reign of the Emperor Nero was a dark time for many in ancient Rome. After a great fire destroyed much of the city in 64 AD, Nero looked about for a scapegoat. He settled upon resident Jews, Christians and
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