The Guitarist Enfolded, resting in his lap, His body moulds to fit her shape. Eyes shut, he listens to her sounds, Invokes the muse to guide his hands. Holding her with firm embrace, He plucks and teases out her chords, Like lover grooming knotty braids. Fleet fingers putter over wood, Then shock with smacking […]
Lake Chapala Writers It Takes Teamwork! By Herbert W. Piekow The 2018 Lake Chapala Writers Conference will have a new venue, it is in the auditorium behind Plaza Jardine Restaurant, (Often referred to as El Jardine), on the Ajijic Plaza, just walk through the restaurant and have the opportunity to change your writing life.
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As The Taco Turns (And takes the world with it) By Beth Berube Come on Baby, Light My Fire The word Mexico is derived from an ancient Mayan word meaning “all night celebration using explosives.” I happen to be a foreigner who loves Mexican firework festivals. There is a wonderful shindig each year in
Frank Serpico—A Cop For Our Time By Dr. Lorin Swinehart On the evening of February 3, 1971, while conducting a routine drug raid, accompanied by fellow officers, New York City policeman Frank Serpico was shot in the face with a .22 long rifle slug while his arm was jammed in a doorway. According to
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson One of the first adages aspiring bridge players learn is “Eight Ever, Nine Never”. This refers to the best way to play suit combinations when you hold 8 or 9 cards in a suit missing the queen. The theory is that with just 8 cards you should
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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: Re: “We Must Not Forget Our Past” written or sponsored by Phyllis Ewing I am not sure where the quote from a second person—military ex-pat from Arizona—in Ms. Ewing’s article ended, or whether the whole article was his view. I would like to comment on the contents, regardless
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More On The Musical Scene By Jim Cooper Amalia Avilan It is hard to believe, but the sixteenth season of the very prestigious classical/jazz music festival is just around the corner. From February 16 to March 2, a collection of some of the world’s very best musicians will happily descend on Ajijic to form the
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Just For Today… By Kathy Koches Just for today, I m going to put aside my fears, worries, cares and woes. Just for today, I am going to look at the beauty, joy and wonder that life has given me. Just for today I am going rejoice in a friend’s good news, celebrate a
Letters to the Editors Dear Editor: Thank you for the inspiring and insightful article about Days for Girls/Lake Chapala by Margaret Ann Porter about the new non-profit effort to educate local teenage girls about their bodies. Study after study has shown that when teenage girls — no matter where in the world they live
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If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum We all talk to our pets. It’s a part of our nature, but in reality they don’t care what we are saying. But because you speak different languages, communication can be difficult at times. What if you had a link to your pup’s brain and could
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