ACCORDING TO SOLEDAD:ACCORDING TO SOLEDAD:Memories of a Mexican Childhood By Katie Goodridge Ingram Review by Michael Hogan There are two kinds of stories from childhood: those that we are in bondage to, and those that liberate us. This memoir is a combination of both. The author, calling herself “Soledad” in the book, is a […]
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Candace Ayers Luciano Well-known Lakeside resident Candace Luciano passed away on January 1st, in the loving company of her husband, Peter, and several close friends, following a courageous battle with cancer. A vibrant and generous member of this community since 2011, Candace was kind to all and friends with many; she will be sorely
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For Whom The Dice Roll By Randy Warren In Ajijic sits the Sad Casino. Oh, that is not its real name, but that is what I call it because the casino’s actual name sounds too close to a sex act. And it might as well be called the Sad Casino because nobody is smiling,
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What I Didn’t Know I Knew By Judy Dykstra-Brown All truths of life are in their essence trite—because at heart they are what everyone eventually discovers if they choose to examine life as it occurs. They are also at the heart of most writing. It is only the words chosen to convey them that
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Magic Mushrooms By Margie Keane The instant I stepped off the Golden Gate Bridge I knew that Timothy Leary was a liar. He said, “Eat enough magic mushrooms and you can fly.” Or did he say you will feel like flying? I wanted to go up and grab a star and soar around the earth,
Editor’s Page By Victoria A. Schmidt Lessons Learned I had an abrupt education on the lifestyle of some of the less fortunate families in our neighborhood in one of our first homes in Mexico. Our bedroom window looked out over the top of the wall, which separated our property from our neighbors, and we
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Why Some of our Friends and Neighbors Voted Differently By Michael Hogan I voted for Biden as did many other Americans. But more than 71 million voted for Trump. Is it possible that these millions of American were racists, bigots, misogynists, and ignorant followers of an autocrat? If so, we are in deep trouble.
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The Love Life Of A Princess By Tom Nussbaum Oh, that feels good. I love how he rubs my—aahh, I’m in heaven. So good. Oh, now his hand is moving down to my tummy. Oh, he knows just how to do that. I hope he never sto—Yikes! Stop! Whoa! Don’t even think about going
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren Lunenburg By Norm Foster Directed by Georgette Richmond This comedy was originally scheduled for the fall of 2019, but was cancelled three weeks before opening night. Now it has been successfully revived as a reading under the auspices of Ajijic Readers Theatre (ART). It works very well as
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Vexations and Conundrums By Katina Pontikes Worldwide Fighting Championship The report is not rosy. The virus appears to be getting the best of mankind. We are still in the early rounds of the global fight. We now know that we have been in this battle for longer than initially thought, back to December of
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