Many poor girls do not attend school when they menstruate because they cannot afford their pads and they feel ashamed. The girls do not have adequate information. It is not only them, but many more who do not know the basics of their bodies and anatomy. They were brought up with the idea that it […]
Death, Continued My cellphone rings and I hear a very low, urgent whispering. “You won’t believe where I am. Forest Lawn Cemetery! I’ll call you when we finish this appointment.” My friend Athena calls me later to fill me in on her cemetery visit. “We are making plans for our (her and her husband’s) burial.
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Everybody knows that in Mexico, around Christmastime, the local parishes reenact the Posada. A procession of school children follow Joseph and Mary as they go from door to door in search of a place to spend the night. Ultimately, they end up in a stable. And the rest is history. Most people down here are
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Play Ball! The union of word nerds and sports fanatics is not quite as unlikely as one might think. Listen up. For baseball fans, summer isn’t officially over until the best teams of the National and American leagues clash in the World Series. The Fall Classic was won this year—most impressively—by the Houston Astros. Were
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I experienced my first church-centered fiesta a month after arriving in Mexico. Resplendent with Aztec dancers, fireworks, parades, beer vendors, carnival rides and nightly music until dawn, the nine-day party celebrating Saint Francis (the patron saint of the main church in Chapala) keyed me into the understanding that Mexican Catholicism was not the Catholicism of
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As I write this month’s editorial, I am in the United States wishing that I were back in Mexico! First, I’d like to wish all of our readers a wonderful and meaningful holiday season. For people of all faiths. This issue is a little different because it contains holiday articles, along with articles about life
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Biography, Martin A. BojanI’ve been writing poetry since college, graduated, and became an attorney. I fell in love, and have loved writing ever since. Born in Brooklyn in 1945, my poetry often follows the experiences of baby-boomers thru the years, to now, aging. In addition to poetry, I have written several plays, and short stories.
Poetry Niche – November 2022 Read More »
Carol Bowman entrawalls us with another trip. This time above the Arctic Circle. And the animal life she encounters.
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PART 1 I awoke early to a wonderful, but still sleeping world here in Ajijic. It’s a nice time to be awake; before the day has really begun to unfold with all its time demands. The roosters haven’t even begun squawking out their morning announcements. The dogs aren’t yet barking; small birds aren’t yet chirping.
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By: Dr. Michael McManmon, FounderThe College Internship Program Oftentimes in our society, we seem to disregard the wisdom, understanding, and experience of our elders. Just like Helen Keller had her Anne Sullivan, we have within our midst many miracle workers who have the patience of Job and the knowledge of King Solomon. The following are
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