September 2023

Writing poetry for over half a century delving into themes such as relationships, spirituality, creativity, and his passion for life, John has self-published a collection of 15 volumes including two enchanting children’s books composed in verse, namely A Sneaky Twitch of an Itch and The Journey Home, as well as a compilation of essays and […]

Each year El Ojo del Lago takes time to pay tribute to those who have contributed their writing skills to enrich our magazine. Anyone who has contributed an article printed between October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 is eligible to attend our awards dinner. The award dinner will be held at Tango Restaurant at

July 20, 1944, Lexington, Virginia Dear Allan, You are not alone.  Stacy and I will be your family. Maybe, we can come and visit you in August. I have a special child psychology seminar in the first week of August. After that school doesn’t start again until after Labor Day. Why didn’t you tell me

I was only sixteen when my father left us behind in Sedona, Arizona. He divorced my mother and moved to New Mexico saying he was fed up with her telling everyone she saw UFOs. She even claimed that one of her friends had been abducted and impregnated by aliens, who were keeping the fetus. I

INVESTOPEDIA 2022 explained the meaning of social capitalism as follows: Social Capitalism allows a group of people to work together effectively to achieve a common purpose, it allows an organization such as a cooperative or non-profit to function together as a whole through trust and shared identity. In 2016 Victor Manuel Isadro Luna wrote: The

January 1878 “Katherine has an infection in her womb. This is a very grave condition. We believe that putting the baby to breast could pass this infection on to the child and might cure her. Of course, that puts great risk to the baby who probably will not survive. Do you want to try to

Rewilding Your Garden What Is Rewilding? Rewilding is the act of restoring an area of land to its natural uncultivated state with the reintroduction of native plants, trees, wild animal species that have been driven out or exterminated, then letting nature take over helping natural processes to occur freely. The intention is one of repairing damaged

Ajijic resident Robert W. Cantrell II left the United States for Cancun in late June of this year and has been missing since. His family reports the state department confirmed Mr. Cantrell’s arrival in Cancun on June 20th of this year. He apparently left a panicked message on his ex-wife’s phone around that same time,

Part One of Five: Be Impeccable with Your Word Introduction: Don Miguel Ruiz was born in rural Mexico, a descendant of the Toltecs, an ancient people who lived in the central valley of Mexico. Their philosophy held that we live in a dream state, with the quality of our lives determined by how we dream.

“Oh, Br’er Fox. I don’t care what you do with me, so long as you just don’t throw me in that briar patch over there. Go on and barbecue me up, Br’er Fox, but please don’t throw me in that briar patch.” —Br’er Rabbit Watership Down is a real place, a low hill with sandy