Articles 2012

The Poets’ Niche – March 2012 By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com Edgar Allan Poe  (1809-1849)   After listening to Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone recite Poe, I couldn’t recall ever hearing anything quite so eerie, so chill. But then, eeriness was Poe’s specialty, and he became the maestro of horror and the morbid. No, I won’t […]

Hand To Hand David Bryen   I study my hands  and recall my father’s middle finger,  severed at the first knuckle by a meat grinder.  I always wondered what he felt  and what he did with the hamburger.  I remember the smooth rounded top,  like a bald head,  and wonder now – though I did

Enemy Submarines Brought World War II Home to Both U.S. Coasts By Dr. Lorin Swinehart   Following that terrible day, September 11, 2001, many pundits observed that it was the first time the U.S. mainland had been attacked by an enemy since the War of 1812. In the course of that long ago conflict, the

Focus on Art By Rob Mohr robmohr@gmail.com   At Lakeside, the earth’s diversity, vivid colors and organic textures enrich our lives. They are our markers, the frame in which our living takes place. My hope is that this brief look at the history of landscapes will encourage readers to reconnect their spiritual and emotional ties

Kwangchow Novel by David Harper Review by Rob Mohr   David Harper’s first novel, Kwangchow, is an unforgettable story of Freddy Everard’s life from youthful naiveté to a maturity reminiscent of John Fowles’ Daniel Martin’s return to his authentic being. The central character, Freddy, (the name grows on you) is a young third officer on

Dead Horse Theory     The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that, “When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in government, education, and in corporate America, more advanced strategies are often employed, such as: 1. Buying a stronger whip

The Phoenix By Louise Drummond   (Ed. Note: This is Ms. Drummond’s Introduction to her soon-to-published book entitled The Phoenix. Our readers should be warned that what follows is brutally candid.) My first memories are of violence: my father toward my mother, and both of them toward us children. Incest started on my fourth birthday.

THE GREGARIOUS HERMIT —Living in a Town with Few Gringos By Roberta Rich   On December 15th, 1999, as our plane descended into the Manzanillo airport, I took my husband’s hand in mine and said, “In the next two weeks, we must either buy a house in Mexico or never speak of it again.” “Deal,”