The Color Of My Life By Carol Bradley “What do you do?” she asked while we slathered warm croissants with fresh preserves in the golden, morning sun. I told her about the city, my job, my days. She was an artist, a florist, a traveller; nothing of real value in the steel, grey […]
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Dream Hackers By Rob Krakoff Review by Harriet Hart Rob Krakoff’s latest book is a futuristic novel that begins in 2099 when disenfranchised youth are waging a cyber war against their elders who own 83% of the planet’s wealth. Elders, equipped with computational innovations to keep them alive, live in comfortable charter cities while
Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: I would like to thank you for having the courage to print the article, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They,” by Vern & Lori Geiger and Eliana Herrerias. The article was eye-opening, while the photo was heartbreaking. Like millions of others, I was already sickened by the basics of bullfighting –that
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The Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconce msconce@gmail.com Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) Perhaps America’s most oft recited couplet belongs to Dorothy Parker: “Men seldom make passes/At girls who wear glasses.” This saucy insight undoubtedly led to the development of contact lenses. Ms Parker dashed that off on a cocktail napkin one afternoon at The Algonquin Round
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Letter To The Editor Having recently returned from a visit to Havana on a U.S. passport, I was disappointed to read Paul Jackson’s Cold War-era sentiments on that country in his Thunder on the Right commentary, which I usually enjoy. I found little evidence of the oppressions of Cuba’s communist dictatorship, and instead found a
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The Birth Of A Rock By John Ward Since the dawn of time on planet earth, when rocks were born of cooling magma billions of years ago, or: since about ten thousand years ago, when God thought having stones in his diorama would be good idea, the creation of rocks has always been
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr robmohr@gmail.com Milo Needles – “The Fine Art of Psychological Disclosure” Thomas Merton understood, “Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self … “ Once in a rare while you meet someone who makes you glad to be alive – to be a part of
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O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,How can we know the dancer from the dance? W.B. Yeats The Dancing Girls Of Ajijic By Mark Sconce An Ajijic mother glances at her daughter Seated beside her and smiles approvingly… She looked to be of tender age, Her full attention on the stage; Her
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THE OJO INTERNET MAILBOX (Wherein we publish some comments about our previous issues.) HEARTS AT WORK LaVon Davis Swinehar Jim, this piece is excellent……your true talent is quite evident……I look forward to the “more next month”. THUNDER ON THE RIGHT Linda Steele Well said! I agree! STEPPING OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE
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Village Vignettes By Micki Wendt A new game called canicas seems to have evolved in my neighborhood now that the rains have started. Boys of all ages and a few grown daddies, too, sometimes a dozen of them, play this game in the street with great interest, laughter, hooting, and howling. It appears
