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Title	Content	Author
Life In The Laugh Lane – March 2023	Fowl play Fresh eggs are delivered in the morning to my kitchen table. The chicken is one of the few things you can eat before …	Scott Jones
Poetry Niche – March 2023	ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Warren grew up in London, England and graduated with an Honours degree in Mathematics from King’s College, Cambridge. Michael moved to …	Mel Goldberg
“The Fourth Estate”	Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press. In 1517, 67 years later, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses for Church reform on the …	Fred Mittag
Profiling Tepehua – March 2023	March is the month for women and is celebrated internationally on the 8th or 9th of the month. Once in a while Lakeside celebrates its …	Moonyeen King
Escape	Susan left with one hundred dollars in her purse and her six-month-old baby strapped in the car seat of the old pickup truck. In the …	Mel Goldberg
The Recruitment	(Mountains north of Maturín in eastern Venezuela) Mauro Ortega, El Gato, lay on a ridge above the lonely rancho and observed the events below. The …	Robert Bruce Drynan
Verdant View – March 2023	March 4th (Forth) My dear friend John Holley used to observe each March 4th with gusto. To him this day was a cry to continue …	Francisco Nava
Take A Glimpse Beyond The Gates	The doorbell rang. It was my neighbor, Beatriz. Venga conmigo! Ahorita! Come right away, as she gently pulled at my sleeve. We both live in …	Judith Labadie
Streets of Mexico – March 2023	Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes For half a century after La Revolución (1910-1917), two writers dominated Mexican literature. Octavio Paz became the preeminent poet, and …	David Ellison
Life In The Anthropocene	The Day I Met An Endangered Florida Panther “What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a …	Lorin Swinehart
A Fifth of Beethoven	Michael Reason Yes, I am sure you can remember the classic disco hit “A Fifth of Beethoven” by Walter Murphy that gave a dance floor …	Michael Reason
Lakeside Living – March 2023	Kim LeMieux Email: kimslakesideliving@gmail.com March 2023 ~ March 10th – 11th, Friday & Saturday 10:00am ~ 3:00pm The annual two-day LCS Art Fair will be held …	Kim LeMieux
A Fruitful Morning	Satva is a Sanskrit word generally meaning truth or goodness. Now, the café at in Ajijic is called Savta, which I take to be a …	Ron DiMichele
Fade Out	Patrick O’Rourke’s smile was as white as an Irish Easter lily, his eyes radiant blue like the Irish Sea glistening in the sun. He was, …	Tom Nussbaum
The Rebozo Is A Garment With Soul	The rebozo has been known since the Conquest, it is believed to be a product of miscegenation. Throughout its history this feminine garment has been …	Ilsa Picazo
Word Salad – March 2023	It’s Hard to Top a Good Cliché “Let’s have some new clichés.”—movie mogul (and humorist) Samuel Goldwyn “One of the ironies of language is that …	Sally Asante
YOU and Your Doctor Are Your Medical Team – March 2023	Part 2 This is part 2 – suggesting the type of questions to ask when you are touring a potential care facility and meet with …	Jackie Kellum
Chess – Beware The Endgame	The game of chess no longer carries the prestige it did when our uncle taught my older brother and me to play when we were …	Larry Kolczak
Ramblings From The Ranch – March 2023	In 2022, The Ranch placed 275 dogs in new homes. While that number is exciting, our 2021 total was over 500. What’s going on, you …	Christina Bennett
Vexations And Conundrums – March 2023	Password Insecurity Technology tricked us. The evolution of the internet and all the ease it offered to our lives came with a wickedly insidious condition. …	Katina Pontikes
Double Fault	He started off the morning with a double fault. He knew it was an omen. His shoulder was stiff, his posture awkward. He could detect …	Michael Hogan
This Little Light of Mine	I was purified each Sunday, sitting on a child-sized wooden chair, belting out “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” Sure of …	Judy Dykstra-Brown
Where I Want My Ashes Scattered	The therapist Carl Rogers describes watching huge Pacific waves breaking on the rocks at the mouth of a cove, and he observes palm-like plants clinging …	Don Beaudreau
Editor’s Page – March 2023	Ban Censorship, Not Books! Books have always been an important part of my life. No matter where I live, I have never had enough room …	Victoria Schmidt