Poetry Niche – October 2023 | My name is Christina Small shortened to Chris Small after I moved to Ajijic, Mexico with my husband Jim Small ten years ago. Our marriage … | Mel Goldberg |
A Most Painful Ambiguity | Some Reflections Upon Man’s Relationship With His Fellow Creatures “One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is shut their eyes to facts.”C.S. Lewis … | Lorin Swinehart |
Devil Of A Time | My car was behind a very old car driven by a very old woman. Among the numerous bumper stickers on her vehicle was one that … | Don Beaudreau |
Bribes, Lobbying, and Quid Pro Quo | Anyone who has spent time in Mexico knows what bribery is about, and, as one who has spent the better part of four decades in … | Tim Eyermann |
Local Profile: Francisco Urzua Ines | Many of the exact details of the first 40 years of Francisco Urzua’s life are sharp in his mind, but mental health struggles have scrambled … | Daria Hilton |
Verdant View – October 2023 | Cempasúchil Fco. In Patzcuarro, Michoacan Cempasúchil or Marigolds are a versatile, radiant flower with deep roots in practice in ancient religions: Aztec, Christianity and Hinduism. … | Francisco Nava |
When Our Time Comes To Say Good-Bye | Recently, I read a book called A Man Called Ove. In this story, Ove’s wife has died, and Ove, the curmudgeonly, husband, missed her so … | Glorine Barnhardt |
Word Salad – October 2023 | Thank you, Hollywood Ah, the movies. How we love ‘em. As kids, we showed up faithfully at our local movie theaters on Saturday afternoons, and … | Sally Asante |
Profiling Tepehua – October 2023 | When worlds seem to collide and life as you know it changes in a nano second, it is devastating, confusing and knocks the balance off … | Moonyeen King |
Streets of Mexico – October 2023 | De las Casas Bartolomé de las Casas began as an unlikely hero. In 1502, at the age of 18, he arrived on the island of … | David Ellison |
Lakeside Living – October 2023 | Don Beaudreau Email: wbeaudreau@aol.com LAKE CHAPALA ORCHESTRA GOES BRITISH! Friday October 13 at 7pm and Saturday October 14 at 3 pm, Lakeside Presbyterian Church 250 San … | Don Beaudreau |
Reflections On The Wisdom Teachings Of Don Miguel Ruiz | Part Two of Five Introduction: Don Miguel Ruiz was born in rural Mexico, a descendant of the Toltecs, an ancient people who lived in the … | Don Beaudreau |
A Time Of Renewal | Last month, I was back in Southern California for my semi-annual medical appointments. My first task was to rummage through the stack of mail that … | Larry Kolczak |
If Our Pets Could Talk – October 2023 | I was watching a recent TV ad, promoting a DNA test for your family dog to identify its ‘breed’, that breed’s possible health conditions and … | Jackie Kellum |
Not Just a Photograph | Soon our journey would be over. That framed picture, displayed atop the bedroom bureau would no longer be “just a photograph.” Soon we’d be able … | Carol L. Bowman |
You and Your Doctor Are Your Medical Team – October 2023 | Osteoarthritis Vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis – both are a type of arthritis that causes painful stiff joints, after that similarity they have little in common. For … | Jackie Kellum |
Vexations and Conundrums – October 2023 | Socially Perplexed In the past, my husband and I attended some interesting parties, usually for charitable functions. In those times, we loved to dress up … | Katina Pontikes |
The Timeless Tradition of Mexican Novenas | Throughout Mexico, a country rich in vibrant traditions and cultural celebrations, is a cherished custom known as the Mexican Novena. These nine-day religious observances are … | Karen BLUE |
Problems of Abundance | It was a week from hell. Leaving the house to walk the dog, I noticed a huge crack in one wall of my house that … | Loretta Downs |
Editor’s Page – October 2023 | Changes The first view of Guadalajara was from the airplane’s small window. The airport then was one runway, one single story building, and we took … | Victoria Schmidt |