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    • San Miguel de Allende Sunday Magazine
    Autism in SMA: Finding Focus
    I have been her sounding board and her constant support.
    Joyce Grenis
    Things Are Not What They Seem
    "This article has touched me deeply. Thank you! RIP Howard."
    Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Sculpting the Festival of Lights:
    SMA's Monumental Menorah
    Practicing guerilla warfare, they defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth.
    Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    December / Diciembre 2021
    November 28
    · Things Are Not What They Seem
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Blaming others is disempowering. Blaming the past robs the present of its potential.
    · Autism in SMA: Finding Focus
    Sunday, December 5
            by Joyce Grenis
    "My son, Arturo's entire world is six words long... Mamá, Papá, agua, pan, sí, y no."
    · Sculpting the Festival of Lights: SMA's Monumental Menorah
    Sunday, Nov. 28, 5:30pm
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    ...proclaiming the ultimate triumph of light over darkness and freedom over oppression.
    November / Noviembre 2021
    November 21
    · Madness, Genius and All the Rest
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I wish I had genius as an excuse for my instability.
    · Dia de Muertos: Pictorial
            Lokkal's Best Posts
    November 14
    · Disney Comes to San Miguel: Herding Cats
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    His vision is illogical. Mathematically it just does not add up.
    November 7
    · Turn and Walk Away: RIP Howard Bach
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Say what you will about tribalism, but it's nice to not always have to finish your sentences.
    October 31
    · You Are Who You Eat With
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The secret to a good meal is to keep them waiting.
    October / Octubre 2021
    October 24
    · Keeping It All in Mind
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Many atheists feel very religious about their non-belief.
    · Dyeing to Weave, pictorial
    Oaxacan Master Weaver, Exhibition / Sale
            by Barbara Erickson
    ...experts in creating an amazing array of colors using only natural dye stuffs.
    · The Ceremony, Hydrodistillation Plant Perfume
    Tues. Nov. 2
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    ...a spellbinding method of hydrodistillation, never previously witnessed in Mexico.
    October 17
    · Failing to Understand Wealth
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    When you have so much money, you have to do something with it.
    · My Studio / Mi Estudio Pops Up
    Thur, Fri, Oct. 28, 29
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Due to the pandemic, MyStudio / MiEstudio did not come to pass last February.
    · My Mouth is the Window of My Soul?
            by Colette Morya
    To be honest, I've always had problems with discipline.
    October 10
    · All Hands On Deck
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    No one is going to do it for us. No one is going to deliver us out of this mess.
    October 3
    · A Brush With Death
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    So much of what we do is to distract us from the precarious situation that is our life.
    September / Septiembre 2021
    September 26
    · Your Mother Was Right: Catching Cold
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    We'd all be better off being humble about what we know and don't know.
    September 19
    · World Wellness Weekend
            by Bonnie Baker
    Health is a personal choice with shared, social implications.
    · There Always is a Lot at Stake
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Nature functions with an economy of means, reusing the same patterns.
    September 12
    · The Making of a Film Festival: GIFF
            by Jeffrey R. Sipe
    It may not be the parting of the Red Sea, but it comes from the same monumental self-confidence.
    · A Vow of Silence
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The solution to (almost) all of our quandaries is to change our mind.
    September 5
    · Two Sick Cats and a Hurricane
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    How resourceful can one be against a category five hurricane?
    August 29
    · Bet You Can't Eat Just One
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Taste is in the mouth of the beholder.
    August / Agosto 2021
    August 22
    · Kabul to SMA: Take Back the Internet
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    You don't get to be president by being a nice guy... or gal.
    August 15
    · Saints and Criminals:
    On the Gound in Colonia Allende
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I'm odd enough in this neighborhood already.
    · The Art Walk Once More: pictorial
            by Nitta Ruiz
    This was officially the first Fabrica la Aurora Art Walk since the pandemic, although the word of it got out very late.
    · Anado - Carrying On As Always: pictorial
            Photos by Jorge Alcala Goded
    Those of us who miss him could not help but be comforted and inspired by last Saturday's event.
    August 8
    · Requiem for a Relationship
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.
    August 1
    · Why Do We Do the Things We Do?
    Anado: Life and Work
    Saturday, August 7
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Sometimes my social playfulness gets me into trouble.
    · Women in Art- opening
    Saturday, August 7
            by Maru Vázquez
    ...the power to pass from rays of resplendent light to desperate cries of immense joy and great pain.
    · Mujeres en el Arte - inaguración
    Sábado, 7 de Agosto
            por Maru Vázquez
    ...el poder transitar de rayos de luz resplandeciente, a gritos desesperados de inmensa alegría y gran dolor.
    July / Julio 2021
    July 25
    · You Can't Get There From Here
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    You can't love someone more than they love themselves.
    July 18
    · Look for the Girl with the Sun in Her Eyes
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    "Hire a teenager now while they still know everything."
    July 11
    · The Right Person for the Job
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    "30 minutes" in Mexico might well be the day after tomorrow.
    July 4
    · Losing and Finding, Outside and In
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    We always could and would and did make it work.
    June / Junio 2021
    June 27
    · Taking My Blessings Where I Can Get Them
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    She looked up as I passed and flashed me a million dollar smile.
    June 20
    · Backstage With Patronato Pro Niños: Nory Contractor
    July 4th Benefit Auction
            Lokkal Interview
    I have about four bad days a year; usually one each quarter.
    · Escaping the Jungle
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    If we can be made to stop and think, we can keep the violence down to a minimum.
    June 13
    · A Relaxed Vision: Try This At Home
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I think a sixth sense might also be involved.
    June 6
    · Boom! Boom! Boom! Getting Back to Normal
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I get a very short warning as they whistle in flight before exploding right over my house.
    May 30
    · Raku Fired Ceramics
    ContemPLATO - opening, Saturday, June 5
            by Edna Dickinson
    It seemed correct for the design to pay homage to Japanese calligraphic characters.
    · The Octopus and the UFO
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    It is that nervous system and the intelligence associated with it that puts the alien in octopus.
    May / Mayo 2021
    May 23
    · Stupid Romantic That I Am
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Mine was a safe harbor in her storm-tossed life.
    May 16
    · Garden Alchemy and a Place for Everything
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    There were advertisements for worm farms in the comic books I used to read as a child.
    May 9
    · Consciousness and the City
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Our relationships define us. Our network of relationships is our community, our larger self.
    May 2
    · Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I prefer to call it a moral or spiritual epiphany...
    April / Abril 2021
    April 25
    · The Perfume of Life: Aaron's Garden
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The fundamental language of life is fragrance.
    April 18
    · Agreeing to Disagree: To Hug or Not to Hug
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    One of the many problems with pornography is that it turns us off to the real thing.
    April 11
    · The Circus is in Town
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    If it didn't hurt, then it wasn't love.
    April 4
    · Having a Hormonal Experience
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The hypothalamus controls the 'Four Fs': feeding, fighting, fleeing and mating.
    March 28
    · Labyrinths, Equinoxes and Changing Your Position
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    My eight year old friend is more open to radical shifts in her worldview.
    March / Marzo 2021
    March 21
    · Cooking and Coding
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    When it comes to publicity, paper is just so medieval.
    March 14
    · Covid Stories
            by Andrew Osta
    People want to be surrounded by beauty, because the reality outside is so difficult and surreal.
    March 7
    · The Sense of Being Stared At
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The same thing regularly happens to me when I am bicycling past a beautiful woman.
    February 28
    · Believe in Something
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - Santayana
    February / Febrero 2021
    February 21
    · We're in Mexico
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Enlightenment values have only imperfectly penetrated Mexico.
    February 14
    · Follow the Science
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    When we wanted to chill the beer, we put the cans in the brook for a while.
    February 7
    · Crush! What's Love Got to Do With It?
            by Isis Rodriguez
    The nature of intimacy transforms into unconditional love.
    Online Closing Exhibit, Sat, Feb. 20
    · Seeing Things Anew
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    With all our greater connectivity we are communicating less.
    January 31
    · Floating All Boats: Improving Community
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Maybe I do have a photographic memory, but the camera is a little out of focus.
    · Crónica de un robo a lo pendejo.
            por Oscar Plazola
    En poco más de una semana habían recuperado mis cosas más queridas.
    January / Enero 2021
    January 24
    · A Too Perfect Fit
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Physicists are forever struggling against the idea of God.
    January 17
    · Chronicle of a Robbery
            by Oscar Plazola
    In just over a week they had recovered my most beloved things.
    · Taste and See: Knowing in the Biblical Sense
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Ultimately, he who wins is he who can appreciate another point of view.
    January 10
    · Preface to This Week's Article
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I do my morning yoga routine rooftop under the Mexican sun, itself half comforting, half menacing.
    · Tragedy Wears Many Hats: second sampling
            by Duke Miller
    Take the tragedy of death away and everything good in life would have no meaning
    January 3
    · Oaxaca vs San Miguel
            by Andrew Osta
    Women do not dress up in traditional embroidered dresses to sit on the corner and beg.
    · Are You Thirsty?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Recognizing someone else's needs is the basis of your psychological well-being.
    December / Diciembre 2020
    December 27
    · Tragedy Wears Many Hats: first sampling
            by Duke Miller
    Two old guys in the park, obvious hospital material, stared at something in the air
    · Forgetting to Remember
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I wonder if we are not doing the same; elevating our shards of knowledge into rigid doctrines.
    December 20
    · My Grandfather's Clock and My Grandson
            by Patrick Green
    At those moments I felt like I was part of the clock.
    December 13
    · Facing My Superstitions
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I still sometimes feel bad. But, afterwards, I don't feel as bad about having felt bad.
    December 6
    · Revisioning the Venus: SMA to Austria
    Benefit Sale
            by Glen Rogers
    Sit in Her Lap of Fertility and Plant a Seed for your Dreams
    November 29
    · A Death in the Neighborhood
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Raining blows and epithets on him, M. chased him out of our alley.
    November / Noviembre 2020
    November 22
    · The Blonde Man at Our Favourite Table
            by Pat Hall
    Was it worth all the anguish just to have such a sexpot on your arm?
    November 15
    · Why Do the Pigeons Play?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I feel guilty about a lot of things, but being a good son isn't one of them.
    November 8
    · A Brief History of an Artist: open studio
            by Kathleen Cammarata
    Some relative of mine was swimming in the same gene pool with Michelangelo.
    November 1
    · A Great Weekend Except that My Daughter was Shot
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    She averted grave injury by milimeters, catastrophy by inches.
    October / Octubre 2020
    October 25
    · Artist Survives Relentless Pandemic: Open Studio
            by Isis Rodriguez
    The Spiritual Warrior is an archetype that helps us give birth to a new self that is courageous.
    October 18
    · Social Dilemmas
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Sharply rising teenage suicide rates tell us that it is a matter of life and death.
    October 11
    · Keeping the Customer Satisfied
            by Greg Gunter
    The quicker you could lay shingles, the quicker you could finish that home and get paid.
    October 4
    · Fiery and Watery Love
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    What was taken for granted is shown with new transcendental significance.
    September / Septiembre 2020
    September 27
    · Speak To Me Like an Aztec
            by Pat Hall
    Nahuatl means water in all four directions... the Aztecs built Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) on a big lake.
    September 20
    · Compost and Culture, Shoveling Sh*t: a pictorial
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    If the stories that form the basis of your philosophy give you tastier tomatoes, what more can you ask?
    September 13
    · Agreeing to Disagree: It's Complicated
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The ancient Greeks understood that with increase affluence and leisure come increased self-criticism and dreams of utopia.
    September 6
    · Bad Dreams and Flowers for Algernon
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I am just smart enough to know that I am not smart.
    August 30
    · Art in Quarantine
            by Andrew Osta
    What's the point of making art when people are dying, when tomorrow is so uncertain?
    August / Agosto 2020
    August 23
    · "Si, Pero No" "Yes, But No"
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    EC has chosen to spend his later years painting dreamy nudes. It's good work, if you can get it.
    August 16
    · From Hunger
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I understood that my imagination of it had been the greatest obstacle to my recogniton of it.
    August 9
    · Feeding Your Hungry Neighbors; The Guardians of Guadiana
            by Wendy Bichel
    If we can't affect all the madness out there, we can at least re-design a piece of our own world.
    August 2
    · Sex, Race and Operating Systems
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Heirarchies have survival value; we want the most talented individuals to lead us.
    July / Julio 2020
    July 26
    · They Thought My Mother Was Black
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    No adult, no person had ever spoken with little Leroy like that before my mother did.
    July 19
    · An International Incident; Terrorism in SMA
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    She was in possession of the truth... and obliged to force that truth on the unenlightened.
    July 12
    · Loss of Pressure
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    A lot of what we think, how we feel and how we react is driven by hormones.
    July 5
    · Extending Community
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    As a species we survived... because we watch out for each other, because we are communal beings.
    June / Junio 2020
    June 28
    · The Weavers' Project; Support Local Women
            by Veronica Genta
    Our little company has helped women redefine their space within their families and the larger society.
    · Dickens, Pornography and the Lost Art of Letter-writing
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Along with the loss of a slower, more deliberate way of living, we have also lost our sense of decency.
    June 21
    · Conventional Absurditites
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    "Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart, for his purity, by definition, is unassailable."
    June 14
    · Some Thoughts on Privilege
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Asking the police to resolve a problem is like asking the mafia for assistance...
    June 7
    · A Kinder, Gentler Prejudice
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    When you have utopian expectations the slow plod of real reform seems worthless, especially when you are young.
    · The Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Police killed only 40 unarmed people in 2019; 20 were white, 10 were black.
    May 31
    · Uncertain About Uncertainty
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Coming through a Nazi death camp probably puts all other forms of stress into perspective.
    · Further Uncertainty
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    If you knew everything, the most delicious thing would be a surprise.
    May / Mayo 2020
    May 24
    · Report #4 From The Mexico Station
            by Duke Miller
    I grew up listening to my mother say, "I feel like a Jew in Germany."
    · Why Do We Hurt the Ones We Love?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The lightening bolt came in the window, down the hall and into the room to get him.
    May 17
    · Live Long, Die Gloriously: How I Came to Love the Bullfight
            by Pat Hall
    Which type of bull would you prefer to be, a regular bull or a fighting bull?
    · Big, Bad Government
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    How different would the world be today if back in 1968 the Center for Disease Control had canceled Woodstock?
    May 10
    · Imagine There's No Countries?!
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Imagining the virtues of anarchy is more easily done when you are a former Beatle gazing out of your multi-million dollar apartment...
    · Discovering Grandma's Recipes: Carmita's Mexican Pies
            by Natalia Ospina
    His most cherished childhood memories... all are associated with the sharing of food.
    May 3
    · The Show that Almost Wasn't: Raku Platters
            Edna Dickinson
    For some pieces the damage makes the design.
    · From The Mexico Station, Report #3
            by Duke Miller
    You have to guard against your feelings of intolerance...
    · Cleaning Up the Neighborhood: 1, 2, 3
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    My Mexican neighbor speaks perfect English and a little Yiddish, having worked in a kosher deli in LA for almost ten years.
    April / Abril 2020
    April 26
    · Another Time, Another Epidemic: A Typhoid Survivor's Tale
            by Pat Hall
    The ordinary person in the street certainly didn't think of wearing a mask. No one stayed home.
    · Cabin Fever
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Anyone who says, "It's harder to be alone in a crowd" has never really been isolated.
    April 19
    · Timeless Dancers
            by Carlos Aguila
    ...look not through the lens of your camera, but rather through the eyes of your soul.
    · Ghost Town
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The Centro is a ghost town; not all of it. But in many places it is abandoned.
    April 12
    · Report from Mexico #1
            by Duke Miller
    Death is important to Mexico. It is heroic. It is sad. It is vital. Mexicans have turned it into sugar and cake.
    · "Online Ramblings"
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    With this Corona Virus, haven't you imagined it all spinning out of control?
    April 5
    · A Matter of Life and Death
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Mexico has taught me better how to live and with that how better to die.
    · Escaping the Corona Virus
            by Patrick Green
    My daughter's next text arrived: "I am positive for Covid-19."
    · A Death in the Circle
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    With everything shut down and everyone shut up; with the world on hold and everybody holed up...
    March / Marzo 2020
    March 29
    · A Healthy Bowel Boosts Immunity
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    According to standard medical textbooks, the average American transit time is 72 hours.
    · The Plague; I Will Be Home
            by Duke Miller
    I will wait until they line the streets of SMA with bodies and then I will walk outside.
    · Johnny Carson's Bathroom, Self-Isolation
            by Tracey Haynes
    I had a dream I was changing clothes in Johnny Carson's bathroom.
    · Good News About Corona; Bad News About Us
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    There are a lot of legitimate questions and the world... would benefit from their being asked.
    March 22
    · Staying Healthy, Surviving the Virus
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Why do some people not get ill, or not get as ill or get well more quickly, while others suffer more?
    · SMA, NYC, COVID-19
            by Joan Hall
    It is strange to experience SMA on shut down. It contradicts the very nature of this town.
    · Corona Apocalypse? Kindness or Fear?
            by Juanita Benedicto
    Friends in CA send me dire photos, apocalyptic scenes of empty shelves and deserted buildings.
    · Corona: The Mexican Response
            by Prof. Martha Beatriz Ojeda Pacheco
    Something muy chido (very cool) will emerge from all this earthly convulsion.
    · Considering All the Threads
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    This explains why, though generally so selfish, we rally so nobly to help those who have suffered a natural disaster.
    March 15
    · Joan Hall, Collage Artist, Poet
            San Miguel Sunday
    I got the cover of The New York Times Book Review. From there it just took off.
    · A Blue Purse Lost, Money and Privilege
            by Patrick Green
    That money in the blue purse would carry him for a few days, maybe a week.
    · Writing Songs for Tony Bennett?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    It was a very unusual experience; "otherwordly" is the word that comes to mind.
    March 8
    · Shooting Giants, Jon Sievert... in Memoriam
            by Carol Schmidt
    "My two favorite interview subjects were Jerry Garcia and Les Paul."
    · Mexico This Month - March
            by Tony Burton
    After six days, the U.S. forces end their bombardment of the port of Veracruz.
    · Crow Moon: Messenger of Revolutionary Changes - Astrology
            by Juanita Benedicto
    We will arise from our old husks as crows caw the end of what has been a very long Winter.
    · Cat Food and the Color Blue
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Seeing other people's mistakes is easier and more fun than seeing our own.
    March 1
    · A Home for the Homeless, ABBA House
            by Kami Kanetsuka
    Pastor Ignacio is seen bathing the blistered feet of a migrant.
    · Mastering 90% of the Past Tense in 5 Minutes, Street-level Spanish
            San Miguel Sunday
    My approach is down and dirty, street-level.
    · Darwin, the Big Bang and the Golden Rule
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I have never wished anyone dead, certainly not publicly.
    February / Febrero 2020
    February 23
    · Howler Monkeys
            by Duke Miller
    The structure struggles to breathe as the green shades wrap around it like a boa constrictor.
    · When is a Church Not a Church?
            by Joseph Toone
    I simply didn't have the heart to tell them it was really a shrine.
    · Hot and Cold Multiculturalism
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    After the horrors of two world wars the Europeans have lost confidence in Western culture.
    February 16
    · Mexican Musical Stereotypes
            by Patrick Green
    The nagging stereotypes we carry are buried deep and die hard.
    · Volunteer Vacations, Travel with a Purpose
            by Kathleen Bennett
    Who benefits the most, the recipients or those who care enough to give?
    · A Papaya Grows in San Miguel
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    You cannot love someone more than they love themselves.
    February 2
    · The Canadians Are Coming - SM Writers' Conference
            videos
    He was letting go of what he calls his "adolescent self-delusion that he was special."
    multiple events
    · Vancouver Island to SMA, Sooke Chamber Players
            by Paula Greene
    Our SMA program will feature the "meltingly beautiful solos"; of cellist Pamela Highbaugh Aloni.
    Benefit Concert, Wed. Feb. 19
    · What's Love Got to Do With It? 2 New Archetypes
            interview w/ Isis Rodriguez
    Love has been defined by adolescents and young adults under 40.
    CRUSH! Sat. Feb. 15, art opening, singles cocktail party
    · The Bells are Ringing?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The fact that the music you listen to was composed by white men, might make you a micro-racist and a micro-sexist.
    February 2
    · Spotlight on Identity: Tommy Orange
            video
    what it means to inhabit a land both yours and stolen from you
    Keynote Address, SM Writer's Conference, Thursday, Feb 13
    · Itinerant Youth, Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera
            video
    ...a new hybrid art, part oral, part written, part English, part something else...
    Keynote Address, SM Writer's Conference, Saturday, Feb 15
    · What's Love Got to Do with It?
            interview
    Imagine considering rattlesnake teeth a male aphrodisiac, to make men virile.
    CRUSH! Saturday, Feb. 15, art opening, singles cocktail party
    · Slappy Dreams
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The man slapping me is following a script. It is nothing personal.
    January / Enero 2020
    January 26
    · Universal Human Connection, Alison Wright
            Interview
    It's often the ones who have the least who share the most.
    2 events: Talk & Photo / Writing Excursion
    · The Blood and Bore of Literary Readings
            by Nicky Redl
    He turned it into a physical performance, and the audience went wild.
    Literary Death Match SMA, Fri. Feb. 14
    · Seasons of Memory
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    You can stand an ugly sight or sound much more easily than you can tolerate an ugly smell.
    January 19
    · Primary Season Made Simple (?)
            by Gunnar Erickson
    Backroom deals, rumors and intrigue come into play under the spotlight.
    · Celebrations Decembrinas, a Mexican Christmas
            by Ezequiel Ruiz
    Between laughter, pleasant jokes and fabulous family warmth, we determine what will be the details for dinner.
    · More Moaning About Mom
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Let me also suggest that you cannot love someone more than you love yourself.
    January 12
    · Tango, the Original Animal
            by Kathleen Millard
    It isn't so much a dance done "with" a partner as much as it is against, through, or into your partner.
    Tango Fest, Fri-Sun, Jan 17-19
    · The Poet Paints - video
            by Miguel Canseco
    The visual poetry that long ago gave meaning to books and temples now returns.
    · El Poeta Pinta - video
            by Miguel Canseco
    Algunos artistas como Miguel recreen este vínculo entre los ojos y el alma.
    · Two Viruses, Two Cures
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Nothing can substitute for that original, spiritual connection with the community of life.
    January 5
    · A Coney Island State of Mind
            by Gaia Schilke
    I was terrified to share my most personal work on stage
    Book Reading/Performance, Sunday, January 12
    · Chanukah Miracle in San Miguel
            by Carole Stone
    Our congregation is roughly half Anglo and half Mexican.
    · The Best and Worst of Times
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    We've been stealing from them for centuries. They can steal a little from us.
    December 29
    · Christmas in San Miguel
            by Gray Wolf
    Holiday vendedores pop up like weeds on the sidewalk to sell the essentials of Christmas posadas.
    · Parade of Dancers, San Miguel 2019
            by Camilla
    video
    · Old Enough and Cold Enough
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I feel like a bear waking from hibernation and leaving his den.
    December / Diciembre 2019
    December 22
    · SMA & NYC, A Tale of Two Jazz Cities
            by Joan Yonkler
    According to Bobby, jazz is the antithesis of stealing your soul.
    · Name Dropper
            by Duke Miller
    John Wayne once made my wife cry. I've never forgiven him for that.
    · Sleepless in San Miguel; Insomniac Strategems
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Whoever thought that we were seeing reality?
    December 15
    · Whispers in the Thread; the Shirt as Messenger
            San Miguel Sunday
    ...an inspired, passionate deep dive into the mystery and seduction of a Mesoamerican garment...
             Book Launch and Reading, Tues. Dec. 17
    · Susurros en el Hilo; La camisa como mensajero
            San Miguel Sunday
    Como en cualquier viaje que emprendemos, sorpresas se desdoblan si los permitemos.
             Presentación de libro, Martes, 17 de Diciembre
    · Traditional Mexican Christmas, Then and Now
            Ezequiel Ruiz
    Maybe that is not a fair comparison, but... life itself is not always fair.
    · Displaced in San Miguel
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    San Miguel is not Mexico
    December 8
    · Haves and Have-nots in San Miguel; Bloomberg's Smear
            by Francesca Fisher
    A recent article... smeared our beloved SMA as being under the violent rule of drug cartels...
    · Behind a Sculpture Cast in Molten Glass
            by Paul Louis
    ...change the shape of her forms... while they are still hot by the action of twisting and rolling.
             Open Studio, Sunday December 15
    · Qué hay detrás de una escultura de vidrio fundido
            por Paul Louis
    Este se puede intervenir de diferentes formas antes de que endurezca...
             Estudio Abierto, Domingo, Diciembre 15, 1-5pm
    · ¡Viva Mexico! ¡Viva San Miguel! vs Bloomberg's Fake News
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    How many bullets does it take to kill a restaurant owner at close range?
    December 1
    · My Name is Mariana Cañedo
            by Marianne C. Bohr
    would... my husband have dated me if my skin had been several shades darker?
    · Padre, Madre, Awesome
            by Ezequiel Ruiz
    Language is not mathematics, where we can make equations, where this equals that.
    · Gratitude Works, 7 Ways
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I could interrupt anyone in any conversation by interjecting a "Thank you."
    november / noviembre 2019
    november 24
    · A Psycho Thanksgiving
            by Jeff Apton
    The atavistic time machine opens up. Our ancient selves pop out.
    · Travelscopes: Forecasting Your Dream Vacation
            by Juanita Benedicto
    As we move through life, we often trade one passion in for another.
    · "You're a Good Salesman"
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Those experiences which we deny, come back to haunt us.
    November 17
    · Isabelle Mahnes' Spectacle of Fashion: Show/Performance/Sale
            video
    I am working with my own being through the process of creation itself.
           Thursday, November 21
    · Story, Story: Fact or Fiction
            by Ezequiel Ruiz
    Sometimes life brings pleasant surprises.
    · The Cat That I Deserve
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The universe may or may not give us what we want, but... it always gives us what we need.
    November 10
    · Rice and Beans
            by Duke Miller
    Broken bones and scars are the story of politics and servitude and company stores.
    · VW, Why Do I Photograph You?
            by Scott Umstattd
    Do I put in a new headlight or do I choose to not drive at night?
            pictorial
    · How Not to Advertise
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    They don't cut their own hair; why do they do their own publicity?
                Vegan Fest - Today
    November 3
    · Artist Interview, Sofie Engström von Alten
            by Jessica Antonelli
    San Miguel... is on a long chain of volcanos...
                     video
    · Un Brindis / A Toast
            by Anne Boone Johnson
    I wondered if the bride and groom would be happy.
    · What Time is It... Really?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    If you don't like where the herd is going, then try to take it in another direction.
    October 27
    · Revolution On The Walls
            by Alberto Lenz
    ...these first murals have nothing or very little to do with the ideas of... national identity.
    Tour: Muralism, Mexico City
    · The Art of a Good Death
            by EKR México Centro
    This movement away from death phobia is referred to as Death Positive.
    Day of the Dead, Dä'thä Over Dinner, Concert, Thurs. Oct 31
    · In and Out of Focus
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I've never been one to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
    october / octubre 2019
    October 20
    · The San Miguel Jazz Alliance; a New Epoc
            San Miguel Sunday
    Jaime Valle... was the recipient of 14 San Diego Music Awards (in as many years)...
    Concert Thursday, October 24
    · What I Didn't Know I Would Invent: Carola Polakov
            San Miguel Sunday
    I spent many hours photographing ripples and ice formations in the creeks.
    Photography Opening Saturday, Oct. 26
    · Horse Whisperers for Leonardo
            by Dale Braiman
    ...word has spread all the way to the healing horse whisperers in the U.S.
    Event Saturday, October 26
    · Theater Artist Marcela Brondo Stars in Bilingual Shakespeare
            by Fredric Dannen
    Her father... pulled her out of the show after the pilot, against the producers' wishes
    Performances Oct. 17-26
    · Writers, Writers Everywhere But Not a Word to Read
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I doubt that she knows herself well enough to put her heart into her work...
    October 13
    · Four Keys
            by Andrew Osta
    Toller would die from a heart attack in the room directly under his studio that very night...
    · Unicorns are my spirit animal
            by Jessica Antonelli, Art Editor
            video
    Sofie is known for illustrating a travel zine everywhere she travels...
    · Meetings With Medicine Men
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    When you want to think outside of the box, but still be able to think, a microdose of LSD or Peyote can be a great ally.
    October 6
    · Weaving a Pattern of Mastery
            by Colette Moyra
    ...in the 60s here in San Miguel 33% of the population was involved in the textile business.
    · Tejiendo un patrón de maestría
            por Colette Moyra
    ...el Maestro ha enseñado por más de 30 años, convirtiéndose en parte importante de la historia en SMA...
    · Trading Our Water for Gold
            by Colette Moyra
    The mining company wants to crush the stones of which the church is built to extract the gold in them.
    · Cambiando nuestra agua por oro
            por Colette Moyra
    La compañía minera quiere destruir las piedras con las que está construida la iglesia para extraer el oro que contienen.
    · Insulting (and Defending) Mexico
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    She replied, "Mexico insults itself." I didn't ask her to elaborate.
    September 29
    · The Aikido Diary
            by Colette Moyra
    ...I was assaulted on a couple of occasions and even once managed to escape an attempted kidnapping.
    · El diario del Aikido
            por Colette Moyra
    Fui asaltada en un par de ocasiones e incluso una vez logré escapar de un intento de secuestro.
    · The Controversy of the 41 Trees
            by Colette Moyra
    "There is a magical machine that absorbs carbon from the air, costs very little and builds itself."
    · La controversia de los 41 árboles
            por Colette Moyra
    "Hay una máquina mágica que absorbe carbono del aire, cuesta muy poco y se construye sola."
    · Jane Dill's Art Class: Behind the Scenes - video
            by Jessica Antonelli, Art Editor
    Jane worked commercially... for 30 years, creating logos, branding and identity for national brands...
    · A Work-a-holic in the Land of the Retired
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I go to bed feeling like I am going to change the world.
    september / septiembre 2019
    September 22
    · Linda Laino: The Artist as Hunter and Thief
            by Greg Reitman, Art Co-Editor
    As an artist, I am a hunter and a thief, chasing shadows, stealing light.
    · The Alborada: St. Michael's Jardin War
            by Joseph Toone
    ...represent the entrance of the souls of Chichimecas killed during the Conquest.
    · La Alborada: San Miguel's Biggest Party
            by Joaquin Sierra Rangel
    Watch out for drunk lads that strip down to their skivvies and shimmy up the trees...
    · Awakening Your Sensuality
            by Sonali Deepika Nanayakkara
    ...we miss opportunities to connect to our purpose and to our passion...
    Workshop, Saturday, Sept. 28
    · Avoiding the Accident... at Last
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I'm not mixing up my dis-ease and normal life.
    September 15
    · Spotlight on Muros en Blanco, SMA's Arts District
            by Jessica Antonelli, Art Editor
    ...the Arts District of SMA is an especially significant center of local and international street art.
    · Malverde Days 3
            by Duke Miller
    the song ends in that spot where everything grows, changes, dies beneath the light of Malverde days
    · 12 Astrology Banners
            San Miguel Sunday
    The 12 Astrology Banners were originally created for the 2019 MyStudio-MiEstudio event...
    Exhibit through September
    · The Male Menstrual Cycle, Part Two
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    "The prime fact of life is the sexual superiority of women."
    September 8
    · Interview: Betty Edwards, Author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
            by Jessica Antonelli, San Miguel Sunday Art
    Teaching someone how to draw is the twin of teaching someone how to read.
    · Malverde Days 2
            by Duke Miller
    No breath for the blind child … only stones for roses, only mud for meat
    · Mythology and the Contemporary Soul: An Archetypal Perspective
            by Carlos Chancellor
    ...represents within us that which pulls us towards another and seeks to unite with them...
    · The Male Menstrual Cycle and Other Imaginary Beasts
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Early Sunday morning Bob Dylan came to me in a dream.
    September 1
    · Greg Reitman of Yo San Miguel Gallery
            by Jessica Antonelli, San Miguel Sunday Art
    I quickly realized that local art was an underserved market. I wanted to... change that.
    · Malverde Days 1
            by Duke Miller
    My first mystical, god-driven journey happened when I was a four-year-old
    · Bob Dylan's Dream
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Early Sunday morning Bob Dylan came to me in a dream.
    august / agosto 2019
    August 25
    · Art is the Heart of San Miguel
            by Jessica Antonelli, Art Editor
    My quest for publicity... now has spun itself into a dedicated art section.
                 San Miguel Sunday's New Art Section
    · You Call This A Deathbed?
            by Skip Hunter
    I want to tell him something. Something important. Something worth waiting 11 years for.
    · Spanish's Most Versatile Word
            Word of the Week
    Still at my uneducated level, on the streets, if you are just trying to make yourself understood, I have found no word more versatile...
    · Bullies and the Abandoned Child
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    A bully doesn't feel strong... He constantly has to prove it, to others, but mostly to himself.
    August 18
    · Working Without A Net
            by Pam Walters
    Not everyone is faced with the challenge to start over relying only on faith.
    · Flying Scorpions and a New View of Karma
            by Colette
    God arranges our free will as a great labyrinth and places us in it so that by our own foot we solve the riddle of life.
    · El error de los 12 espías y Leandro Taub
            por Colette
    Dios dispone de nuestro libre albedrío como un gran laberinto y nos coloca en el...
    · A Little Controversy
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    ...asking us, in a manner unbiased by political correctness, to put the facts on the table...
    August 11
    · Dama de la Noche, Queen of the Night Orchid
            by Laura Honse
    ...these very intricate flowers only last for one night...
    · Biography, Exploring the Cycles of Life
            by Bonnie Baker
    ...how we integrate the broken or hidden parts of self into our identity...
    · Biografía, explorando los ciclos de la vida
            por Bonnie Baker
    Biografía proporciona un contexto importante para revelar y explorar nuestros mayores potenciales
    · 12 Astrology Banners
            San Miguel Sunday
    ...full of colorful whimsical creatures and beings created by six different artists...
    · Prayers for the Dead, Rain and Tortillas
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I offer up my prayers for the murdered on both sides of the border...
    August 4
    · More Than the Desert Business: the Puente del Carmen Cooperative
            by Sheryl Woodhouse
    "It can be so cathartic to finally be able to open up and talk about these things"
    · Tragedy and Redemption in San Miguel
            by Colette
    As if that weren't enough, she recorded the animal's suffering on video...
    · Tragedia y Redención en San Miguel
            por Colette
    Como si eso no fuera suficiente, grabó el sufrimiento del animal en video...
    · Miles Davis and the Seven Sisters from Sinaloa
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    "It's no fun unless you have someone to share it with."
    July 28
    · A Hotshot Photographer
            by Pam Walters
    He helped Adobe write their manual for Version 1 of Photoshop.
    · Treasures of the Otomi Pueblo
            by Glen Rogers
    The Otomi women embellish their tortillas with designs using sacred imagery.
    Exhibit though August 6
    · Taking Risks on the Road to Zihuatanejo
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    I'm going to do whatever anyone, man, woman or child, with an automatic rifle tells me to do.
    july / julio 2019
    July 21
    · "Dino Does Yoga" Does Good, Sofie's Publishing Odyssey
            by Sofie Engström von Alten
    ...his claws were too "spiky", his teeth were too sharp. A couple of older ladies even thought he resembled a phallus
    · The Nona Show, New Yorker Cartoonist Victoria Roberts
            by Irma Kirkenstein
    "If you cast your fate to the wind, it has to be very very windy."
    Thurs-Sun, July 25-28
    · Mercado Ignacio Ramirez, Real-deal Mexican Local Style Shopping
            by Anagha Godbole
    Anagha Godbole has been one of the Top 5 Master Chef India contestants.
    · Antonio Lozoya, International Festival of Jazz
            by Antonio Lozoya
    I have been able to verify that the world is one, and music is the universal language.
    Dinner and 2 Shows, Fri. July 26
    · Four Is Enough, Thanksgiving in July
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    For a tough guy from Hartford, Connecticut that says a lot.
    July 14
    · The Great Storm of the End of June
            by César Arias de la Canal
    We are at the beginning of the rainy season. What's next?
    · La Gran Tormenta del Final de Junio
            por César Arias de la Canal
    Estamos en el inicio de la temporada de lluvias. ¿Qué sigue?
    · Building Bridges, Not Walls, Bilingual Youth Theater in SMA
            by Jessica Espinoza
    Most of these kids had never before even set foot in a real theater...
    · Mind Games, the Mystery of Consciousness
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Consciousness, our most common experience, cannot in any way be explained by scientific understanding.
    July 7
    · Turning Back Alzheimer's, "Defeating Dementia" in San Miguel
            by Pam Walters
    I didn’t know him back then, but Mac is sharp as a tack today.
    · Mexican Bingo, a Colorful, Educational Experience
            by Joseph Toone
    Popular cards include the sirena (mermaid), dama (lady), catrin (fancy man) and barracho (the drunk).
    · Noises in the Neighborhood
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    Someone tried to poison the dogs of the neighbor across the street, twice.
    June 30
    · Poker Faces
            by Ann Marie Jackson
    The most successful expats... are those who can keep a poker face and refrain from shouting out their knee-jerk reactions...
    · Women's Demons, the Feminine Shadow
            by Azzah Manukova
    "Our world will change with the wisdom of women breaking apart the mold of patriarchy.” -Dali Lama
    The Negative Feminine - panel discussion, Friday, July 5
    · A New Approach to an Ancient Art, The Tarot of the Tavern
            San Miguel Sunday
    It is a bridge to connect with the deep wisdom of our own soul and also an open door for imagination.
    · Things are Different Today
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    The chief part of learning to love ourselves involves accepting our incapacity.
    june / junio 2019
    June 23
    · Discovering the Great Cave Murals of the Baja Peninsula
            by Lorin R. Robinson
    Were they painted by a race of giants as natives of the region believed?
    · Looking You in the Eyes
            by Pat Hall
    "All you Americans and Canadians never make eye contact. We Mexicans always make eye contact. Why don't you look at us?"
    · How Can I Miss You If You Don't Go Away?
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    ...admiting the world's inherent unreasonableness allows you to make more informed decisions...
    June 16
    · Welcome to San Miguel Sunday
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    In the grand tradition of Sunday publishing we offer you something to read with your bagel or croissant.
    · Dr. Atl, The Forgotten Pioneer of Mexican Muralism
            by Alberto Lenz
    ...a certain whirlwind of passions that would mark practically all the dimensions of his existence.
    · Dr. Atl, El Olvidado Pionero del Muralismo Mexicano
            por Alberto Lenz
    ... un cierto torbellino de pasiones que marcaría prácticamente todas las dimensiones de su existencia.
    · The Prostitute Archetype
            by Carlos Chancellor
    ...she exposes our hypocrisies, insecurities and shortcomings, but also the road towards inner growth.
    · Trump, Fascism and Hysteria
            by Dr David, Editor / Publisher
    When has there been a better time to be a woman, gay or a minority in the US?
    ART -
    I allow my subconscious to take over so that the work may transform me beyond the mundane and predictable... I open my senses to the experience and emotionally consent to a poetic and thrilling adventure.
    - Ezshwan Winding
    FOOD -
    On a bed of fried sweet and baby potatoes plus portabellos come two fried eggs and salad greens plus a topping of shaved parmesan, seeds, pesto, grilled tomatoes and, for a few pesos more, a couple of strips of crispy bacon.
    FASHION -
    The love of work, when we find it, work which is done through our hands with noble materials, such as wool and cotton, transmits all its power of transformation to the useful things we make, that are beautiful in their simplicity.
    HEALTH -
    "You have been spending too much time traveling in the stars. You need to spend more time receiving healing and grounding from Mother Earth."
    NIGHTLIFE / MUSICA EN VIVO
    Live music guide / Guía
    EVENT CALENDAR /
    CALENDARIO DE EVENTOS -
    All events in San Miguel de Allende / Todos los eventos en San Miguel de Allende
    MOVIES / PELÍCULAS -
    Movies in San Miguel de Allende
    Películas en San Miguel de Allende
    CLASSES / CLASES -
    Classes, workshops in San Miguel de Allende Clases, talleres en San Miguel de Allende
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