Tijuana. Nogales. Matamoros. Ciudad Juárez. Nuevo Laredo. What comes to mind when you hear these names of U.S.-Mexico border towns?
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Elizabeth Ann James 7-01-1994
My dearest aunt, Butheyna, is chopping beets,
chopping the shamander. Klush, klush
she wields
a gutting knife, the chopping board
is a plank from a dhow. Klush,
Joe Nangle 7-01-1994
Every successful community relies on the member who is its heart. This is true for communities that live together and for those that live apart but gather regularly.
The Editors 7-01-1994
You might say that this is our summer travel issue--depending on how strictly you define geography. There are no descriptions of pristine beaches or cheap hiking getaways.
Verna J. Dozier 6-01-1994
The scriptures for our meditations come from first and second Samuel, the Psalms, the gospel according to Mark, and Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians.
Sean Thomas Dougherty 6-01-1994
The saint descended
From her carriage to stretch
Her forefinger to a peasant girl
Whose face was covered with sores;