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Algie Bloodlines: From Italy to Mexico in Five Centuries and Back

Algie Bloodlines: From Italy to Mexico in Five Centuries and Back

by Jim Algie | May 2, 2023 | Blog, My Writings, Personalities, Travel Tales

Jim Algie looks back on some of his family history that dates back to Italy, where his distant ancestor worked as a scribe  for the Vatican. Words and pics by Jim Algie.  Many towns and villages in Mexico are named after Catholic saints. Our patron is Saint Catherine...
Ode to All the Unsung Editors

Ode to All the Unsung Editors

by Jim Algie | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Features, My Writings, Personalities, Profiles

Editors are the goalkeepers of the publishing world, saving many a writer from making heinous mistakes but most of the time they are overlooked. This ode sings their praises. It’s also a requiem for a veteran editor named Paul Dorsey.  During late October and...
Elegy for a Cat by a Panel of Experts on Love and Loss from the Writing World

Elegy for a Cat by a Panel of Experts on Love and Loss from the Writing World

by Jim Algie | Apr 13, 2021 | Blog, Features, My Writings, Wildlife and Ecotourism

The recent death of my cat in a freak accident left me feeling both inconsolable yet unable to express the enormity of that loss to myself or anyone else. Words by Jim Algie After his passing, I decided not to make an announcement on social media. I’ve taken that...
Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

by Jim Algie | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, My Writings, Personalities, Stories

What sort of cold-blooded executioner leans over a sub-machine-gun bolted to the floor, takes aim at a target on a white curtain in front of a condemned man strapped to a cross, and then pumps 10 to 15 bullets into his back? A family man, a rock musician, an altruist,...

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