The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Sunday May 15th, 2022 – International Day of Families
The International Day of Families is observed on 15 May every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
“Revolution” #ShortStory by Richard Stanford
I had been following information regarding pro-German Russians, genuine Russian patriots who wish to see Lenin thwarted at all costs, including assassination. At the last moment I was warned away from a meeting hall where many of these patriots were assembling. I had only gone a little way down an ill-lit street when I realized I was being followed by three or four men. I picked up my pace but they closed in on me and suddenly I was pushed head first to the ground. I managed to jump back up, swing around and flourish my walking stick. As expected one of my assailants seized it. It is a sword-stick and the moment the attacker had the scabbard in his fist, I drew back the blade and lunged forward, running the blade through his thigh. He screamed and collapsed to the pavement. His comrades fled and I ran back to the Bristol Hotel.
In the lobby of the hotel I examined the blade, anxious to know what it looked like after such an adventure. I had never run a man through before. There was only a slight film of blood on the blade and a dark stain at the tip but I was so occupied with my inspection that I did not notice a man waiting at the top of the stairs until I blundered into him. The stranger was a powerfully built man, his face was weather-beaten with a glint of animal alertness in his eyes. He seemed highly amused at the examination I was making of my blade. So attentive I was that I had not noticed my own injury. “That’s a nasty gash you’ve got there, my friend,” said the stranger.
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Slow hands finding the car keys #poem by Abigail George
“The subtle signs of
the personality I had
once as a youth are”
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Frank Baum: The Father of the Wizard of Oz by Rene Wadlow
L. Frank Baum (1856 – 1916) whose birth anniversary we mark on 15 May is largely forgotten as a writer while his 1899 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz lives on through the 1939 film with Judy Garland as Dorothy and references in essays to the Tin Woodman without a heart or Toto, Dorothy’s faithful dog.
The story begins as Dorothy and Toto are picked up from their farm in Kansas by a cyclone and carried into another world − the land of Oz. Dorothy wants to return to Kansas and is advised to consult the Wizard who lives in the Emerald City at the center of the Land of Oz. Dorothy and Toto set out on the Yellow Brick Road for the Emerald City. On the way they meet three companions, each of whom joins her in the hope that the Wizard of Oz will be able to give him what he lacks. The first is the Scarecrow whose head is of straw and wants some brains so he can think. The second is the Tin Woodman who wants a heart so he can love. The third is the Cowardly Lion, who should be the king of the forest, but this lion is afraid of everything. He wants courage so that he can act.
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Mika Toxica #025 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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