The International Writer's Magazine - April 2008 - Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Swansea Marianne de Nazareth I have been in Swansea for almost eight months and it has rained and been depressing for most of those months. Peugeot Vs Les Rues Phil Grimes/Kristeen Griffin-Grimes Thank heaven French cars are small. Drive through a typical village, and you realize that your basic SUV would never make it. Madrid Elaheh Farmand The first day. A stranger walking in your skin, through the calles, the streets of this beautiful town, Madrid A Night on Sugar Mountain Eric D. Lehman The Sucrerie de la Montagne, or sugar-shack of the mountain, was the dream-turned-reality of Pierre Faucher ... Berlin-Krakow Night Train Ying -Lan Dann "Krakow is an oasis, when they come, they can't seem to leave" Thailand Adventure Tabytha Towe in Thailand - Part 3 If you didn't know any better or have enough common sense it is easy to get ripped off. Australia - Part Two Tabytha Towe Melbourne is a pretty damned phenomenal city! It has everything you need

Keystone Kop-Out 4.26.08 James Campion Why Barack Obama’s Inability To Bury The Clinton Ghost Dooms November What Oil Crisis? Michael Levy Pumping up Oily Propaganda Confession of an Elitist James Campion I am repeatedly, and in many ways, revoltingly astounded how utterly stupid most people are, and by most people, I mean anyone but me. Swiftboatin' Bryan Blake Pay no attention to Pennsylvania – consummate fundraiser Governor Ed Rendell has the state locked down, Two for One Houses Make Me an Offer- James Skinner 'What is a bubble? Twists & Turns of an Arab traveler Dr Marwan Asmar We Arabs differ from Europeans, Arabs generally don’t have the ‘must holiday’ spirit on their calendar list, despite the fact things might be changing Gone Kurtz - Mercanaries in Burma Antonio Graceffo Anyone fighting today should be doing it for free

Buying & Cooking Food in Spain Colin Fisher Frankenstein squid and shops the size of wardrobes That Sucks -I'm Fine but you're screwed Gabriel Constans The way we speak drives me crazy!  Well, it doesn’t really “drive me” anywhere, nor causes me to have a psychotic break, but it can be intensely frustrating. Encounter Nature Through the 12 Senses Josef Graf Most beings here - plant or animal - are melded into this spacious and soul-purifying landscape. Youth and Beauty Ben Smith I awake only to move to the couch. And there I stay, rising only to down a Paxil. People you May Know Lexi Vance A few days ago I’m lackadaisically browsing Facebook, when out of the corner of my eye something interesting pops up A Florentine Affair to Remember Antonia Greco My night started out like any other: a dinner of risotto, accompanied by the finest bottle of Chianti that five euros could buy. Let The Home Buyer Be Aware Michael Levy Considering buying a home right now? It's the fast track to the poor house

The Mule James Skinner ‘There is a small fishing town tucked away in a miniscule bay on the north Atlantic on the southern coast of Galicia, Spain called Hio Stupid Opinions on Linguistics held by failed Language Learners Antonio Graceffo There are a number of urban myths, and misconceptions, about the way we learn and process language. A Week in Venice Natalya Popova First impression of Venice from the airplane window was a surprise: "Were we landing on water?"

The Fun Part - continues Dean Borok The monied interests reacted with dismay at Clinton’s huge victory. Amman—A livable metropolis Awni Kawar Amman is our pride-of-place, it is a local city yet so cosmopolitan in character. We need to make it greener in the next decade Small Town America Crap Towns - Part Three Rosalea Hosetler Expect the Unexpected When you arrive at your new town on the prairies, stay in a motel! The Eight Horsemen of 2012   Paul Dale Roberts, Futurologist Why is 2012 so significant?  Should we be worried? Should we even care?

Heartland Families & teachers Ari Kaufman Growing up in a coastal "liberal" family, most of my friends shared similar, ignorant views on what those strict parents in the so-called "heartland" were all about. Paducah Ari Kaufman in SW Kentucky This is America at its most authentic. I'd honestly say this is clearly one of my five or six favorite small cities in America now New Family on the Block Lois Tietzel My first German Halloween - getting to know the zombies on our street Doing the Mandango Tyrel Nelson It was a beautiful day. The Tuesday morning sun brilliantly shined over the tiny pueblo

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FICTION Original Shorts

REVIEWS Film & Books

The Texas Long-Haired Rifle Association Jim Parks It took me a minute or two before I realized that Harry wasn't trying to pretend he didn't know me Little Toy Pocketknife Floyd Frank Gary Horton used to have a Swiss Army knife that I enjoyed ridiculing Koffee Kulture Leigh Pierce "Welcome to Karma Koffee, home of the $450 dollar coffee, how can I help? Starting Out Martin Green I was pretty excited about getting the job on my first interview until I discovered that my salary would be $75 a week, In the Lift Tara L Clark 'This is no big deal.' Jerry mumbled to himself while clutching his briefcase

White Oleander Alun Williams We decided to run away after Betty’s parents found out she was pregnant. Redemption James C. Clar "Liam, I’m not much of one when it comes to pets," she began. Moon Steere Mark Cunliffe The year is 1744. A big fat harvest moon shone that night upon the forests of the village of Moon Steere as Tom Carter ran for his life. Darwin Adam Graupe “Connie, I found the solution to our problems.”  Darwin reached into his front pocket and removed a Powerball lottery ticket The Beverely Birch Interview Abby Davis Finding myself sitting in front of a woman with 43 books in her name and the power to make and break young writers dreams is rather humbling

Iron Man Directed by Jon Favreau Starring Robert Downey jnr, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow Jack Clarkson review Nobody but Robert Downey Jr. himself could ever have played Tony Stark quite so well Dr. King's Refrigerator, & Other Stories, by Charles Johnson Dan Schneider review American novelist Charles Johnson has published three collections of short stories ... this third collection, released by Scribner's in 2005, is by far the weakest. Teenage Kicks by Clive Gifford Gavin Gerlach review Despite youth being wasted on the young, Clive Gifford seems determined to get teenagers everywhere to make the most of their formative years with Teenage Kicks. Fashionistas: Irina by Sarra Manning Hodder Children's Books Aby Davis review Irina Kerchenko is trying to nick a dress from a Moscow Prada when she is spotted.

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em and little fleas have lesser fleas ...ad infinitum - Augustus de Morgan

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