Winter 2016/17 Edition Welcome

••• The International Writers Magazine - Comment - Lifestyles - Fiction - Travel
Best Wishes of the Season to all our readers and the coming year ahead - it's going to be a bumpy ride

Destinations: Travel stories

Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles How we live

The Last Costa Rican Paradise Kimberley Johnston The name Costa Rica now proves itself to be ironic; a country that was once so naturally rich, threatens to impoverish itself. Borra Caves in Araku Valley Murli Menon in India Araku Valley is a paradise for all those who love the sun, the mist, the clouds and the hills. The Other Banos Tyrel Nelson We finally pulled into a small, dusty lot in front of a giant, light-blue church, which sat atop a small hill a few miles southwest of Cuenca.

Next Up - Oust Christie James Campion Freeing the Garden State of Assholes since November, 2016 Turns out standing behind a candidate trying to appear relevant during campaign rallies netted him a whole lot of nothing The Ballad of District Five James Campion How Acting Like a Total Jack Ass Helps Flip the Tide of Politics ...I kicked ass After Castro James Skinner on Spain Two prominent figures have passed away recently. One, of international fame and the other of local national interest. Both will have, for different reason an impact on this country.

How can Indians protect Indian Temple Gold? Murli Menon - a parable Once upon a time, there was a king in India, who paid his army in gold coins from his treasury. The king decided to conquer neighbouring kingdoms and soon exhausted his gold as he travelled further. So he got a brilliant idea. Demonetisation. Cinema Tourism Comes to Cuenca and Guadalajara Set-Jetting taking off in Spain. Come and see where the movies are made.

FICTION

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REVIEWS Film & Books

The Thanksgiving Dinner Martin Green Ah, Thanksgiving. This year we were scheduled to go to Ellen’s sister Sophie and her husband Mort’s for the annual feast.  And I’d have to deal with Mort’s crowing after Donald Trump, to everyone’s surprise, not to say shock, had won the presidential election. The San Juan Bagels Parking Lot Dean Borok La Creta dwelt in perpetual fear of the parking lot, separated from the factory by the Taliban shish-kebob garage where resided the The Forty Thieves of the spicy halal chicken and rice wagons Call it a difficult night by Mishka Hoosen Abigail George review Mishka Hoosen is young. She is also intelligent. She is brave and she is brilliant. She is also very clever, funny and wise beyond her years...

Lahaina Noon  Jim Meirose I want to catch up to my shadow and walk over it and be in front of it. I want it following me instead of me following it Nadia Sam Hawksmoor Nadia could barely breathe she was so anxious.  Her hands were shaking.  Raul, squashed in beside her on the bus seat didn’t seem to notice anything unusual.  But she’d already come to the fateful conclusion, after a few casual dates with him, that Raul didn’t really notice much Let's Make A Deal Oswaldo Jimenez I’m supposed to be dead. The deal was that when I reached the age of fifty I would be dead.  Of course, it wasn’t exactly specified how it would happen or when. But I think it was just supposed to happen when I reached the age of fifty.

In Praise of The Daily Show (The Book) by Chris Smith James Campion review An Oral History of the Golden Age of 21st Century American Satire Discussing Movies - Brent Marchant & Sam Hawksmoor on Self Discovery Radio with Sara Troy Just entertainment or inspiration? A SOUND FILE 29.11.2016 Slow West movie review Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn Charlotte March review Somehow found myself charmed by Michael Fassbender in a stetson the other day in Slow West: easily the best film I’ve seen all year ... Screenwriting 101 Characters in transition - tips for writing

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