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Pennsylvanian Dutch John M Edwards When my friend arrived I began brainstorming for something different to do, and I decided on a car trip to the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Hack, Slit, Squeal: Immunity in Georgetown, Chennai Colin Todhunter Hack, slit, slice. Butchery in Georgetown. Peeled, pink goat carcases in fly-ridden, one-room shops Going Local in Thailand The northeast of Thailand – called “Isan” by the locals – is the largest of the main regions of Thailand, yet is visited by only one percent of international travelers... Ecuador - a guide Fred C. Wilson III You may never want to return to your country of origin once you visit Ecuador Cuba Milos Radulovic I've sort of stumbled into Cuba, to be honest. I didn't plan to have my vacation there, at all, from the start

Theology of Science James Campion We possess a denial chip in our psyches that obliterates what should be an intrinsic sense that our resources are finite and the abuse of them bear consequences The Beatles - The Legacy James Campion The Beatles were a moving pop sculpture, a walking billboard of patent waves... Vodka With Sochi Dean Borok Conditions for the Sochi games couldn’t be more optional. The snowboarding events showed dreamy packed snow ... It’s as though Putin had found a way to even control the weather. VOX * James Skinner on Spanish Politics Now we have this new centre right party emerging with tsunami strength to challenge many of the right wing policies with their own recipe of management. Ethics in “Modern” society Schubi S It is said that do whatever you want to do but be honest. Be honest in doing your work; be honest in every single thing that takes place around you.

Postcard from Ghent Colin Todhunter From a hot December in South India to zero degrees in Europe in a mere 12 hours - it's a shock Rangoon's Colonial Architecture Mark McGeachie Somerset Maughan, George Orwell and Rudyard Kipling guests of the Strand Hotel in Rangoon The Duke John P Brady I met a girl in a bar the usual way, whatever the hell that is, a few days before and we had exchanged numbers. Need a Fix? Walli F. Leff Experienced “Master Fixers,” ... will help anybody repair a broken object or turn it into something else, including art A Literary Adventure James Skinner I came across a small diary in a forgotten desk drawer Austin - Texas Marianne de Nazareth The carousel was a razzle dazzle set of Gibson Guitars painted in wonderful hippie colours as a welcome to us into Austin, Texas.

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Returning to America Oswaldo Jimenez It was precisely zero-six-hundred hours. Lieutenant Wilson climbed the steep step-ladder that led him into the bowels of the C-5 Galaxy that will transport him stateside. Zapateado - Extract Sam North She came bursting out of the door, careening noisily off the far wall, staggering to a stop, dazzled by the glare of the moon against whitewashed walls. The Depth Awaits Abigail George Pink watermelon flush in each cheek. Why didn’t you love me mum? Are you aware of the storm you created, rain pouring down, my heart feels as if red lace is wrapped around a stone, a canvas, the painter’s sketchbook. Read The Wanderess by Roman Payne A gothic mystery novel and story of passion and romance set against the backdrop of a Mediterranean landscape

The Applicant Samantha Memi My mother always said the light shone straight through me... The Interviews Abigail George Please sit. Are you comfortable? In this space I am. It’s a kind of sanctuary to me. I grew up here. The Voice Michelle D'costa Sanjana sought refuge in the house attic on days she needed his company the most. She hadn’t told anyone of his presence. Not yet. The Plant Martin Green “That plant of yours don’t look too good, Roy.  How’re you feeling?” Told you so! Oswaldo Jimenez Here, here, listen to this one: enjoys sea-bathing, bright sunlight, human emotions, the simpler pleasures, and on the intellectual side, thinking clearly...

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Sam Hawksmoor review Exciting, violent, sexy, Tana is a wonderful creation -sarcastic, yet very sensitive. If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch Indigo Paperback Feb '14 Sam Hawksmoor review Carey has never known anything other than surviving, starving, hunting squirrels for meat and raising her little sister ‘right’ Alice Munro’s 'Face' Michelle D'costa review It is a story from which you cannot even take your eyes off for a second ______________________________ NEWS: John M Edwards wins 5 NATJA awards for his contributions to Hackwriters in 2013 Sojourn in Sopron wins Silver Montezuma's Revenge wins Bronze

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