The International Writer's Magazine: JANUARY 2014 Welcome

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Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles How we live

Museums & Churches of Quebec Fred C Wilson III I’ve always wanted to visit our neighbor to the north. At long last I was going to see Canada 'Guided' tour of Marrakech Medina Eleanor Shelton I had a sense of impending doom even before I exited the taxi... Huxian farmer paintings of Shaanxi Shivaji Das in China Fattened chickens delicately balanced in a bicycle, joyous grandmothers cleaning the ears of laughing grandfathers Timelines & Tramroads – Crickhowell Walking Festival Jane Anderson “Over there,” our leader announced “you can see Llangorse Lake.  Last year a water-skier was bitten by a pike”.  Silence dropped over the group.  Barcelona Mathew Sterne On a street in Barcelona we sit and watch the prostitutes go by... Omaha Dining Marianne de Nazareth Never thought the experience of eating out in Omaha, USA could be such fun Postcard from Cahuita John M. Edwards I stood in a state of stupefaction, eavesdropping on a few random undocumented locals who looked like they were engaging in a slapping fight...

Waterloo Dean Borok People, as a rule, are not interesting. That’s why they need artists, to make them seem fascinating. Major League Baseball Still broken after all these years James Campion Major League Baseball continues its over a century of government-sanctioned fraud, racketeering, suspension of civil rights, and illegal business practices this week... Life and Death in Spain James Skinner Just before the Spanish Parliament was dissolved it announced a reform of the abortion laws that had been introduced during the Socialist years... Buying India: A solution for our times Shubhi S We do not favor Indian products and go for imported goods. Why do we let our money flow outside country? Love Honeys Dean Borok Now that Canada’s Supreme Court has struck down all that country’s prostitution laws, it is only a matter of time... Last Chance Power Drive Chris Christie: Welcome to Thunderdome - James Campion Adeel Halim's Palolem Beach Story

Mission to Mexico Fred C. Wilson III I was invited to come to Mexico to assist Fr. John Calgaro or Padre Juan as he’s affectionately called by his large flock of 35,000 souls with his religious mission Visiting Highclere Castle, aka Downton Abbey - Marija Stajic If you’re one of the millions of fan of the award-winning Downton Abbey series, a thought of visiting the real castle must have entered your mind once or twice. Resolved Roy Valenzuela My New Year plans are very simple going but are also culture defying. I'm a trainer, a carpenter, and a writer - between the three I've been able to solidify my financial base Astro Poboys John M Edwards John discovers New Orleans unique cuisine to be out of this world... My Jewish Stories of Africa Irene Shaland My husband and I have traveled the world together for over 30 years, ever-attuned to the Jewish story

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The Monk’s Mission Abigail George I sit here as the aftertime explodes into life continued. Dirty hands from constant gardening, the bloody-everything of war on the television, in the air, feet on the stairs, and a stampede in the house of childhood Newspaper Michelle D'costa You pay more for a sea view, I pay more for a live show. The Curse of the Nibelung Sam North A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Winston put down his whisky and breathed a sigh of relief. With Holmes back in the picture, England might yet be saved.

Mr K vs Ms F Oswaldo Jimenez Thank you for sharing the journals with me. I’m sorry they have caused you so much grief... Really Old Martin Green My day usually begins with a slight jolt when I see myself in the bathroom mirror.   Who is that bald old guy with the bumps on his head and the funny-looking ear... The Jar Chelle Viegas Petty things irked him like the bit of green leaf stuck between her teeth when she smiled after eating salad Prelude for ‘Spaced’ SHEIKHA-A Time is nothing but space that moves from one point to another. It is a common, even debatable, theory

The New American Road Trip Mixtape by Brendan Leonard John M. Edwards review Brendan Leonard lives in a van. Even though Brendan has never left the United States, the brave native Iowan has climbed most of the big peaks in the Western United States Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith Sam Hawksmoor review Tatiana is the latest in a long line of Renko novels - the cop that has been beaten up so many times, exposed to radiation and all manner of shootings it's practically a crime he's still alive ... Kiss Me Deadly Dean Borok DVD review It’s always more agreeable to see a private dick getting his brains stomped out by a gang of fashionably accessorized thugs sporting boxy, wide-shouldered suits, ties, fedora hats

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