The International Writer's Magazine: Our 12th Year - July 2011

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

The World's Most Underrated Destinations Tom Coote in Uzbekistan & more How popular a country is as a travel destination, has as much to do with image as it has to do with how interesting a place is to visit or how accessible or affordable it is. Panama Security Ginny Guess Is it me?  Do I look like Alice in Wonderland, or are things really crazy and upside down sometimes?  We do quite a bit of travel abroad, usually involving, of course, flying. AirAsia: Spinning a World Wide Web Tina Hsiao & Jules Kay AirAsia stole the headlines at the biennial Paris Air Show held in June, inking the largest ever order of Airbus A320 aircraft, a deal worth US$ 18.2 billion. Bach country in Leipzig, Germany Marianne de Nazareth I was in Leipzig for the Internationsal Transport Forum 2011 (ITF) which was held in Leipzig early June. Spring in Germany is definitely the best time to enjoy a trip to Germany. The trees are bright with fresh new foliage and the scent of flowers is everywhere Death, Debauchery and Desert: Africa’s Wild South-West Christopher Clark Until a couple of months ago I knew next to nothing about Namibia. I have since discovered that the same is true for most people outside of Germany (Namibia’s former colonial ruler) and those countries that share its borders. Tales Of the Cocktail Tabytha Towe in New Orleans It was an extremely last minute decision for me to just jump on board to this elaborate convention, and not just any bartenders affair, but the head honcho of bartenders, mixologist and aficionados affair Istria in Croatia on wheels Paul-Christian Markovski We entered Croatia from the most northwestern border, where Italy, Slovenia and Croatia meet on the coastline by Trieste.

Rupert Murdoch - A Tribute James Campion Keith Rupert Murdoch, champion of the fourth estate, whose international media empire and its unhinged influence on law, politics, power and celebrity is this generation's William Randolph Hearst -- a true media giant; no shame, no principle, no soul. Late Arab Spring, any cause for celebration? Saleem Ayoub Quna Before the first unarmed popular uprising in January 2010 in Tunisia hit the news and took everyone by surprise, the Arab world seemingly was going through the last hours of one of its longest political hibernation periods in modern history. Open For Fun James Skinner on Spain Spain kicks off the summer with a big unwritten sign at all corners of the land that says: ‘Welcome to the land of make believe where the sun always shines, ... and the government is shut down for the time being!’ Paradox Travis Claeys It’s funny how some things can be so difficult to understand just because of our habits of logic. Bring It On James Campion Republican Principle or Economic Catastrophe? Let's get this straight; the debt ceiling will be increased by August 2, 2011. The United States of America will not go into default.

From London with Love Hayley Quinn We’re a community of nymphomaniac nomads that travel the world teaching the art of seduction. Anatomy 101 Dean Borok We may be witnessing another defining moment in North Atlantic relations similar to Charles de Gaulles’ historical antagonism toward the U.S. that endured for 60 years. Is Materialism here to stay? Alexander Clackson It seems the humanity is enthralled by materialistic objects. Rousseau and Nietzsche were right when they warned us that humanity will fall into a materialistic hole where acquiring possessions has become our main purpose in life Training Rivers StateTeachers Odimegwu Onwumere Education is very important in any child’s life. UNICEF being in the forefront in seeing that the Universal Basic Education programme is enforced, is highly commendable. Beirut in the Baltics The Wild Wild East Europe John M Edwards After the collapse of communism in the USSR, inflation in the freshly minted Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia rolled up the ruble into the cheapest toilet paper around, so I decided to go East and stock up South America’s Undiscovered Gem- Pablo Delgado Colombia is a victim of image.  To many it may be painted in the surrealistic brush strokes of a Gabriel Marquez novel or in the inflated features a Botero sculpture; it may be the turf of drug barons or the battleground of guerilla groups One Vote Away James Campion It is one vote away in its state senate to ratify a basic civil right; the right for a particular group of adult taxpaying citizens to marry.

FICTION plus

Dreamscapes

REVIEWS Film & Books

The Shroud Of Darkness Stephen Shimmans Baldr stirred, the dull moan echoed quietly in a damp dark stony prison. He stumbled to his feet disorientated, a prominent headache pounding in the back of his skull, trying to smash through coming on in a steady tempo Forever Wild Nickolay Todorov  As green as he was in the use of firearms, Joe Begley had assumed he would complete the job in a single try. Instead the horse kicked pitifully and sprayed blood over his loafers but refused to die. Thanks I'm All Right Vanessa Telaro The dusky road gave way to a soulless night. He shouldn`t have knocked down the damn whiskeys and co, but couldn’t stop himself. Perhaps Charlie had wanted a challenge. Prove that he could make it home in his pick-up without ending up in a ditch with severed bones.

The Costume Francine Garson   Annie’s mother wanted her to be a clown.  She told Annie that she had red curly hair just like Bozo, the most famous clown of all, but she could still wear the red cotton candy wig if she wanted Sparkler Chris Castle My pa came home on the last day of summer, without fanfare, without so much as a banner ganging over our house. It made sense, I guess, seeing how he left without so much as a word; fair and level almost.

Ship Breaker Paulo Bacigalupi Sam Hawksmoor Nailer is tough, like his name, wiry and small, which is lucky, it means Nailer gets to work on the lite crew that’s stripping the innards of a beached oil tanker on Bright Beach in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a brilliant prescient YA novel Super 8             Director/Writer J.J. Abrams Producer: Steven Spielberg Stars: Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths Must have been the perfect pitch session. ‘Stand by Me with Aliens’. There, you have it.  Sign the cheque, make the movie, form an orderly queue.

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