The International Writer's Magazine - March 2008 - Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Tales of Samos - Part I Brian H. Appleton Around '68 I started spending summers in Samos. I fell in love with that Island Budapest & Nagymama   Dean Betts They say Budapest is most beautiful at night, but it’s a tough call. I was sitting on a ledge on the west side of the Danube River overlooking it all. Jordan Through Foreign Eyes Noor Al Saleh Ever since I started working in the Petra National Trust I came to realize that it is not easy to get people interested in supporting an organization that preserves a heritage site.

That Speech James Campion Inside Barack Obama's Bold Sonnet To Our Bitter Demons & Better Angels The Democrats are Burning James Campion The unabated immolation of the Democratic Party has now officially become a raging firestorm. The Emperor's New Factory Girl The Madam Shoo-In Jive Express - James Campion There is only one book ever written worth a damn on the subject of politics, The Shining. The Circle Unbroken Dean Borok On Spitzer

Bangladesh Erik Johnson The slogan for Bangladesh is, ‘Come to Bangladesh– before the tourists do.’ In fact, there may be time yet, they’ve had the same slogan for over 10 years How I Ought to be as a Writer Piper Davenport I can’t predict anything, all I can do is love the words on the page and the language It and I Charlotte Hansen I don’t know how I ever lived without It. I think back to when I was so alone, without even the sound of its beautiful tone A Post-Women’s Day Thought Leela Solomon - No one can say that the media forgot Womens' Day

Aalankrita Marianne de Nazareth Just a 20 minute drive out of Secunderabad, in South India, the Alankrita resort on the Shameerpet Road is a haven for Indian antique lovers and connoisseurs of Indian cuisine. A Very Good Day Tyrel Nelson in Ecuador During the few days leading up to our first Christmas in Ecuador, my next-door neighbor, Juan José asked us to fish with him in El Cajas National Park, we couldn't refuse Hyderabad Marianne de Nazareth What strikes a visitor to this twin city of Hyderabad and Secunderabad is its sense of history Travel India by Bus Chi Tranter I missed several buses before I learned that tickets are not purchased from a ticket booth but from an un-uniformed ticket seller who leans out the bus door To Chiang Mai and Sleep Aby Davis Sleeping on a train is a most discombobulating experience. I think I woke up more times than I actually fell asleep. Teased by Baños Tyrel Nelson If you can only visit one place in Ecuador, it has to be Baños,

Small Town Crap - Part Two Rosalea Hostetler Getting Established for Acceptance You are willing to take the risk of being rejected, and don’t mind if you are shunned and isolated. Or you are confident you can play by the rules well enough to fit in and be accepted Holding On To Illusions Michael Levy I explained to her how fear is an illusion of the mind, even though it be a persistent one The Elastic Always Gives Up Marcia Dumler I had gathered up a garment bag of clothing and shoes for my friend and neighbor who had wrecked her car. No Country for Aches and Pains James Skinner Many people, when they retire take up a new hobby, or they go back to college to study Knowledge, Science & the Problem of Time Travel Kimberly Pfeifer Does the concept of time travel belong solely to the realm of science fiction or is it a possibility? The Consumer Consumed Dr. Claudia K. Grinnell Buzz, Buzz, Buzz: Web 2.0 What is web 2.0? Many people ask about the meaning of this new buzzword. Is it a bubble or hype in the style of the "new economy" of the last century?

Viva Cuba: Got Rolled and Clobbered by a Lead Pipe in a Back Alleyway and Woke Up in the Cargohold of Some Ship Bound for Havana John Edwards The Majestic Camphor Shadows - Stone fox watching moths in moonlight kab I think I could have found my way to Mitaka by myself. I had found my way to the Sagano Forest in Kyoto Elephant in the Room Annie Lalla in Chiang Mai If you want to feel a King or a Queen, try riding an elephant. Nothing is more majestic than cruising through the rainforest atop this epic beast Angel in "Abahaya" Lalita kakanadan If you drop me in a junction and ask me to find out the way on my own, I would naturally take the wrong direction! It's on my destiny. Today's Technology & Other Animals James Skinner When I retired as Honorary British Consul I lost my fax machine, my high speed digital line, my mobile phone and my PC. Now I had to start over Stay free in Spain Beverly Rorem There is a small village in the mountains west of Madrid that has been transformed into an English speaking enclave called Vaughan Town

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The Man in the Orange Suit Adam Graupe The driveway winded and twisted through hills and pine.  A mile up the driveway stood a shack surrounded by hundreds of destroyed televisions. Vincent's Wine Karen Maxwell Nothing belonged to him. Only the dry mouth from the shots at The Sky Bar on York last night... The Photographer’s Model Joseph Grant “Life is defined by light and shadow…” The stentorian voice boomed, filling the large empty echo of the front of the photographer’s shop.   Shiny Summer Super Time Ra-Ra-Ra Mark Cunliffe This summer has been the best summer ever... Britt Ekland and Me… in 1973! Colin Todhunter The world is void of mass cynicism and instant gratification, of needless complexity and lingering apathy. La Creta Returns Dean Borok Like Satan, she was known by many names, all of which related to that most alluring and reviled aspect of the female form First Day Christine Churcher Monday morning, nine a.m., I tremble as I pass through the long, cold corridors, the acrid smell clinging to the inside of my nostrils Paulette's Reverie (excerpt from A Symphony of Fear) Dean Borok Paulette regarded herself critically in the full-length mirror of her bedroom, still trying to decide if it was absolutely essential for her lingerie to match her street clothes.

Film,Game & Theatre Reviews Jumper (2008) Director - Doug Liman Calvin Hussey Despite its intriguing premise Jumper seems to fall flat on its face in many key areas. Kidulthood - A Contemporary Classic Directed By; Aml Ameen Calvin Hussey A film deserving of being recognised as one of the great contemporary commentaries of our current times. Burnout Paradise Developed by Criterionfor EA Jack Clarkson review Burnout is about speed and pushing your reflexes to fighter pilot levels The History Boys by Alan Bennett Wyndhams Theatre Chris Churcher Alan Bennett's style of writing is as topical as ever MORE FICTION The Banished Joseph Grant Juan Muytado cursed them; they, who had left him here in this wasteland, alone in hell

Women of Iron by Catherine King. Claire Holland review Set in the Yorkshire South Riding during the Industrial Revolution, the story takes place amongst the canals and barges that keep the iron trade flowing. Diary Of A Chav: Too Cool for School by Grace Dent Rebecca Wass review 'Enjoyable and fast paced tale' of Shiraz Bailey Wood Paris Chic & Trendy by Adrienne Ribes-Tiphaine (The Little Bookroom) Tiffany Lee review Paris Chic & Trendy is the ultimate handbag sized, fashionista bible. Inca Trails by Martin Li Review by Lisa Timmermann A fascinating and engaging study of Bolivian and Peruvian culture and history, ‘Inca Trails’ narrates the author’s journey through the former birthplace and short-lived empire of the Incas. The Last Vampire, Red Dice & Phantom By Christopher Pike Chris Burden The Last Vampire is a series charting the adventures of Sita, a kick-ass five thousand year old vampire with an attitude. A high octane, gripping novel Another Place to Die by Sam North Calvin Hussey Stunning, scarily feasible, and extremely engrossing throughout, I am Spartapuss by Robin Price Publisher: Mogzilla Stephen Doyle I am Spartapuss is quite squarely aimed at children. It is also entrancing and highly amusing.

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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