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

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Discovering Guiengola Andrew Dunlop The sun has just risen over the arid western plain of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Wispy cirrus clouds tinged with the orange hues of dawn make a half-hearted attempt to stifle the growing heat of the day. The Honeymoon Hunter of Dalat Phillip Donnelly Dalat is thought of fondly by most Vietnamese, in no small part because this is where they usually spend their honeymoons Wild Boys in South East Asia Ted O’Connor I’ve just spent the past five weeks in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos. I’ll provide you with the highlights of a twenty year old romping about a beautiful part of the world with four of his best mates. Unwind & relax in WindFlower, Bandipur Marianne de Nazareth If you love birds, the jungle, fresh air and good food, pack a pair of binoculars, some shorts and tees and head out to Wind Flower Tusker Trails resort in Bandipur, in the South of India. Live for Adventure Tabytha Towe In last said piece I proclaimed that I needed to go away again like a desperate itch that simply won't die and it's true.  When I wake up and think about what I want to work for, the idea of travel is my motivation.

Panic in Spain James Skinner Panic. This is how I see the present situation in Spain resulting from the latest ‘off the cuff’ decisions taken by the Zapatero government to ease the continuing economic pain that this country is suffering. The Cake has been Taken Pack Your Sanity In Your Old Kit Bag And Puke, Puke, Puke James Campion If you had a dime for every time a government official has used national security to railroad some segment of society, you'd never have to work again. The pitiable history of humanity is ripe with this kind of stench. A Libyan tragic-comedy Marwan Asmar As we watch the Libyan drama unfold, it has become a Kamikaze theatrical as blood is spilled The Perils of Gadaffi Duck Dean Borok Gadaffi is living exactly the same as I would if I were loaded Development East & West Do they need it? Antonio Graceffo Burma ethnics never wanted to be Thai citizens. The Lost Generation on YouTube

The Sex Lives of Glowworms (Waitomo, New Zealand) John M. Edwards had no intention of conquering claustrophobia by going caving—until he remembered Pat Boone eating a giant mushroom in a Jules Verne film Mexican adventure in a glass Michelle Maciejewska Suddenly thrown forward violently, but restrained by my seat belt from being propelled into the seat in front, my first thought was incongruously “For Christ’s sake, I don’t believe it.  Now I’m in a bus crash in Mexico!” A Walk in the Bogside: You are now entering Free Derry Sara Marilungo A visit to Derry means also a visit to one of the hubs of the history of Northern Ireland. Petra Piotr Wesolowski I shall return here tomorrow, I promise to myself.  I shall take one last glimpse of the awe inspiring Al-Khazneh. Live in a Worker’s Paradise The Myth of Communism Antonio Graceffo There were 171 people killed attempting to escape over the Berlin Wall. None were killed trying to go the other way. Scam Mails & Fraudsters Adewale T Akande The internet makes it easier for scammers, con artists and other online miscreants to carry out their nefarious crimes

FICTION plus

Dreamscapes Fiction

REVIEWS Film & Books

Higher Calling Jeannine M. Pitas I have a rosary to remind me of you. A rosary and a picture of a beautiful dark-haired, blue-robed lady surrounded by beams of light – the Virgin of Guadalupe. It’s a pity that I don’t remember you giving them to me. The Nature of the Universe Michael Hoffman “By the way. I have a confession to make. I stole 1000 yen from your wallet the other day.” Sam's Debt Charlie Bowers The little boy stood on his toes as he peered in, his mouth hanging wide open. The mounds of silver coins reflected in his eyes, and his nose was upturned, pressed against the glass. Panic Andy Peake You finally answered – took your time, didn’t you? Can’t say I blame you. Look, I had to phone.  I don’t have many options, see..? The Confirmed Bachelor of the Bombay YMCA Michael Chacko Daniels  Headmaster D’Silva planted gold-rimmed spectacles at the tip of his long nose on a sultry, pre-monsoon day in 1957. His light brown eyes swept our classroom.

Helen Martin Green They had a tacit agreement that the fewer the people who knew about their lunches the better Hanging By A Thread David Calleja “School is prison for the mind”; these were the words inscribed in blue ink across Col’s English exercise book in 1988. He seemed destined to be dragged through high school labelled a nerd. Stockholm Barney Whittaker Morrison put his hand to the dirty wall, felt the cold rushing air of the Swedish mid-winter and crouched silently in the doorway Teatime Lacy Lalonde She decided to make a cup of tea before she hung herself, as if it was any other day. She wanted to think it through, make sure she was making the right decision. El Jinetero Barbara Torresi The sky was hurtful to watch, a flat distension of grey steel threatening to hang over his head like a divine chastisement throughout the northern winter

A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler Orion’s Childrens Books  Pub: 7th April 2011 Jan Carr review Autumn is Jenni’s best friend.  Her family have a timeshare in the same place as Jenni’s and they meet there every year, same week. The story takes places over three time share holiday weeks, but for Jenni, thanks to a time travelling lift, it takes just three increasingly horrid days. Glo-America on Parade James Campion on The Kings Speech & The Social Network The Oscars is the only award show worth watching, an annual fury of unchecked wagering (some larger than others) on the outcomes of Best Costume, Most Likely to Gaffer or some such. The Development of Cross Gender Spectatorship Theory: A Survey of Contemporary Theory and its Application Etan Jonathan Ilfeld

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