The International Writer's Magazine: Our Tenth Year - October 2009 - Welcome

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Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

The Island of Ariadne Lily Iona MacKenzie It’s a relief to leave Karditsa in Thessaly, central Greece, a dry, inland area, and head for Naxos, the largest island in the Cyclades Being Russian Pt 2- Moscow David Russell Visiting Moscow, where we lived with our oldest daughter, who was then working for CARE The Pot that is Hot Darren Skelton Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest culinary discovery I chanced upon on following my arrival in Harbin is Chinese Hotpot Phang Nga Bay Sea Safari Simon Ramsden We clamber onto the traditional longtail boat and head for a shimmering, turquoise-blue waterway, en route to one of Thailand’s most tranquil islands, Koh Yao Noi. From Saigon to Angkor Jeff Fitzgibbon It’s hot, it’s flat and it’s straight as a rail, cycling in Cambodia is an exhilarating multi-dimensional experience, if just for a moment, the piglets stopped their squealing

Rob Astorino: in the land of Scum James Campion Not one hour ago I received a link to a story that turned my stomach, something that rarely happens to cynical old hacks who've not only seen but done it all twice. A lack of urgency in Bangkok? Marianne de Nazareth How much more devastation does the world need to sit up and realise that the catastrophic effects of Climate Change are already upon us? Peace prize, Letterman and Kids Dean Borok Our New York viewpoint Alt Palestinian History Norman A Rubin Sheikh Tayseer Rajab Tamimi claimed that there was no evidence that the Jewish people ever lived in Jerusalem Solution for National Health Care James Campion + Readers Responses There is little chance national health care reform will be constructed much less passed through the legislative branch of our government any time soon

Book Jacket Puffs: Judging a Book By its Cover Chris Mills The phrases must leap out at the casual browser. Review quotes are chosen to be snappy, eye catching and bold. And very persuasive. But how useful really are the quotes? Tragedy in Savannakhet David Calleja I could sense that something was wrong but I did not have the courage to ask what was happening. Obama, Change & the Missing Conversation Christina Baldwin How are you Barack Obama? What are you reading? Who are you listening to? Quo Vadis Spain? James Skinner Spain is in a mess and can only get worse as unemployment rises Karaoke Girls Shakil Rabbi I have always been interested in Cambodia and so was excited at the chance of seeing it, in going on an adventure. Strike a bargain in Bangkok! Marianne de Nazareth "You must be ready to walk as that’s the best way to see Bangkok."

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Tragedy of the Spring-Breeze King Daniel DiPrinzio "All I wanted was to make people happy, to add an element of luxury to hygeine, and this is the thanks I get?" Shoot Out at Conner's Arcade Anne S. Armand "Stop or I’ll Shoot." It was in all of the papers. Made the headlines in the SHORE TIMES. Even saw it on the news channel from Boston. Déjà Vu Carrie Anne Riddle It's strange going back. Stranger still, that it happens to be exactly twenty five years to the day since I left. I always swore I'd never return. My Mom Jude Perera Mom did her best to patch us up; but my hurt was too deep, I couldn’t hack it anymore. The bastard never said a word in defense; I wish he had Blossoms Ryan Madej The probability is, despite a lack of foresight, I have lost my way. Not just metaphorically, mind you, but literally. I’ve always started out with bad directions, whether it be in life or love, and now I was paying the price. Uncle Pringle & the Scam Artist Martin Green Life is good, thought Sidney Rothenberg, sitting in a lounge chair at poolside of the most luxurious hotel on the Caribbean island Starting Over Daniel Haight 38, divorced and staring down the barrel at alimony and child support. The awkwardness of his son’s visits – the inevitable moment when his son would look up at him and say, "Why did you have to leave Mom?"

Glasshopper Isobel Ashdown Glasshopper is masterful ... easily readable in a short time, the plot never too tight for comfort Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult Change of Heart’ is Jodi Picoult’s second novel to debut at number one on the highly prestigious New York Times bestseller list, deservedly so The Sleepwalker by Robert Muchamore Nick Prescott Only CHERUB agents can unearth the truth. They’re trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. CSI Miami - Sink or Swim Karen Hall There are two reasons why I am sold on this show, one is the presence of no-nonsense, tough talking David Caruso as the boss of the outfit, Horatio Caine. The Man Who Would Not Die By Stephen Olvey Daniel Cann Long before Jack Osbourne became an adrenalin junkie and Evel Knievel decided to jump over buses for a living there was ‘Lucky’ Herschel McKee. Conversations from the neighbourhood ice cream shop by Denny Stockdale Karen Hall review There is much to recommend in this book. The language is easily formal, uncritical and stimulating

The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric Sam North review Take one adopted child call Teodora, add a cursed city under siege from vindictive ghosts seeking revenge, a huge monster slowly coming awake under the Venice lagoon, cannibal seagulls, anti-establishment mermaids, a vain friend and one handsome Venetian boy and you have all the ingredients for a spectacular adventure in real life Venice of 1899 Sir Alan Sugar - Biography by Charlie Burden - Daniel Cann In the last few years British television has been saturated with reality shows. One in particular has received much attention and commentary not so much because of its contestants, but because of one man, Sir Alan Sugar District 9- Directed by Neill Blomkamp Jack Clarkson Review Insects Rule! Gifted by Marylyn Kaye Marcel d' Agneau Emily can see the future, Jenna can reads peoples' minds, Tracey can go invisible and Sara’s powers are too big to even use. The Soloist (2009) Directed by Joe Wright Daniel Cann This tells the true story of how journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr) met and befriended the homeless but exceptionally gifted musician Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) Flash Forward Reviewed by Dan Bond As one of only a handful of people to escape the endless screenings of Lost in recent years, I feel I may have conveniently positioned myself with a slight advantage when it comes to Channel 5's latest offering, Flash Forward,

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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