The International Writer's Magazine: OCTOBER 2015 Editorial

Destinations: Travel stories

Opinion: Politics & Comment

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Rozumovskyi Palace Ukraine Hetmanate Kateryna Dzekun The imposing Hetman palace in all its beauty can compete with the most distinguished palaces of the world ... 'Cleaning' Amman Nymphaeum for heritage - Marwan Asmar This summer was a good cleaning period for the Amman Nymphaeum. From a blackened relic, its frontal facade, niches and apses are restored again. In Darwin's footsteps, on a luxury cruise in the Galápagos islands Jean-Marc Theodorowicz To many visitors, the Galápagos Islands remain the image of a paradise; a mythical place - so symbolic in essence- like a child’s dream that beckons, beyond the wildest imagination. Victoria BC - Island of Flowers Fred C. Wilson III Canada is a plumb of a country; it’s pretty. Victoria in Vancouver Island is like a fairytale. Three continents -Twenty countries Rebecca Lowe's Bicycle Blog to the Middle East Latest Update: Venice and Trieste

The Sound of the Barrel's Bottom Being Scraped James Campion 10.23.15 Eleven Hours of Political Theater On Your Dime - whatever the hell this thing was, it was a bust No Rhyme or Reason Dean Borok 12.10.15 Just because the Republicans are indulging in their Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown does not mean that the Democrats still do not have time to step on their own dicks and mess up A House Divided James Campion + Readers Responses Who The Hell Wants To Be Speaker of the House? Who wants to lead the leaderless...? Meldown in DC Consequences Tom Kilcourse Narcissism is now a universal phenomenon, displayed by the most mediocre in our midst. Syria & The Middle East Either/Or Theory James Campion The party will soon be over for ISIS. The Ace Card - Catalonia James Skinner Elections have taken place in the autonomous region of Catalonia, the votes have been counted and the end result is a political mess. Elections & Democracy in Tanzania Ronald Elly Wanda Tanzania has a highly charged general election slated for 25th October 2015

Observations on Being Really Old Martin Green Let’s face it, when you reach the point of being really old, there are certain things you can no longer do. New York Trumps Everybody Dean Borok I vote the straight Democratic line. It wouldn’t matter to me if the Democrats put up Pee Wee Herman or Lassie at the top of the ticket, they have got my vote. Making an early exit Sam North Suicide is no easy solution for those left behind. The Unemerging Writer Karl MacDermott I guess I’m depressed – trouble is I’m not a celebrity so I won’t be able to exploit my depression and get that all-important six-figure sum book deal. Yogi – 1925-2015 James Campion Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra - best catcher in Major League Baseball. Banking Tom Kilcourse Long ago when they knew your name A Nuclear Middle-East Marwan Asmar Israel has long practiced what it calls its policy of "nuclear ambiguity" of neither denying nor confirming the fact it possess nuclear weapons Upstate New York Ivan Maddog Noble Some stretch of stone between Albany and Syracuse. Generations of forgotten old men lived in these timber palaces.

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My Nice Brother Martin Green He was slow in getting promoted at his office.  He was too nice to engage in office politics.   Dear Reader Abigail George I admired him from afar. His voltage. Worlds tasting of plums, frost. I am left collecting possessions, ephemera, photographs. In fifteen years, I still want him to say that he remembers me.

Song for the Missing Andrew Lee-Hart The Reverend William Southall was many things; vicar, mourner of two children, deserted husband, and worshipper of the devil; well that is what certain members of his congregation claimed... Dispossessed Andrew Lee-Hart He arrived in Liverpool at about three in the afternoon, with darkness and lust in his heart. A Brief History of Time Travel Sam Hawksmoor If you could, you would, wouldn't you?

Shout It Out Loud - The Story of KISS’s DESTROYER & the Making of an American Icon by James Campion Backbeat Books Oct 13th 2015 Sam Hawksmoor Review A brilliant forensic insight into the making of KISS and Destroyer After Dark by Haruki Murakami Paperback, First Vintage Sam North review Ever read a book and realised a few paragraphs in that you have already read it? Sneaky publishers are always changing covers these days...

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