The International Writer's Magazine: September 2013 Welcome

The Repossession & The Hunting by Sam Hawksmoor Now available at bookstores across Canada 'Smart, dark and graceful, will send chills down your spine' - Evie Seo

Destinations: Travel stories

Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles How we live

Fleshpots and Temples Colin Todunter Travelling through town in a sweatbox of a taxi, in hot pursuit of a gym. No suspension, tattered and torn interior and head wedged against the roof... The Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2013 Elizabeth Schotten Merklinger The charming baroque city of Salzburg, surrounded by lakes and dramatic glaciers, makes a unique setting for classical musical festivals Two Americans in Marseille Lara Herrington Watson We flew to Carcasonne in a tiny Ryanair plane and felt we could finally wring Glasgow out of us in the warm Mediterranean air. Adventure in the Maldives Davina Spriggs I couldn’t help but daydream and smile smugly at the thought of landing in the picturesque paradise of the Maldives. Texas Fred C Wilson 111 I like Texas. I’ve been there a number of times. During my third trip there I sat next to a real cowboy while heading south Batman in Turkey Maria Estrella Aggabao It was the first day of July when I arrived in an old city in the southeastern region of Turkey.  Everyone had warned me back in Istanbul: Don’t go in the summer especially in July and August. Bonjour Blueberries: Quebec Kathleen Hegedus-Beeksma if you’re from Quebec you probably already know about this great place, but if you’re from anywhere else, you probably don’t.

Vladimir Putin: Satirist James Campion 9/13 I have to say, despite his complete disregard for human and civil rights, his lifelong dedication to a godless Soviet regime ... I stand in awe of his complete command of irony The State We're In Now Dean Borok in New York A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Election. The population wised up. Egypt’s Fratricidal Revolution Marwan Asmar   Egypt, the harbinger of the so-called Arab Spring in January 2011, today lies in tatters and recrimination... The War Dynamics on Syria Mawan Asmar The bets are on the United States will hit Syria. The war drums are beating faster than usual. Macro v Micro James Skinner The Catalan regional government lead by Sr. Mas carried out a massive 'human chain' from the French border to the Valencia region with over 1.5 million persons all holding hands Thinking About Taiwan AnnMary Mathew Strange things happen at thresholds. For example: your regular doorway threshold. People often forget and/or remember things when crossing them; so it’s been proven

Dharavi Slum Tour Ellen Besso Dharavi is one of the city’s government-sanctioned slums, housing up to one million people at times on under 500 acres in central Mumbai... Navajo School Duncan Shaw For a year our surrogate home, the town of Thoreau is a meager bit of civilization. Tanzanian Bus Travel Timothy Snow At the bus standi, being a Mzungu counts for everything. Small town, big city, no difference, once spotted, I am automatically the most popular guy within a 4 bus radius How Not to Go Dutch in Amsterdam P C Markovksi You will notice fairly quickly as you go on a date with a Dutchie that indeed, going Dutch is based on a very real cultural trait Andorra Mountain Kingdom Fred W Wilson “Honey is sweet, but bees sting.” -Andorran Proverb Culture in Prague Davina Spriggs The magical city of Prague in the Czech Republic, with its fine gothic architecture, is a quick two hour plane journey from London Montezuma's Revenge in Reverse John M. Edwards An American backpacker discovers the main dangers of budget travel abroad are our fellow dirtbag backpackers in the town of Montezuma, “Rich Coast” (Costa Rica).

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Lament (of the laundryman) Oswaldo Jimenez I love the peace and solitude of the cavernous laundry room. The place is deserted Teatime Lacy Lalonde She decided to make a cup of tea before she hung herself, as if it was any other day On Trial For Love Miracle Adebayo Anyone looking at the woman in the dock would immediately know that she was oblivious of what was going on around her. She stared blankly at the wall Hopping on One Foot in Lotus Position George Sparling Jason figured his father Bret, an unrepentant gambler, won Maud in a high stakes poker game. “Hopping on one foot in lotus position is impossible, but the unexpected can happen, you and Maud might get together,” Bret said, as he waved goodbye to Jason

Dancing in the Woods Adebayo Caleb The forest was now lonely. I stood and looked around. The woods had never been my favorite place to be. I only came here when I was with Creole, my cute poodle. The Path Not Taken   Martin Green  “Sorry, Paul,” said Bud Adams, “you didn’t get the job.”  That Day (From our archives) James Carey It's been a long time since that day. When I think back, my thoughts become a whirlpool of sensations. Of memories that led up to and since that time A Fatal Stephen Baily The phone on it wouldn’t quit ringing. “You want to get that?” Lyons finally grumbled at me when everyone else pretended to be too busy.

Teorema Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Dan Schneider review How best to describe one of the worst films I’ve ever watched? Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke Orion Books - October 2013 Sam Hawksmoor review Gosh here’s a real lesson in how to write a perfect scary ghost story for kids. Rules of Engagement Sam Hawksmoor on Comparing Adult & Teen Fiction The Invisible Woman: The story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin Penguin Books, 1991 (2012 edition) - Chris Mills review For many years Nelly Ternan only existed in the shadows, if at all; Claire Tomalin’s research has remedied that situation. The Golden Age of Magazines Leroy B. Vaughn I was browsing through the magazine rack at the local supermarket when I came across the June 2013 edition of Popular Mechanics.

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