The International Writers Magazine: Our Yearly Archives 2000-2018
Samples from each month

January	Tabitha Towe Goes Detox 12 Days to get a clean liver Will she make it? Days 1-13 Death of a Snowflake Mike Wysminity “What a fitting life it is.” Those words were produced from an individual admiring the freshly fallen snow upon the unemployed tree branches Olive Picking in Palestine Gemma Roxanne Williams He said that the only way for them to fight back was to continue to exist
February	The Chandelier Piotr Weslowski 19th Century Bohemian glass - a steal or not a steal. That was the question  Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Dan Schneider review a good novel, in the Gothic tradition, and a very good read The Rapture by Liz Jensen Paul Valentine review Liz Jensen must know that her story isn’t even a little far fetched, it is far fetched to the point of hilarity
March	Health Care USA James Campion A Half-Century of Fear, Morality, Lobbying, & Defeat Gets Its Vote Agree, disagree, whoop it up or gnash your teeth, this is a big one. As far as presidents and history go, a really big one; politically, socially, and perhaps even indefinably The Alternative Trans-Siberian Railway Steven Tizzard The lesser known  Baikalo-Amurskaya Magistral (or BAM) runs for 3400 km through beautifully bleak Siberian landscape The Spider Truces by Tom Connolly Nina Aumaitre A beautifully written first novel about life and shingle beaches
April	The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness Callum Graham The second instalment of the chaos walking trilogy is definitely a must read book of the year. The Ask and The Answer is a raging cloud of anxiety, faith and a quick decent into darkness The Moa Stalker Part Two John M Edwards I was already running out of food and had left without my mackintosh. Worse, nobody knew I was out here.
May	Landmines and Redemption in Cambodia Antonio Graceffo Aki Ra risks his life and freedom in the face of political pressure in order to help landmine victims. He dreams of a day when there will be no more mines in Cambodia White Cat by Holly Black Holly Trinder review a brilliant story of magic, danger, mystery, and the simple problems of trying to fit in Suffering in Silence Abigail George on Depression The illness was there for a long time. Now when I look back the truth about it is undeniable.
June	Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness Sam North review The third part of Chaos Walking is sheer brilliance - a battle against the Spackle for 600 blood soaked pages. Gripping and relentless, Todd and Viola go through hell and beyond, each day could be their last C & You Eric J You are in love with C. Or at least you think you are, as all things concerning love are never fully understood Teaching in China Part Two Craig Johnson I started sweating nervously on the way to my first class of second graders, because I really had no clue what any of the names meant
July	The Man with Bullets in his Socks by Tom Coote A man grabbed my arm, flashing his ID as he pulled me into an alley. Tree Hut Chris Castle The brothers Mulligan had built the house and lost it to them in a game of strip poker Apathy for the Devil by Nick Kent Jordan Drury review his commitment to narration is utterly compelling, with convincing yarns concerning his hand in the creation of the Sex Pistols
August	Cicumnavigator John M Edwards Antonio Pigafetta, chronicler of Magellan’s voyage, was the first “literary” travel writer to circle the globe, recording mutiny and shipwreck, Patagonian giants and Filipino warriors The Wind-Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi is joint winner of the 2010 Hugo Award Creepy Crawlies Amanda Callendrier We finished building our new house in the French Alps about a year and a half ago. In American time, this translates to at least a quarter of a lifetime.
September	She and I Nicole Fabian I dreamt of my mother every night I was in Italy.  It had been two months since she died, and no, I wasn’t there to “find myself,” I was there for my honeymoon The Vacation Nation James Skinner Influx of tourists saves the Spanish economy for now- but the real pain is coming very soon
October	Adventures in Vietnam Banking Antonio Graceffo The benefit of being around the ex-pat community in any country is, ostensibly, that we all have to overcome the same hurdles such as visas and terrible advice
November	A Wild Love Affair Rym Kechacha I will proclaim it loudly and clearly- before I met my boyfriend, I was a virgin to the pleasures of the great outdoors... A Drive to Brisbane John Finch We left on a typical cool, dismal Melbourne August day. The city and inner suburbs were closed in by drizzly low-lying grey Stratus clouds. The Girl Who Could Fly Victoria Forester Sam Hawksmoor review 'Seems like our child ain't normal,' said Betty McCloud
December	Thoughts In The Ceasing Rain: Jim-jil-bangs & Mountain Temples in South Korea - Fiona Marion Tonight I'm going to go to the jim-jil-bang, which is my favourite evening place to be during the rains. A jim-jil-bang is a Korean bath house. It is a very special experience Not So Pretty in Pink: A Mother’s Angst Over Princess Syndrome - Maija Barnett Not only is their princess obsession the main focus of their pretend play, but it raises its hairy tresses each morning when we get ready for school I Vitelloni Dan Schneider Sometimes, after achieving a certain level, an artist makes a slight regression before hitting the heights of greatness. Such an arc is apparent to me after having watched Federico Fellini’s 1953, black and white Neo-Realist film,I Vitelloni

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