The International Writers Magazine: 2013 Hackwriters Archive Samples

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JANUARY:	Marriage Michelle D’costa Seema slathered bathing gel onto her calloused palms. Oh! How much she craved these hours of solace. She had to be quick though there was still an hour to go before he would arrive Guns & The American Experiment James Campion Every second the American Experiment remains in motion human nature is on trial. The Hitcher of '46    Martin Green It was 1946. He was 17, a high school senior. He’d been let off on the main street of a small Midwestern town. It was mid-afternoon. He hadn’t eaten since the morning.
FEBRUARY:	Three Deadly Sins in Spain James Skinner In February, 2009 the newspaper ‘El Pais’ uncovered a massive network of bribery and corruption that was codenamed ‘The Gürtel Case’ that involved Madrid and Valencia, governed by the conservatives. It’s About Time Walli F. Leff As New Year’s Eve approached, my husband and I mulled over how we might celebrate this hedonic fiesta of bidding the time past good-bye and embarking on a fresh supply of new minutes in an excited public countdown in New York. Author Interview A Q & A with Sam Hawksmoor on the launch of his new YA time travel novel set in 1941 & 2013. 'The Repercussions of Tomas D'
MARCH:	Still Dancin' Dean Borok Anybody who wants to get a thumbnail of the changing demographic of American society would do well to take a ride uptown to the Lorenz Latin Dance Studio on 110th Street I’m only a girl [?] Umm-e-Aiman Vejlani For centuries wide, we have automatically grilled the female gender for being pernickety over selecting a prince charming of her dreams to support her for life Father & Daughter Dan Beckmann As a teenager, every April 16th, over a cup of coffee, Lauren and I would reminisce. We’d mark a new year, talk about our past trips, and dream of places yet to see
APRIL:	The North Korean Big Bang Theory Isabella Kerr North Korea has regained the world’s attention in recent weeks with the drama of nuclear weapons, the threat of war, UN sanctions and promises of retaliation The Old Man and the GMC Tyrel Nelson I’m looking left, waiting to go right. The traffic of the two-lane highway steadily races by. I lean over the dash and squint to discern if there are any gaps amongst the leadfooters... Waves Abigail George I am having fish and nothing else. Fish rubbed with salt and pepper into its belly. Food has become compensation for love, the phases of the moon, for a collection of short stories, for shame, for fantasy, for literary revelation
MAY:	How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love The Shield Law James Campion Just received notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that I am a criminal. Well, could be a criminal. Aim to be a criminal? Not sure. The Hunting by Sam Hawksmoor Evie Seo review '... fast-paced, thrilling, ambitious and thought-provoking, you'll definitely love this The Rescue of Duke Leroy B Vaughn I was trying to make small talk with one of the men that hand washed our pick-up truck, when I looked towards something moving behind the chain link fence. “Is that a rat,” my wife asked
JUNE:	The World's Outsiders James Morford Has there ever been an ethnicity so little understood? In Europe they are called Roma (Romanies), Americans call them Gypsies. Sweden Bound Bradley J Thornton Living in Southern California I had a difficult time finding cold weather clothes, the ski slopes are a few hours away and not many stores stock thermal underwear Street Actors in Lima Joey Carney I haven't every really seen another city in the world where people are as resourceful as in Lima, whether the con-artists, the beggars, the businessmen, or real artists.
JULY:	South Africa-Namibia (Pt 1) Tabytha Towe Yearning to return to Cape Town since I left as a naïve, wild and broken-hearted 20 year old in 2003, I finally I made it again... Everything is Disease James Campion First things first; it is official that everything is now a disease Creating Teen Role Models in the Dystopia Sam Hawksmoor You have to train to be tough
AUGUST:	New York City Blues Dean Borok 19.08.13 For a hugely Democratic city like New York to regularly cough up Republican hairballs is an indication of the emotional dysfunction of its ruling classes The Gardener From Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov, translation by Amanda Love Darragh- Charlie Dickinson review Given my satisfaction with his earlier work, I pre-ordered Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov's latest in English translation. I was not disappointed. The Twin Jude C Perera Her wail stabbed his ears, it irritated Chris, it sounded subhuman. It was a very public display of a very private process, he was grieving too. But he never showed it, couldn’t or didn’t want to, he wasn’t sure
SEPTEMBER:	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 Teorema Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Dan Schneider review How best to describe one of the worst films I’ve ever watched?
OCTOBER:	Keeping it Clean on Mint Street, Colin Todhunter An old woman in rags, performs the sweeping-street-dust-into-the-air ritual twice daily. At least until the dust settles again Hammer Time for Joe Cool For Good or Ill, President Displays Lame Duck Balls - James Campion Joe Cool has simply told everyone to go screw Is The End of the World Really Nigh? - Kate Pond The way we talk about nuclear power is not helpful to anyone. The recent leak at the Fukushima power plant has brought nuclear energy production back to the headlines
NOVEMBER:	Nadia Sam Hawksmoor A girl, Chrysanthemums and the end of the world - your average date night In The Mood For Love Dan Schneider Watching Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love, was an interesting experience: the 99 minute long film is clearly a superior work of art and cinema Half-Way Spain James Skinner The Government has reached the halfway point. I honestly believe this country is still in deep trouble and has in fact lost its leadership.
DECEMBER:	Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 James Campion Mandela, as we would come to see as events of his incredible life unfolded, was about one thing; freedom Parakeets or Parents? Michelle D'costa After pestering Daddy for a very long time we got a pair of Parakeets and put them into a small blue fluorescent cage The Last Impression J S Wright What will people think of you after you've gone?

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