The International Writer's Magazine - February 2007 - Welcome

Destinations: Travelers reports & guides

Opinion: Politics and Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Barcelona Diaries Rama Varma As we plunge through the cottony clouds, we get a breathtaking view of the snow-capped Pyrennees. What Brings You to Derry, Then? Ashley Dresser "What brings you to Derry, then?" a query that had been repeated to me almost daily since my arrival in Northern Ireland Fire Dancing W Ruth Kozak in Greece The search for fire in Macedonia Jinchengjiang Ben Lerwill Jinchengjiang as a town did anonymity like it did Marmite. I remembered what it tasted like, but there wasn’t a hope in hell of getting any.

Hot House Rising James Campion The Bush Administration bankrolled by Oil Men suppressed scientific panic-speak on the accelerated global warming dangers. War vs. Occupation Congressional Quagmire Over Defining Terms & Objectives 'We had to pay people in cash, so the cash disappeared'. Lewis Paul Bremer III James Campion Olive Oil - DOC Raymond k Clement Soon the DOC (Denominazion di Origine Controllata)appellation might appear on your bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Italy.

The New 2007 Mexico Diary Dermot Sullivan I often ask myself how on earth I ended up here, especially as I was set on going to Japan. Shilpa Shetty in the House Colin Todhunter Pay a volatile mixture of famous personalities money to live in an enclosed house and let the nation vote them off the show one by one... Black Lake Sophia Hardy The underground/indie music scene is still thriving discover Black Lake Transistor Radio Jeffrey Beyl John Lennon once said that the transistor radio made him what he was and changed the world

24 Hours In Amsterdam Eric D. Lehman Jeremiah, Subhash, and I arrived in Amsterdam by bus through France and Belgium... Driving America Ari Kaufman - Fingerlakes February - a good time to remember the summer in America's Mid-West Snow Day James Campion Frozen precipitation has a way of bending the mind. Terror rules the day. Otherwise functioning humans with nary a care in the world become jabbering loons, dangerous to themselves and others almost immediately. No Stop Signs Brian Andrea in Trichy You will either love India with a passion or hate it with a vengeance

The French Do it Weekly Neil Smith on strife in Paris On March 30th 2006, nearly two thousand Parisian youths proceeded to block off highways and streets... Swan Lake On Ice The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Performances: until Saturday Feb 24th Jo Green - A brillant night out

Say Yes to Dungeon Majesty The addictive drama now on PBS Aiko Misaki A Haunting in Jackson Paul Dale Roberts This is my first time experiencing a true paranormal investigation... The Red Coat Alaina R. Alexander It’s my junior year in college and my  footlocker from back home has just arrived and  the most important item of all… a new winter coat. The Inner Mongolia Story Neil Smith In the land of goddesses she sits on a suitcase waiting... The Parable of the Square Egg James Skinner Dead Man Talking James Campion

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Never Look Back Hawk Footsteps falling on the icy ground. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She had to run, had to hide, had to get away. Night Lines Mark Cunliffe Rollo Harris he could see that it was three minutes past midnight. His show was about to start... Block Party Mark Cunliffe Guy Block knew it was going to be a bad night out. The Pledge Matt Alison New Year’s Eve was the night with his resolution being to quit drinking for his all around health, and he felt an uncertainty about this change. In the Redwoods Mike Blake in the Forest The moon was out that night – if not full, then close to it – and it shed a silver-white light down over the trees and the bank of the river. It was a wide, rushing river that we had crossed by a long wooden bridge to the flat, open bank (if you could call it that) where we settled for the night. Setting up the Aquarium G David Schwartz We cleared the cobwebs from the aquarium, which sat dormant for five years. Great names like Xiphophorous maculate and Helvstoma temmincki swam through my head

Salmonella Men on Planet Porno by Yasutaka Tsutsui Translated by Andrew Driver Sam North review 'A terrific introduction to this hilarious and perceptive Japanese Sci-Fi author.' Blood Diamond Directed by Edward Zwick - A Holly Joy review of the conflict diamond thriller Everyday People Directed by Jim McKay A Dan Schnieder DVD review A New York warm hearted drama... Music and Lyrics Directed by Marc Lawrence Starring Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore: A Liz Barlow review The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Sam North 'Papa,' she whispered. 'I think I am going to hell.' A remarkable compelling WW2 story Bobby Directed by Emilio Estevez Sacha Markin review an impressive, emotional film The Jimmy Show Directed by Frank Whaley Dan Schnieder DVD analysis of this overlooked Blue Collar drama Happy Feet & March of the Penguins Rosie Wheatcroft review 2006 was the Chinese year of the dog. In Hollywood, it was undoubtedly the year of the Penguin. Y Tu Mamá También Director: Alfonso Cuarón Gabriela Davies There is a new wave of cinema in the international scene today, and it is definitely Latin. Somersalt (DVD review) Director: Cate Shortland/with Abbie Cornish 2004 Somersault is one of those films that stay with you long after you watch it. The Sorrows of Young Pamuk Istanbul: Memories of a City Stefanie Stiles Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul has the feeling of a biography written about a lost and lovely woman by a still-besotted ex-lover; it is an elegy for the city of Pamuk's youth. Look Both Ways (DVD review) Directed by Sarah Watts Carly McLain Disaster is Everywhere

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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