The International Writer's Magazine: February 2016 Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories

Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles How we live

Manila: Year of the (Fire) Monkey Fred C. Wilson III Walking through Manila’s Chinatown during New Year’s celebrations is an experience in itself. Greenland: A Melting Arctic Wonder Icebergs the size of skyscrapers and a domineering ice sheet taking up more than 80% of the total landmass, every world traveler should strive to visit Greenland. But it is suffering from the terrible consequences of global warming. Desert Search Tom Coote Danger on the Kyzylkum road. Three continents -Twenty countries - Rebecca Lowe's Bicycle Blog to the Middle East Roughing it in Japan Paul Haire I checked my guidebook to see if there was anything I could do in Kyoto for free. It soon became apparent, no.

The Scalia Bomb James Campion Once the death of ultra-conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was announced February 13, the wheels of political discourse, the fluidity of the 2016 presidential campaign, and the very core of the United States Constitution was put into play. Who Can You Trust? Tom Kilcourse Why is it that in today’s society there is so much mistrust, of politicians, the media, businesses, you name it? Mistah Christie - He Dead James Campion Our mostly absentee governor has returned home utterly and completely defeated. His suicidal presidential campaign... ended with barely whimper Explaining Bernie Sanders James Campion Once it seemed complete madness to consider a 74 year-old, Jewish, self-described Democratic Socialist as a serious candidate for president of the United States. The Moment of Truth in Spain James Skinner One half, that back socialist Sr. Sanchez are willing to strike a deal with almost everyone on the left ... the other half are dead against. 18.2.16 update

Bloom’s Footsteps: My Dublin Odyssey - Alex Worthy It was a pain to wake up at 4 in the morning to catch our Ryanair flight but it was rewarding to see Dublin so empty. A New Decadence Tom Kilcourse The politerati in the West have lost their way and are increasingly divorced from their subjects. Everywhere in the western world we see the rising phenomenon of unconventional politicians and political parties, with either Left or Right labels. Car Thieves Alice Vonsimson So, Saturday was the big day. Two driving tests taken when I was living in Hawaii had come back with negative results due to technical problems... From the archives: Winter Sun Marcel D'Agneau In the Cote d'Azure Madness in the Medina: a week in Marrakech Lisa Cordaro If you want to get a decent night’s sleep, don’t visit a city with 500 mosques.

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The Woman in the Park Andrew Lee-Hart She is sitting on an iron bench in the park. In the distance I can hear horses’ hooves lightly pounding and the sound of carriages trundling down the thoroughfare just behind us. Blossoms Ryan Madej The probability is, despite a lack of foresight, I have lost my way. Not just metaphorically, mind you, but literally. I’ve always started out with bad directions

My Bad Granddad Martin Green It was only later that I thought of my father’s father as my Bad Granddad.  When I was a kid growing up in the Bronx all I knew is that he owned a little house in Brighton Beach and that we used to go there to escape the summer heat.

The Repercussions of Tomas D The Boy who changed the outcome of WW2 - Hero or traitor? - you decide.

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