The International Writer's Magazine: Our 12th Year - January 2011 - Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Pleasing Our Palates in Palau Jane Cassie Japanese bentos, spicy Asian, all-American; Palau’s multi-ethnic cuisine is pleasing to any foodie’s palate and is a direct offshoot of this tiny nation’s culture and past The Glacier Express Donna B. Cueto My brief escapade in the country known for its Alps and plateau was a mere side trip from my one month vacation in Germany last Augus Sissi lives on in Vienna’s Heart Melissa Bird-Collado Austria must be one of the smaller XXI century European countries. But Vienna, its capital, is covered by a royal hallo that will always remind visitors that less than 200 years ago it was an Empire of nine kingdoms Obidos Alan Dale The massive medieval walls suddenly overshadowed the flat farmland, chillingly suggesting their having moved when I wasn’t looking. That was nothing compared to Obidos’s next assault on my senses. In Modern Venice Kim McKechney Our gondolier sported a thick handlebar moustache worthy of the Village People.  A thin cigarette dangled dangerously from his mouth, hanging so loosely it seemed to brazenly flout the laws of physics Let them eat snow Dean Borok digs his way out of Manhattan. I have a low tolerance for appreciating cringe-inducing behavior, particularly after having indulged in it myself during so many periods of my life.

The Joe Cool Comeback Rally James Campion Inside Barack Obama's State of the Union Call to Charm Tunisia's startling revolution Marwan Asmar It took a flicker to start a revolution that toppled a ruler after 23 years in power. Many are calling it the "Jasmine Revolution" after the nation's national flower The Echoes of Tucson in The United States of Fantasyland James Campion The Great American Experiment plods along, wounded again as it has and always will be by those whose sense of freedom goes beyond rational boundaries into the well-worn satchel of destruction Spanish Bridges & Economic Choices James Skinner Spain’s banking system, the pride and joy of President Rodriguez Zapatero, is in a shambles on equal footing to the other members of the European ‘Finance’ Club Oyo State is not a battleground Adewale T Akande The recent gruesome murder of the Chairman of the State National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Lateef Salako (aka Elewe-omo) spells danger as the general election draws near Snooki Goes to Washington Dean Borok The strength of the popular British TV espionage series MI5 (Spooks) lies in its superb writing, which does not avoid complicated story lines yet manages to arrive at a satisfying conclusion at the end of each episode.

Exiles from Cuba... Ruby Weldon We were standing on a dusty street corner in Celestun, a somewhat derelict village on the northern Gulf of Mexico side of the Yucatan Peninsula.  The side few tourists frequent, its waters not as azure, and its tourist amenities not as developed as the southern Caribbean side. Let’s talk about Sox, baby  David Calleja In the front office of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, Barney is standing in front of me. not too dissimilar to the late John Candy’s lovable character Uncle Buck Challenged individuals in Jordan Marwan Asmar It’s a video clip to boost the confidence of the physically-challenged to lead normal lives and to tell parents to be strong. What Makes a Polyglot?   Antonio Graceffo Many people wish to learn a foreign language. Unfortunately, like weight loss, and mastering a foreign language is one of those dreams that people spend a lot of money on, but somehow never achieve Fast track to wireless in Asia Jules Kay Business and leisure travellers are often at the forefront of personal connectivity. Smartphones, tablets and laptops are only as useful as the wireless networks they connect to Travelling with your iPad Jules Kay The iPad is now well established as the world's ultimate personal entertainment companion. For many people, it is also now an indispensable travel accessory Why Do Beer Ads Look so Tempting? David Russell Today’s brewers are smarter than the Egyptians is having solved the problem of halting the aging process while stabilizing the beer’s taste

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Bring Me the Head of Padraic O Conaire Joseph Guderian Frank’s life allows little silliness, filled as it is with job, school, his art, and above all, the family. Sometimes after a few pops with his best friend, Ligos, the pair get silly, parodying the Irish types they both know so well: Premonitions of angels Abigail George Just keeping on Flecked with dizzying introspection, difficult, monstrous yet inspiring new things that bring you joy Remembering Elaine Martin Green Next morning a stunning girl who was in my lit class stopped me on the way out and asked, “Are you the one who hit somebody at a party yesterday?” The Last Loaf Beata Gallay My mother and that woman had been walking all day, all the way to the other end of the city.  For a while they took the streetcar but it stopped before the bridge and they were told to get off and cross the bridge on foot. Chandlerville Sam North When laconic detectives ruled the literary world

Hash Browns and Tattoos Joshua M. Cisneros I believe strongly, more then the fact that what runs through my body is blood, that when reached a certain point of maturity we gain, like gods, control, choosing to either fumble and go insane... Allegory II Russell Bittner I watch my little ducklings from a distance.  They are, after all, my little ducklings.  I’ve shown them how to float; how to snatch a lungful of air; how to flutter down on fin-like wings to the bottom of the lake to find weed -- all of which they’ll need to survive.  A Lesson for Mr. Schubert Michael Young The high school band raised their instruments and Mr. Schubert’s baton sliced through the air. He closed his eyes and waited to bask in the glorious sound. Like being in the opera house again.

The Hunger Games - MockingJay by Suzanne Collins Sam North ‘If We burn you burn with us’ Third and final part is an amazing induction into propaganda warfare - Katmiss is deeply scarred inside and out. Frozen Out by Quentin Bates (Available now) This is the first in a brilliant new detective series set in Iceland and featuring police sergeant Gunnhildur of Hvalvik’s small police force.  A body found washed up on a beach at her fishing village sparks a nationwide investigation that grows in proportions and national importance. Eastern Approaches: Shaken, Not Stirred John M Edwards Was Scottish Adventurer Sir Fitzroy Maclean the real-life prototype of  James Bond? The Quiet Duel Director:Akira Kurosawa Dan Schneider Great artists have a way to make even their lesser works interesting, if not great. Such is the case with the 1949 black and white film, The Quiet Duel The Passage by Justin Cronin Nick Lewandowski Vampires have finally gotten their teeth back. Rows upon rows of them, in fact. The Passage is the first novel in author Justin Cronin’s planned post-apocalyptic vampire trilogy

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