The International Writer's Magazine 13th Year: JANUARY 2012 - - Editorial

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Thailand's Year of the Dragon Jules Kay Thailand is looking forward to a positive year. In the Thai lunar calendar, 2012 is actually 2555, and as the number five in the Thai language is "HA", the famous Thai smile is at last returning with a vengeance, inspired by a new catchphrase: "Ha, Ha, Ha". Meeting a Modern Day Che Ruby Weldon One tends to meet highly educated Cubans in the most unlikely places.  We were staying at a 'casa particular,' a Cuban bed and breakfast, in a small town known mostly for it's relaxed, convivial atmosphere.  A day visiting Uncle Ho David Calleja Hanoi at 7am is buzzing. The narrow streets near Hoan Kiem Lake are alive with the sound of civilian life revving at full throttle. Adolfo Scilingo - Mass Murderer James Skinner on research I had never heard of this man I until I read about his crimes and subsequent conviction. Now he is just another one of my characters.

South Carolina Mudsling Republican Fringe Fights Back Against Citizen Romney James Campion 15 Days later... antiquated third-world vote-tallying techniques perfected in the mid-nineteenth century by Boss Tweed led officials in Des Moines to report Rick Santorum had actually won. Europe or Bust - Spain's Last Chance Last James Skinner Jan 9th Update It’s now or never for a change in course to avoid smashing the continental ship into that big lump of ice waiting to sink us all. A Caffeinated Relationship M. Joseph Hunt This is tough to talk about. I have been in an abusive relationship for over ten years. As the cliché goes, It wasn’t always this way. I have become a statistic.

Smile Even When Your Heart is Breaking Lola Haze "The teelim fall everyday here," he says, "but they don’t always hit something." He is referring to the missiles launched from Gaza into the neighboring areas of Israel. The Fungus of Friendship Eric D. Lehman Money has ruined many friendships, but I never thought it would ruin ours. Jeremiah and I had been friends for seventeen years. Clock This Abi Davis As I stretched my arms into the sleeves of my new bargain priced jacket my eyes fell upon my alarm clock. The time, according to it, was half twelve... Observations While Taking a Walk Martin Green I recently took a walk. It was a brisk day and I found myself remembering how nice it was to have a hot chocolate after being out in winter weather back in New York.

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Diary of an insomniac Abigail George 23.01.2012 I want you to feel the cold like I do, weep like I do, make sense of the senseless world around you like I do. I want you to imagine the unbearable lightness, futility, looseness of things past holding you back The Bee Jill Charles 24.01.2012 “The Bee is the first device of its kind ever made,” Oliver told Sheila.  “We produced only a hundred as samples but when it's released in August, it will take over the mobile phone market.” Closure M. J Clews Karen’s death drifts further and further from my mind, yet I feel worse with each day. My only comfort at the moment is Spinoza, my french bulldog. C & You Tarde Venientibus Ossa To the latecomers are left the bones Eric J You are in love with C. Or at least you think you are, as all things concerning love are never fully understood. Why Waste English Setters on Dog Shows? Robert Scott Leyse Steven to Angie & Ella Miffed, my darlings? Indeed, you ought to be! What girls worth their frilly underthings – that every man with a pulse wants to peel off – put up with being stood up? All the same, I ask for understanding!

Chandlerville Sam North It is all Raymond Chandler's fault anyway. I could have been happy with anything, but at an early age I discovered Chandlerville - Los Angeles of the late thirties and forties and it didn't let go. Close call - if not last Lionel Darmendrail The afternoon was gloomy, cold and wet and I had been mostly reeling across the day. The previous evening, preceded by afternoon funeral in Mauléon, had been rather long and heavy as I had gone to bed pretty late (4 a.m.) after some orgiastic dinner at tough partners' in Cambo (the two guys who fish with me on my boat).

The Mental Defective League Dan Schneider review One of the keys to Cochran’s success is that his book is utterly without pretense, something that Salinger’s book chokes on, from its lead character through its situations’ preciousness to its hordes of addled devotees’ wan and off-base interpretations. The Magicians by Lev Grossman Sam Hawksmoor review Anyone who ever saw ‘Igby Goes Down’ or read Donna Tart's 'Secret History' would relish more. Quentin Coldwater (think Ryan Phillipe) has discontent and preppy New York down to a tee and although being miserable is every teenagers right of passage, being excessively bright with it only heightens the disillusionment.  Mix in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ and you have the right perspective to enter the world of ‘The Magicians’.

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