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

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Fully fledged kick in the head Colin Todhunter Sleepless on the bed, jetlagged in a daze. Checked in to the hotel. Filled in this form, that form and got my key. My very own piece of metal. Personal passport to solitude. Shooting Ubuntu David Beaumont Having paid the money for an afternoon and night in the townships with some trepidation,  I wonder whether I’ll be pleasantly surprised or just mortified? Choosing Wine in France Paul-Christian Markovski I had a premonition that to buy wine in Lyon would be a different experience. And I was not let down. News from Nowhere: Going Gonzo on the Gold Coast of Ghana John M Edwards John M. Edwards Battles Golf-Ball-Sized Bugs and Meets Seasoned Adventurers Skilled in the Art of Bad Trips Full Circle along the Mother Road Duncan Shaw In the heat of an American summer, in the wake of the Great Recession, we set out on a road trip west with Sophie, Helena, Fiona, and Violet A pilgrimage to Mecca Marwan Asmar High-minded, upright, gracious, dignified, stately, awesome pictures travelling between my body, mind and soul, it's inexplicable

The Courtship of Chris Christie James Campion Desperate Republicans Beg New Jersey Governor to Beat Obama Christie has been governor for a little over a year and has done so in the very opposite manner of quietly. Who will control Somali Pirates? Marianne de Nazareth Every once in a while for a week there will be stories on CNN, IBN, the BBC, or in our regular mainstream print media about a ship being attacked off the coast of Somalia and taken hostage. Time's Up in Spain James Skinner There is mayhem within the Socialist Party (PSOE) whilst the opposition sits back and contemplates its navel. Shan Refugees in Malaysia (Parts 2 & 3) Antonio Graceffo For many Shan, suffering inside of Burma, escaping to Malaysia would be an unobtainable dream Peaceful Withdrawal with Honor (Part 1) Last Days in Saigon Antonio Graceffo Tet was the beginning of my own defeat in Vietnam Newsletter from Marrakech – City of Contrasts  Patricia Lebaud Summer was even too hot for the birds to lift their wings

Into the Wind – Engine Free Flying in Southern California Lesley Boutilier Amelia Earhart once said, “Adventure is worthwhile in its self.”  This belief encouraged me to try the engine-free flight options in southern California If I Can Do It, You Can Do It Josephine Green I bought proper running shoes for the first time this year; the cheap variety. Even at that point the thought of running half a marathon in China was unreal On Mayan Time Janelle Brandon Silence surrounded us as we were the only souls present that day. Energy vibrated with centuries of history buried deep within every crevice.  Share strawberries in Berlin Marianne de Nazareth Discover Berlin in Springtime The Next Big Backpacker Destinations Tom Coote Adventurous budget travellers will go to places that remain untouched by package deals Discover Northampton Joanna Snow So much to interest on my journey round the hidden corners of this beautiful county Postcard from Soweto, January 1999 David Calleja Memories of a homestay in South Africa Brutish Beasts Dean Borok Morality and the Chemical Defense in the USA

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Poppy’s lesson Chris Castle Eddie saw her coming, red and white jumper like an old fashioned sweet. Big red hoops earrings, jeans, hair tied back in a pony tail. What she always wore for her lesson The Hour Daniel Beaudoin The Hour approaches. A few deep breaths may do the trick Sacremento Summer MartinGreen Parker had always thought that the summer heat in Sacramento made every bad thing that happened ten times worse, which was the way he now felt about his wife. The Fountain  O. Jimenez “I'm secretly in love with a married man.”

The Thief Jerry Guarino “Hurry, that construction crew won’t be here all day.  Cholo, stop playing with that makeup and look for jewelry.” Donkey J. Kaval The sun was already up in the sky and the earth was feeling its warmth. I was on the way from my village Guniagrahara towards the city __________________________ Winchester Writers Conference 2011 - Enroll now and improve your chances of getting published -35 workshops, 60 lectures, 500 one-to-one appointments and 18 writing competitions. 2nd July

Life, Literature and the Europeans Allen Gibson It is a wet and dreary Sunday morning. Cool rain trickling down, birds chirping, green everywhere. The May long weekend – a bank holiday, as the English would say. And I find myself in a very unusual position, reading European literature The Nemesis that also faced Sylvia Plath Abigail George This is how I remember Helen Maartens. The Magi with their camels and the Owl House; their tethers tug like flame at my heartstrings and I wonder about her wounds, her coy magical healing, did she ever prepare a delicious, warm cake for her friend, that social worker that Fugard spoke so highly of

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