The International Writer's Magazine: March 2013 Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories

Opinion: Politics & Comment

Lifestyles How we live

Outback Blues John M Edwards hitches a hell-ride to Coober Pedy in search of opals... The Dao of Being Jewish: Lessons from China- Irene Shaland My husband and I came in search of a Jewish story, and the story we found was much more than we could have anticipated Trips around Mexico Leroy B. Vaughn I was nine years old in 1957, the first time I went to Mexico. That was the year my wife was born in the central Mexican state of Michoacan. Sojourn in Sopron An Austro-Hungarian Border Town with Bite! John M. Edwards During a week-long road trip from Budapest to Salzburg, I somehow convinced my friend to make a stopover in one of my favorite foreign finds: Sopron _________________________________ Wishing the Bologna Childrens Books Fair Happy Birthday for its 50th Year

Holy Land Obama James Campion Very soon the president of the United States will be in Israel ... just as the American public has bottomed out its interest in Middle Eastern affairs for the first time since 9/11 Sequester Diary James Campion Saturday 10:46 AM Sick as a dog; strike that, no mammal could possibly endure this strange cocktail of searing throat pain and high fevers and continue to call itself canine. Quakes All Round James Skinner Spain is still reeling over the corruption scandals. The situation is hitting at the very heart of the nation’s integrity; the ruling government on the one hand and the monarchy on the other Still Dancin' Dean Borok Anybody who wants to get a thumbnail of the changing demographic of American society would do well to take a ride uptown to the Lorenz Latin Dance Studio on 110th Street

Father & Daughter Dan Beckmann As a teenager, every April 16th, over a cup of coffee, Lauren and I would reminisce. We’d mark a new year, talk about our past trips, and dream of places yet to see The Excellent Diner's Adventure John M Edwards Everyone knows that the iconic boxy metallic diners of 1950s Americana, straight out of “American Graffiti,” are all owned by the ancient fraternal order of the Greeks Fat Talk Dean Borok I’m no genius. I took an online IQ test and barely scored in the average range. Never mind that – a lot of dummies have hit success solely by virtue of perseverance. February 14 Tyrel Nelson “We need to go up one more row,” Ron decides. “We can’t end the day on thirteen.” Singapore Slingers —The ASEAN Basketball League - Mike Weisbuch The joy of the Filipino Singaporean basketball lovers and their various heroes I’m only a girl [?] Umm-e-Aiman Vejlani For centuries wide, we have automatically grilled the female gender for being pernickety over selecting a prince charming of her dreams to support her for life

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Just Another Love Story Fisayo Talabi I woke up with this odd feeling that something strange was going to happen The Meeting Kim Schultz When Omar and Kim met, their eyes locked and their only thought was the other.  It was in Damascus, during introductions at this ‘social hour’ Memorial Martin Green The church lobby was crowded with people  George Baker had been a popular guy.  George’s oldest son was to give the eulogy. I was going to speak next. I had no idea what I was going to say  Meeting at the Hide-Away bar & grill Leroy B. Vaughn A light snow was falling as Mickey Weldon left the diner and made his way down Madison Street.

Watt Oswaldo Jimenez Last Sunday, I was driven in a white stretch-limousine, a very long, long, limo, to the home of a wealthy individual whose estate is surrounded by Sycamore trees in a peninsula bounded by the waters of the Long Island Sound April Fools’ Day Michelle D’costa You know you are damned if your family follows every single freaking special DAY of the year. The Whale and the Wind Isabella Kerr A fly buzzed into the kitchen through the gap in the window.  It flew in on a breeze, out of the harsh sunlight of the day, and spiraled down to where the boy was sitting at the table.

Review of eFiction Magazine - India Michelle D'costa Most of us need a reason to do something, a muse. For writers it has been eFiction India. Before this multi-faceted journal came into their lives their voice had been stifled. The Obsidian Mirror by Catherine Fisher Sam Hawksmoor Catherine Fisher specialises in complex dark, crowded stories with many twists, turns and betrayals Rise of the Guardians Holly Trinder review A dark shadow is consuming the globe, turning dreams to nightmares, and belief to fear The Repercussions of Tomas D by Sam Hawksmoor A Charlie Dickinson review Hawksmoor is a vivid writer of compelling details and action The Longest Way Home : One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down by Andrew McCarthy John M Edwards review  The Return of the Late Bruce Chatwin John M. Edwards For the late great Bruce Chatwin life was a journey to be taken on two legs. Obsessed with nomads, he periodically became one himself, ditching two successful careers

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