The International Writer's Magazine - OCTOBER 2006– Welcome

Hackwriters '06

New Fiction

World Travel

Comment & Lifestyles

Reviews

Destinations: Reality Moment in Vietnam Lila Nordstrom I was apparently very funny looking to most people in Vietnam... Sumatra: Brain Fever Steve Wheeler A sort of fatalistic resignation takes over on breakneck bus rides through the countryside of Sumatra. It was too hot to care. Wild, Wild, East in Romania Samantha Cliffe The main reasons for tourists is the legend of Count Dracula, thanks to Bram Stoker, an Irishman who had personally never visited Transylvania... Montezuma - Costa Rica Mariska Van de Linden Brad had settled in Montezuma to smoke quality soft drugs in a surreal setting. Weekend in Amsterdam Natalya Popova I, however, wouldn’t want my son to stay here during his gap year in case he develops a strange passion for botanical studies... Driftwood to Ontong Java Chris Parrish Always wanted a big adventure, and this is it! Leda Revisited Brett Hardman in Greece Black slugs dotted the toilet like a plague of large protuberant blackheads. Learning from Daouda Kari Masson in the Sahel My western mind began thinking of ways to help Daouda

Comment: A House Divided - '06 Elections James Campion In the grand make-up of this republic there is little more convoluted a practice than midterm House of Representative elections. 2006 Senate See Saw James Campion Who will get the Senate? Iranians in Israel Ali Beach I love Israel very much, but I still know myself as Iranian Cashing in on Tragedy James Campion on corporate corruption in New Orleans The Bull and Penelope Cruz E S Morford We are no longer intrigued by what Hemingway called ¨Death in the Afternoon.¨ Why? Inconvenient Truths Michael Levy we can all save the planet Fight Fire in South Africa Julie Thompson on volunteers in Africa Climb the Mountains Joshua H Silavent outdoor recreation is a practical solution to many troubles facing our youth 2006 Midterm Election Dilemma James Campion

Lifestyles: Voices of Louisiana Rose Marie Sand All of the members of the Evacuation Theatre Troupe on the road trip have been devestated by Katrina. Impressionist Affair Eric D Lehman discovers Monet I stared and stared and began to wonder if I had been wrong all this time. My Internet Diet Charlie Dickinson looks a for way to beat his web obsession Polly, Me and Nureyev William Cunningham I was determined to try to see Nureyev after the show. Indianapolis Ari Kaufman Buy Ari's new book on USA Road Trips On the Buses in Korea Jim Sutherland Take the No.50 to real Korea Lollopalooza 2006 Jesse Johnson 70,000 rockers between Lake Michigan & the Chicago skyline Charming Irregularities of Brussels Bureaucracy Stefanie Stiles The half-hidden details of the place are actually its most likable elements Reflections on reflection Simon Mussell What disturbs is that in the contemporary world, most people seem to merely ‘do’ Arrested Development Susan Mintz in Ghana "We have to get rid of him," she said "He’s going to try to rob us."

DREAMSCAPES FICTION

MORE FICTION

REVIEWS

Three Men and a Glob of Spit Peter Leonowitz "Don’t think you’re talking to an idiot because you’re not talking to an idiot." "I know you’re not an idiot, sir." Emma's Dilemma Lalita Kakanadan goes on-line Her expectations were not too much…a well educated guy who should have fear for God, compassion and love for his fellow beings and above all he should have a generous mind. The Old Lady of San Pedro G David Schwatz 'Sometimes God takes it to mind to dislike people. This is a trial,' the village free-thinker proposed. Train Confessions Jeannie Mark It made her wonder about the historical thread of human consciousness that connects us Memory Block Mark Cunliffe Guy Block remembers Cambridge '69 Philip Jodie Louise I was ten years old when I first thought about killing myself

Friendship and College Days David Tavernier His beaten up Chevy pulls up in front, and I hear a car horn... Summer of Sadness Colin Todhunter I always knew deep down that her beauty was doomed Dating Kate Martin Green She was in a bad mood and then her eyes seemed to darken Brushstrokes with time Steven Bush We don’t know how long we’ve been here. We don’t know how Time got in the room. Booboola- the black dog Sidi Cherkawa Benzahra good dog-bad dog Salvage Rights Richard Corwin The ketch was not strong enough to withstand a collision.

In the Pool by Hideo Okuda A Charlie Dickinson review This comedic collection has some intellectual backbone. Riding with Strangers by Elijah Wald A Charlie Dickinson review Elijah Wald is a modern-day Huck Finn and a guitar-picker to boot. The War Against Cliché, by Martin Amis Dan Schneider review He is especially good at nailing pomposity A Great Day In Harlem Dan Schneider review the film is not about jazz, but the photograph, and the music takes a backseat to the personalities The Devil wears Prada Gabriella Davies About shoes Evanescence, The Open Door Claire Murray Highly Polished Metal Man v Beast by Robert Muchamore A Rosie Wheatcroft review Innocent by Anne Cassidy Jo Green review

FIRST CHAPTERS

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The Curse of the Nibelung A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Sam North December 1939: Four British spies have perished in strange circumstances in Nuremberg trying to discover the biggest secret of the Third Reich. Sherlock Holmes must enter Germany with Watson and solve the mystery. The truth of Nuremberg is far more sinister than even Holmes could imagine; their chances of getting back alive are very slim indeed! Order your copy now

The Diane Farris Gallery Vancouver A Memory Before Me October 5 - October 28, 2006 Vancouver photo-based artist Alex Abdilla creates post-modernist collages of West Coast imagery.

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em and little fleas have lesser fleas ...ad infinitum - Augustus de Morgan

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