The International Writer's Magazine: Our 12th - October 2011 - Welcome
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Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Bus Bribe Bobby Fox Still feeling the buzz from the Crimean wine we consumed at dinner, my fiancée and I headed to the bus stop in preparation of our 12-hour ride back Dnepropetrovsk. Flying over Bora Bora Uri A. Jurist On May 14, I vanquished my fear of heights.  Full Moon Party on Ko Samet John M Edwards John M. Edwards survives a psychedelic breakdown on a backpacker’s mecca off the coast of Thailand A Legacy for Lake Como      Bill Gilpin Exploring Villa Balbianello Furious and Freckled Kate Leyshon in Thailand It’s safe to say that I am a significantly freckled individual, in fact I’m pretty much covered in them Hanoi, Quy Nhon and my bargaining curse David Calleja Saving a bit of money in the bargaining process may equate to winning the battle, but is the cost really worth it? Jenny B's Brighton Blog fashion, food, and more importantly, Brighton! How to Brave the Budapest Baths John M Edwards So as the Danubians do: Say goodbye to 'Bliss' and splash around au naturale in the 'Eau de vie' of a real thermal Spa

American Youth Movement - Fad or Voice? Occupy Wall St., Maintain a Presence James Campion All you people in the streets from NYC to Chicago to Seattle and all points in between; when the signs come down and the chants die out and FOXNEWS and MSNBC are not frightened or titillated by you anymore, there is something you need to hear: Anger and protest only gets you so far, and in most cases it gets you nowhere. Thai Floods Threaten Economy Jules Kay Heavy rains in Thailand caused extreme flooding in many parts of the country this month, in what has become the nation’s most expensive natural disaster. Spanish Woes James Skinner The banking system is about to collapse completely. Added to these woes are the constant national, regional and town councils debts that are being uncovered and are flowing like an out of control flood. The Cult of Mackintosh   John Thomson It was the angular, high-backed chair that first drew my eye to the works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Arab Spring: Inspiration for Writers & Artists - Dee Mason For as long as we've had conflict, we've had people to document it

A Daughter Returns Indrani Bhattacharyya They are poles apart as far as their respective nature, individuality, perspectives towards life are concerned. If the older one is explosively extrovert, the younger firecracker sternly believes in silence How to breathe life into the Dead Sea Saleem Quna Who owns the Dead Sea? Who controls what pours in it or what is subtracted from it? Who is entitled to decide its present and future? Why do we care about it? Carmelita Pope David Russell The recent PBS Special on the life of Elia Kazan flashed back memories of Carmelita, whom I last saw 25 years ago. Fifth Girl Duncan Shaw For five years Lucy’s been tied-tethered-leashed to me on my runs around Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA, her four legs clicking in time with my two like a metronome – a perfect running aid and companion. The World As it Is Washington Scandals Arny Pickholtz' essay on YouTube Sucker Punch Dean Borok I am not that loveable of a person. Hell, you think I don’t know about it, with suckers reminding me about it on a daily basis?

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REVIEWS Film & Books

Sour Notes John Kujawski  My friend Anna said she could bring out the worst in me.  I knew that wasn’t possible because she’d never seen my bad side. Besides, in order to bring out the worst in me, she’d have to get inside my head and I knew she couldn’t do that The Theology Student David Francis on the train He had the tidiness combined with the carefully searching eyes so that I took him for a theology student. Careless Trust Margaret Clapham “Gramps, what does free speech mean?”

The goddess in his dream Jonah Ayodele Obajeun The first time I saw Helena was in a dream I had two weeks earlier where she was at a show in the Amphi Theatre of the university Sacto Fall    Martin Green Paul Lerner opened his eyes, awakened by a bad dream in which something, he couldn’t remember what, was coming after him. He automatically reached his hand over to the other side of the bed although he knew nobody would be there.

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. Ecco, Harper/Collins, New York. Charlie Dickinson review I read THE SISTERS BROTHERS by Patrick DeWitt expecting a literary treat: Here’s one of six 2011 novels short-listed for the Man Booker Prize Drive Rob Myers Deliberate but pulsating, Drive is both as lean and as powerful as the machines it showcases. Like the cinematic icons of yesteryear, Ryan Gosling’s driver keeps his head down and his mouth closed Blue Valentine Directed by Derek Cianfrance Blue Valentine is a film designed to stir debate, but not in the usual silly political nor emotional sort of way. Its debate is of a deeper and more profound measure, and that is it asks which of the two main characters profiled in the film is in the wrong? The Magicians and The Magician King by Lev Grossman revisited

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