The International Writer's Magazine: Our Eleventh Year - Sept/October 2010 - Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Tharu Culture in Turmoil: Sauraha, Nepal Scott Maier Nepal has been civil war-free for exactly one year.  This is progress but it hasn’t mitigated the accompanying cultural and social strife Cicumnavigator John M Edwards Antonio Pigafetta, chronicler of Magellan’s voyage, was the first “literary” travel writer to circle the globe, recording mutiny and shipwreck, Patagonian giants and Filipino warriors. Meeting David Marianne de Nazareth Firenze, or as we know it as Florence, was the city where Michaelangelo the Italian artist and sculptor was born Mauritius Getaway Charlotte Chorley The generous and hospitable people of Mauritius are only too happy to show you around their country Vienna Philharmonic on the Baltic Sea Elizabeth Schotten Merklinger Join me for a 10-day music cruise on the Baltic Sea with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sahara Safari Alison Reed ‘Sahara’ is the Arabic word for desert and in Tunisia there are three different parts: sand, stones and salt.  She and I Nicole Fabian I dreamt of my mother every night I was in Italy.  It had been two months since she died, and no, I wasn’t there to “find myself,” I was there for my honeymoon Morocco Bound Kalie Schumacher-Smith No other city of Morocco can compare to that of Fes.  Fruit for the Gods Michael Chacko Daniels Fuyu, I sink teeth into and eat skin and all. Hachiya, I gulp. Everything coming up Roses in Eastern Quebec Habeeb Salloum Roses in history Morocco: Europe meets Africa meets Middle East Mathew Thomas A desert African nation with a distinctly Mediterranean feel

Democrats Circle the Wagons James Campion Last Ditch Effort To Fire-Up, Insult & Beg Progressives to Stem GOP Tide 'Circle the wagons with hefty Custer-like denials...' Reject IBB for President Adewale T Akande The recent declaration of the former military leader, General Babangida of his intention to contest the 2011 Presidency should not be seen as a surprise to all Nigerians On Being Homeless Yesterday I learned a lesson I hope I don’t soon forget. It has given me a feeling that’s been bothering me all day - nagging me and ridiculing me Tehran Confidential Saja Najafi I didn't notice the egg cartons at first. It was only when an Iranian friend pointed them out that I saw them The Vacation Nation James Skinner Influx of tourists saves the Spanish economy for now- but the real pain is coming very soon Brighton Beach Social Networking Dean Borok a few hundred youngish people dressed in black tie and evening gowns had descended on Brighton Beach and proceeded to jump in the ocean Never Forget Nicky Millman In May I embarked on a Jewish organised tour of Poland - an intense and challenging experience. Klein, aber fein Amanda Quinlan Travelling across Europe often evokes visions of backpackers hitchhiking through Southern France, holding cardboard signs announcing their destination. Travels with a Couchsurfer Robert Cottingham I took one book with me, ‘The Worst Journey in the World' Fools Gold Antonio Graceffo Some questions just shouldn’t be asked. And some people should be allowed to fly.

A Bridge To Enlightenment David Russell What inspires a story?  In this case, it may have been seeing pictures of this year’s last Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo. Tiny, Perfect Louisville Gerald Levitch Regional American museums get no respect – or hardly any, at least from art lovers.  Nobody goes to Nashville, for example, to explore its art collections.  In Search of the Nomads of the Jade Sea - Chris Clarke “You are mad!” Ken, my Kenyan housemate, concurred. “Turkana is nothing but desert and bandits. Nobody goes there!” Waugh's Grandson John M Edwards A chance meeting BookCrossing for beginners: how not to do it Chris Mills Recently I decided to log on to the BookCrossing site again Creepy Crawlies Amanda Callendrier We finished building our new house in the French Alps about a year and a half ago. In American time, this translates to at least a quarter of a lifetime. Mysore Maharajas Marianne de Nazareth Take a break in Ooty, in the summer palace of the Maharaja of Mysore – his highness Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Bahadur the 26th Maharaja of Mysore in South-India. Have you ever been exfoliated Elizabeth Schotten Merklinger I have just discovered a wonderful antidote to the prospective jet lag. Penny Lane: Why can't the day trippers just let it be? Patrick Browne Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes everyday. I live there, and always have, beneath a seldom blue, but admittedly suburban sky Deep Tank to Wierd Blood Jersey Shore Music Icon Rob Monte Says Good-Bye James Campion Rob Monte, The Columbian Freak Boy is about to head southeast to do what he has done for the past 20 years; sing, prance and entertain over every inch of a packed barroom.

FICTION

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REVIEWS Books

A Call before you Sleep Chris Castle She looked at the calendar, following all the crosses leading to the one perfect empty square. The answering machine on a loop, his voice rolling over and over, the words simple, devastating Blue Sky Day Chris Castle The letter comes through the door before nine. The post is early for the week. She sees the hospital stamp, the address. She doesn’t hesitate but opens its straight away. She reads the results and immediately rings the hospital. Dreamwalker Peter Ike Amadi “So what do you do in your spare time?” Caesar asked the girl of his choice called Amaka. “I’m a dreamwalker” she replied with a small smile Reminders of women Abigail George No man is an island – he is distorted in some places. Perhaps his vision of the world is not clear, threatens his existence, he finds no peace of mind in his environment Fashion Asylum Part I Dean Borok - a life in fashion I started working at Harmal Industries in Long Island City on April Fools Day, 1985 Grandma and the Old Warrior Michael Chacko Daniels Grandma Jacob, dressed in a white cotton sari and blouse, opened the door of her new home on Rural Route 2, South Riverside, on a warm day in 1975 and looked into the blue eyes of the old Polish warrior.

Filming Action and Martial Arts in 3D Creates Both Challenges and Opportunities Antonio Graceffo “In some ways, 3D is like real life. It’s the way we see the world normally.”3D Guy, Al Caudullo The Prince of Mist Carlos Ruiz Zafon Nina Aumaitre review Spanish story set in wartime tantalises but ultimately disappoints Inception Written & Directed by Christopher Nolan Music Hans Zimmer Finally a visually stunning adult film that engages all the emotions. Surely the best movie of 2010 until Black Swan arrives Movie Town for Thailand Jules Kay Thailand has long been known as a popular choice for filmmakers. With a US$650-million Movie Town project scheduled to open in Chiang Mai 2012, Thailand may soon become Hollywood's favourite supporting actor. More about Film Here

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Louric Pub: November 2010 Miss Uish is the most evil woman on earth and makes Teo and Renzo suffer greatly, starving them with disgusting foods. The evil Teipolo is back and means to destroy London as well as Venice. Blood Alchemy Book Three of The Bad Tuesdays – Twisted Symmetry by Benjamin J Myers Orion Books Sam Hawksmoor review Blood Alchemy ticks all the right boxes, leaves you utterly exhausted and you too will discover how to make time stand still. The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding Gollanz Books Marcel D'Agneau Take the cynical qualities of Indian Jones mix it with the movie Serenity and an eclectic gun-toting crew and you have the thrilling mix of Captain Frey and his oddball crew aboard the Ketty Jay. Firespell: Dark Elite vol 1 By Chloe Neil Nina Aumaitre review Mean Girls with a vampire twist The Wind-Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi is joint winner of the 2010 Hugo Award Cross My Heart & Hope To Spy by Ally Carter Mia Palmer review CoveOps train Cammie and her friends in the art of losing enemy agents, infiltrating secure buildings and countersurveillance Lost Books: ‘Other’ book groups are out there Chris Mills I thought that it would be interesting to scout around and see what other sorts of book clubs are out there.

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