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Have Suitcase Won’t Travel

November 30, 2011
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There is an Ecuadorian superstition that goes like this: If you run around the block with your suitcase at the stroke of midnight on...

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Don’t Eat the Prawn

April 5, 2011
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My short story ‘Don’t Eat the Prawn‘, is featured in April’s issue of Writer’s Hub. You can also read my article about the process of putting...

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Twenty Songs of Love

March 3, 2011
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Twenty Songs of Love, from the soon to be released collection, TERMINAL ROMANCE, was selected by Inktears as their story of the month. You...

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The Volcano Hunters

January 26, 2011
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The Volcano Hunters

Tungurahua, or the Volcan, as it is known, is beloved by both locals and tourists alike in Ecuador, but none are more fanatical than...

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Indestructible Brownie

January 25, 2011
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Indestructible Brownie

While in Baños, I stayed at one of those eco-friendly hotels, you know the type: granola, sandals, rustic bread. It was a peaceful place...

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Niki Aguirre is an American fiction writer based in London. Afflicted by wanderlust from a young age, Niki has lived in the US, Spain and Ecuador. She now resides in the UK with four cats.

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In Persuasion Nation Saunders

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Dystopia: I used to like dystopia. Lately, it reminds me of dysentery and that's never good. Plus, the increase of apocalyptic films and books over the past decade make me wish we'd end already, just so I can see if they're right.