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LATEST ARTICLES ( 29 )

• I Am Calling You

  Well, hey there. It's 2014. I've written very little in the last two years. But there will be no blogpology. Life has some interesting twists and turns. And I'v... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Benny Hinn Got Pwnd

  

  This funny article on Wonkette, Televangelists Jan and Paul Crouch Live Like Jesus With $100,000 Motorhome For Their Dogs, reminded me of a story of my own... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moments In The Life of a Dog

  

  Above, on the table, red wine stains the faded Provençal cloth1957 is hand-written on a small label at the neck of a deep-green bottleNothing else but dust, a... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Longing For Me

  

  In the last few weeks I've been longing for the sea. For the smell of salt, seaweed and Bain de Soleil. For the cool breeze and warm sun against my skin. I... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Study In Contrasts

  

  It was a pretty comfortable Eurostar chunnel trip back home to Paris from my Guardian Masterclass in London. Unfortunately, I sat in a 4-seat configuration... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reading List From My Guardian Masters Novel Writing Class

  

  Somewhere in the vicinity of 290 of my blog fans (actually, only one), asked me for the reading list from my Guardian Masters Novel Writing Class.So... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Analysis Paralysis: The Guardian Master Class on Novel Writing

  

  In my last post, I gave you the back story of how I wound up taking a Guardian Master Class on novel writing. If you haven't read it yet, you should, or you... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sex With Writers, Comma

  

  Back in the late 80's, my friend Dana and I used to dream about being writers. We were roommates and co-workers, stuck in corporate hell together. But living... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lies of Connards and Courtiers

  

  I went with two friends Monday night to La Java to see an improv troop perform: LA TAVERNE MÜNCHAUSEN Joutes verbieuses et improvisades. It was amazing, even... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2011 LIFESTYLE

• Arizona Rain

  

  I've been combing through all my writing in preparation for a writing workshop April 9th and 10th. I found this piece I'd written in 2002, when I was in a... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jurassic Jeeves and the Mâcon Delta

  

  I set the alarm on my laptop to gently awaken me, at 5am on December 23rd, with Ry Cooder's African Dream. I vowed to close the laptop by 9pm on December 22nd,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Admit I'm Powerless Over Neighbor Noise and Ask My Higher Power To Help Me Fin...

  

  Lately, I've been living my life with earplugs inserted. I wear them so much that I have forgotten they were in and wondered, of a groggy morning, why I couldn'... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Five: Seamen, Baggywinkles and Le Havre's Sensual...

  

  Based on my photos, Galadriel and I were good girls on the fifth day of our Normandy chateau inspection trip. On this day, I have no food or wine porn pics,... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Four: Domaine Saint Clair Le Donjon - Étretat

  

  As you've been reading in the last few Normandy Chronicles, day 4 on our B B inspection trip had been long and action-packed, with stormy skies, fabulous lunch... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ain't No Cracks In MY Cheesecake

  

  I interrupt this program of The Normandy Chronicles to talk about cheesecake. Not the kind where girls show their ankles. But the kind where girls eat so much... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Four: White Cliffs of Étretat and an Architect Name...

  

  We were late, as usual. I don't remember why, but I can almost guarantee it was because we got lost in the pleasure of something. Lunch. Wine. Sitting by the... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Four: La Cour Sainte Catherine & Gushing Fire...

  

  You know, I really don't want all of you to have a bad impression of the little town of Honfleur. A town with that name just can't be all that bad. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Two: Me n' Jesus

  

  Back when we were at Chateau D'Aument, I told you that there was a trampoline in the garden. After we met the owners of the chateau and settled in our room, we... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Three: Honfleur and Run-On Sentences

  

  I had great expectations for Honfleur, our next stop on the B B inspection trail. My friend Lisa had rented a car last year and driven from Paris to Normandy an... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Normandy Chronicles: Day Three: The Smell of Horses and The Noise of Water

  

  Contrast is an amazing thing. During this trip through France, our experiences have ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. But without the ridiculous, the... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2010 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION