

Winter's Content
little market, little man, and a little soup


The Needle Club
It was the rabbit lady who asked that we meet on Fridays, because she is the chief of an enterprise, the rabbit slaughterhouse, and that...
One Summer Day in the Dordogne
You asked for poetry from me the other day. I looked, but I can’t find any inside my head. I’ve been preoccupied with making the most of...


Dear Larry
Dear Larry, I wonder if you realize how important your enthusiastic messages of support are to me? I run out of similar messages inside...


The Reckoning
By the end of August I might be too tired to say this – I like the rhythm my life is developing. I wake up, clean up, water the plants at...


Becoming Lovely, The Right Way
I was almost on the plane to Austin this morning, but that was before I looked at the ticket prices. It seems ridiculous to pay nearly...


A Clear Day in the South of France
Southwards, up and down, slaloming through the curvy country roads, we navigated the adventure sedan. Then, there really should have been...


Seeing France: Paris and Things
Unwinding back here in the slumbering countryside, I can unpack the sensory overload of two and a half days in Paris in the world of...


Seeing France: Ripple Effect of U.S. Election Results in a French Village
The baker has returned from vacation today, which brings relieved renewal of morning rhythms. So, I took my blue notebook and pen to do...


Seeing France: The Dog Days of August
It was a lovely affair, ten or so affable types eating dinner in stone courtyard. Afterwards, I walked back down the carreyrou, the...