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Dayiwul Lirlmim (a dreaming story)
“Dayiwul Lirlmim” by Lena Nyadbi The Barramundi was the most beautiful fish in the river. Her scales were large and bright and she beamed proudly as they glistened in the sunlight trickling though the...
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Back Burn (Flash Fiction)
Under a white hot sun, the young man towering over her daughter yelled at the child until his face burned fire-engine red. Viviane stood too stunned to act as the flames of this stranger’s anger...
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Beaugrenelle (a photo post)
I was fortunate enough to score an invitation to the inauguration of Paris’s latest upscale mall, Beaugrenelle last night (October 22, 2013). These are some of the shots I came away with…...
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Ghosts of a Chance (Photo post of the abandoned town outside Paris)
Withering away in Paris’s shadow, a deserted burg lingers like the scent of melancholy elegance floating from a pressed flower… Goussainville (the vieux village) is a town about 12 miles north of...
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Champs Elysées Holiday Lights 2013 (a photo post)
A few nights ago I took my annual stroll down the “plus belle avenue du monde / most beautiful avenue in the world” to take in the lights. Here’s what the Champs Elysées looks like this holiday season!...
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Église Saint-Séverin Church (Photo post)
The Saint-Séverin Church on the edge of Paris’s Latin Quarter is a beautiful example of what illuminates the City of Light. These photos are from my post about the miracles associated with this...
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The Human Zoo (a prose poem from Paris)
The Human Zoo I saw the man there, every day. He came to the Ménagerie in his tight gray suit with a packed lunch and sat on the bench that faced the elephant’s enclosure. Whatever the weather, Monday...
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Louvre Pyramid / La Pyramide du Louvre (Photo post)
Last night I published a photo of the Pyramide du Louvre at night over at my Paris by Cell Phone blog, and as it attracted some very kind attention, I thought I might post some of the other photos...
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Human Zoo / Jardin d’Agronomie Tropicale (Photo post)
Esplanade du Dinh / Dinh Esplanade Once upon a time, people were imported to France from the colonies and put on display in Paris’s Parc de Vincennes. Porte Chinoise / Chinese Gate The year was 1907,...
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Gone with the tide (a prose poem from Paris)
Gone with the tide They rely on our fear, be we will not hide our eyes. Instead, we will look up and stare them down until they see we are not blind. They thrive on our apathy, but we will not throw...
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