A Lady In France

Paris Author Luncheon

On Saturday, I met up with a group of authors to have lunch in Paris. We went to the Café Delmas in the 5th arrondissement (2 place de Contrescarpe). The 5th arrondissement (near the Sorbonne) is so charming and quiet, and the café, cozy and inviting. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that ... read more

Forgiveness

As we drove into Paris for church yesterday, we passed the long rippling flags indicating Montrouge where there was a killing three days ago. We passed cavalcades of policemen mobilising for the manifestation that would take place in Paris later that day, and which would eventually assemble 1.5 ... read more

The Viscount – Chapter Nineteen

THE VISCOUNT OF MAISONS LAFFITTE CHAPTER NINETEEN Camille spotted Eloise through the glass doors and raced outside after her. “Eloise, hi!” She turned and faced him calmly, but with a pleasant smile on her face. She didn’t look unhappy to see him. “Hi Camille.” When he just stared at her without ... read more

Jesus, the Idiot, and Samuel Pickwick

I remember when I first read Matthew 11:28-30. I was in Taiwan, bewildered with grief over my brother's suicide, and suffering from an undiagnosed depression from a car accident that resulted in head trauma a few months prior. I was homeless, in a sense, coming from New York, where I had been out of ... read more

Visiting Rouen

Rouen is located in Upper Normandy, and is pronounced Rue-on. Except that you have to spit on the rue and snort on the on, and you may as well pronounce it ruin, since that's what you're going to do to the French language, even with your best efforts to get it right. Rouen is known as the City of a ... read more

Imperfect Resolutions

I have been longing to start the new year, and with it, what has become a tradition of ours to fast for forty days at its beginning. The fast is a combination of food-free days (usually twice a week), sometimes denying pleasures such as TV or novels, giving up things we love like coffee, cheese, ... read more

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