Love letter never mailed. Jean-Marc (Number 1). February 1988
Doing Your Best Work
Some environments are more conducive to feeling good than others.
Firm the Floor for French Amour?
An alternate view on motherhood and sex… courtesy of the French healthcare system.
Destination… Contemplation
Paris, 9 days, $1300. Dreams of travels to come. At least – the energy to dream.
Parisian Parenting: Should We Take a Lesson?
French parenting style: cultural differences beyond the obvious.
Letters, Writ Small, for Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute was one of the initiators of the nouveaux romans genre of novel-writing, a style that shuns the use of traditional narrative techniques, such as plot structure, characters, and setting. Instead, Sarraute and other practitioners of the “new novel” focus on presenting precise, objective narratives that are often episodic in nature and call upon […]
Traveling Home
“What do you think about changing the stairs, over there, in that corner?” he asks. My father points to an area of our living room, though it doesn’t seem to fully resemble the place I grew up. Not as I recall it. I wonder what he is doing here, why he is standing in our […]
Juicy
Sometimes all it takes is a few words. Or an hour, even if it’s filled with 140-character communications, and they wind up being smart, provocative, and playful. Last evening I hopped on Twitter, restlessly, after a long day. I was well aware that the pleasure of pondering and writing about contemporary art – my usual, […]
Starting Out or Starting Over? 10 Best Cities for Every Stage!
Best places to consider for relocation – at any stage!
The Public Face
“Who are you, really?” he wrote, in an email. That’s not a question I answer easily. I know my public face, and my private selves. I keep them fairly separate for a number of reasons. And I like it that way. Who are you may seem like a simple question, but it isn’t something I […]