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19th Century French Love Letters
Finding a French love letter is a rare feat. Understandably, who’s gonna let go of a love letter? A French legal document from the 1600s sure let those go- but…
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Cezanne Paints
Quiet, the crickets On the still branches The trees are casting rays And subtle shadows Quiet in the house Quiet on the hill These scents one gets a whiff of…
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Becoming Madame
The woman at the boulangerie calls me, Madame. In France, I’ve watched the women in the market carry their years like velvet fabric—softened by time, more beautiful for having been…
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The Bookshelf That Doesn’t Hold Books to Read
There is a bookshelf in my house that doesn’t have books to read. Most friends walk past without a second glance. To be fair, it lives in a unlit corner…
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Twenty Years and One Day
Well, wow — you all really know how to make a person feel good. Thank you for all your generous, kind messages. Some of you I’ve met, many of you…
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20 Years – Everyday
Twenty years.Can you believe it? Because I barely can. I’ve been writing here every day for two decades. Twenty years! I know I like to talk, but even I have…
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving- looking back on the year—on the challenges that shaped us, the small victories that lifted us, and the people whose presence brought meaning to our days. Thanksgiving offers pause…
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The Mediterranean
A stone’s throw from Cassis lies Bandol. The color of blue—Mediterranean,rising beneath meas I stand above the waves.One place,yet always changing,an endless invitationto beauty. Being here, even for a moment,the…
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Olive Harvest in a Faraway Land
An old miniature painting surfaced today—a woman kneeling beside an olive tree—and the image immediately evoked Gaza, especially now, in the season when olives should be gathered with eagerness and…
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Daily Walk
The earth wears its amber crown,a kingdom of endings, shining,and I walk through it gently,afraid to disturbwhat is already letting go.
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