Page 69 challenge: Memoir excerpts from Blush by Shirley Showalter & French Lessons by Peter Mayle
Today I’m excited to present page 69 excerpts from two very different memoirs. Shirley Showalter shares her journey from the little …
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Wordless Wednesday: 19th Century Selfie
Review: Mission Veritas, a dystopian sci-fi space opera—bring on the tropes!
Growing up, I loved classic science fiction. I read everything I could get my hands on, from Asimov to Zelazny. …
The best thing in Paris. (It may surprise you.)
I found it. The best thing in Paris. This time, anyway… A friend asked me what I liked best about Paris …
Do It Yourself: Paris lunch from market to table
“Meet at Metro Maubert-Mutualité, in front of Café le Métro” the message said. My market cooking class was gathering at …
Hysterical Love: the perfect vacation read with ice cream
I read Hysterical Love at one go, sitting on a park bench on a sunny afternoon at the Tuileries Garden in …
Magical tour of Ireland’s river legends: Guest post by Ali Isaacs
Today’s Guest Post is written by visiting writer Ali Isaacs, who lives and writes in a world of history and …
Life IS like a macaron
No disrespect, but Forest Gump’s momma was wrong. Life is actually like a macaron.
Review: Ten-Gallon Tensions in Texas by Kassandra Lamb–reunions, in-laws, murder, and other vacation disasters
“I can’t wait for my thirtieth reunion” — said nobody ever On a recent post about reunions, Kassandra Lamb commented, …
This American in Paris
A sunny day to walk Paris. We ate, watched the Paris Marathon, ate, and strolled. Then we just watched Paris …
Barb Taub 