On a Glenn Miller Tune

Because I’ve had the chance to travel.Because many of those I knew as a child are English speakers.Because I regularly discover that I’m also followed outside of France…For all these reasons…I’ve decided to add an English section to this site.Welcome, and please forgive any upcoming syntax errors… I kindly ask for your understanding.

Votre plume vous chatouille ? Venez nous rejoindre le jeudi 27 octobre, de 19 à 21h à la librairie Place 26, à Douvres la Délivrande. Au « programme » : quelques clés pour écrire une nouvelle. Nous nous « amuserons » avec le thème proposé par Normandie livre & lecture « À vos marques ». Attention : Il ne reste que…

Dear Clara, Eighty years ago, they came to arrest you. It was early, summer was approaching along with the end of the war. They came for you, following a denunciation. For several years now, I’ve been sharing what I know of your story. I even reimagined you in the character of Emily, the Englishwoman from…

Christelle has produced a beautifully written and poignant tale that reflects, in one suchincident, the many legacies of this bravery; one of them being love. She relates in amasterful manner the depth of pain that can go with such love, engendered andexaggerated during wartime. This book is a tribute to all such French people and…

It’s back-to-school time. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to conduct my writing workshops, as I don’t have a venue. I regret this, as you can imagine. Thus, after two years—one year in a bookstore and one year at the Douvres community center—my elephants and my tiny handwriting find themselves in a situation that seems inextricable…