On a Glenn Miller Tune
Because « l’harmonica, le Trombone,et le parapluie » will soon be published in its English version, you can now review the « reading feedback » I have translated for you.
Because « l’harmonica, le Trombone,et le parapluie » will soon be published in its English version, you can now review the « reading feedback » I have translated for you.
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…
July 16, 2022 Dear Clara, Yesterday, I was given an invaluable gift. Yesterday, I entered the house. It was a feeling I will never forget. All those years of passing by, taking photos at the gate, thinking, “If only…” And now, thanks to Claire, its new owner (yes, Claire, Clara…), I was able to realize…
La pierre a cessé de chanterUn burin orphelinEt nos cœurs se brisent.Nous ne sommes pas de pierre. Ce soir, mes éléphants, mes pattes de mouche ont le cœur rempli de larmes. Le sculpteur Petrus, mon papa, a reposé son marteau et son burin. Merci Papa de nous avoir offert tant de beauté. Tu avais le…
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…
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.