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Hermit/Chariot
When I’m alone in a different city I can turn inwards for days on end. I rarely let myself have those sorts of days in Paris. Why is that?
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Resolutions
"Ins" and "outs", thoughts on the timing of New Year's and resolutions, things I plan to read and watch
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On becoming a Parisian bike owner
In which I buy an e-bike, tell you what I learned in the process, and reflect on the pleasures of cycling in Paris.
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Facteur/Factory
In the first moments when I met other children, was I able to express myself? There probably is no way to know, yet it seems to (begin to) explain “why…
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Fallen Leaves
When time folds in on itself—in a narrative studies classroom or the fourth bite of an apple cider donut—I become aware of things left behind…
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La rentrée à Paris
Notes on getting back to Paris and "back to school." (September 2024)
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Sea Salt, Car Keys, Postcards
Dispatches from an August roadtrip in the Mediterranean. (August 2024)
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Slopeside Nostalgia
I watch a whole world slide by, children zooming past wobbling adult beginners. Au final, il se trouve que le monde est assez petit. (Originally…
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Epiphany
“When I’m a bit more settled, I'll write again,” except, it will be unsettling. Better to publish strange essays about wise men and witches. (Originally…
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October Snow
Memories and meteorological phenomena, originally written in October 2020 and published on my website.
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Across the Channel
Notes from a trip to London in October 2021, originally published to my website.
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September in Paris
A dispatch about my move to Paris, originally published on my website in September 2021.
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