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May.15.2013
The statue was magical. Staring at it, I forgot how ancient it was – it transcended time, it was a spirit, an elf, a monster.
This striking ancient sculpture was just about the only memorable thing in what was supposed to be one of the greatest museums in the world...
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May.07.2013
Black Venus: James MacManus
Flowers have a certain alluring aroma when they are newly placed in a vase. The scent is pure, the color perfect and the stems perfectly straight and pronounced. But, after a while the color loses its luster, the scent fades and the odor might become rancid or...
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Apr.22.2013
When we think of the war years our focus tends to be with the horrors of wartime battles, and it is easy to forget that for ordinary people in occupied lands other crimes still happened.
In Paris, under occupation, the French people remained strong. Their ability to keep quiet and forget...
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Mar.19.2013
The adventurers in Paris
(Those who are coming to this serialized story for the first time, you can read the complete opus to date by clicking here.)
He met her at...
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Feb.02.2013
A native of Chicago, former police detective and now romantic suspense author Chris Karslen grew up with a love of history and books. Her parents loved traveling, a passion they passed on to her. She’s had the good fortune to travel extensively throughout Europe, the Near East, and North...
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Jan.31.2013
Just saw MIDNIGHT IN PARIS for the third time and couldn’t help marveling at the ingenuity of Woody Allen in keeping things simple while bringing us face-to-face with that whole magilla of authors and artist expatriates from the 1920s.
It’s midnight in the Paris of today. An aspiring author played...
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Jan.25.2013
"Paris smells"
Our room was tiny, but thankfully tidier than the stairwell. Two single beds were pushed together, leaving approximately six inches on either side. A clothes rod was attached to the wall just inside the door and a...
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Jan.25.2013
“Don’t lose her”
The summer before I started 6th grade, a glossy brochure describing a three-week European vacation arrived in the mail. Mom picked it up and turned the pages. “Wouldn’t this be a wonderful...
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