NOT TO BE MISSEDThe Park Monceau, the Jardins du Alfred KahnThe little canal (not easy to find)that follows the Seine.Have peach melba at the Place Vendome;Walk to Montmartre; see the street where I lived.We carry the memories of othersAway with us like extra baggageScribbled on … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
Suggested Reading
Last night, after the recommendation of a friend, I began a novel set in Turkey, entitled THE SEA-CROSSED FISHERMAN by Yashar Kemal. Because I'm going to Turkey soon, I'd asked around for suggested reading. I actually had the book on my shelf, but had forgotten about it until … [Read more...]
After the Storm
During the Storm
Channeling Henry Miller
"Voyages are accomplished inwardly," Henry Miller wrote, I believe, in one of my favorite books of his - the Colossus of Marousi. "And the most difficult are made without leaving the spot." Whatever one thinks about Henry Miller he understood something about art and travel. The … [Read more...]