During the pandemic years and after we accumulated a circle of friends whose knowledge and talents sustained us, including in Paris our friends Serge and Pierrette. They deepened our knowledge of France and enriched us with songs and stories that we want to include here.
Chansonettes de Pierrette
Pierrette’s Poetry
Peaupierre
Poems de l’été 1999
Serge’s Memories of a Forgotten France
Discovering a Shameful Past Event in Paris
Paris is a city that clings to the past, commemorating it in the squares and streets that bear the names of famous battles (Austerlitz, Marengo, Stalingrad) and in its many well-marked historical sites. But there are sites and events that the city prefers to forget. In Montmartre where I stay, I overheard tourist guides haranguing…
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