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Lessons in Rouen
There are three names that will always be linked to this city in northwest France where we are staying for a brief visit. The first is Joan of Arc, who…
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Water Island days
Summer 1978
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Mulberries
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Writing about nature starting May 20!
Please join me for an on-line nature writing workshop with Maine Media from May 20-June 1. We’re inspired by the natural world. Let’s convey our…
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Rick Stolorow
1945-2024
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March 2024

Spending Easter alone
I think everyone who believes or thinks they believe or who may believe, should spend at least one Easter alone. I am struck by how much of Jesus’ life…
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The man in white
I was skimming through YouTube the other day when I spotted a video of William F. Buckley interviewing the late writer, Tom Wolfe. The interview, from…
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"I won't have what she's having."
You’ve invited someone to dinner. Say, a couple. A couple you’ve never asked to dinner before, but you’ve wanted to. You spend the afternoon or the…
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Tatted
I was getting a tattoo. My twenty-four year-old daughter had gotten one, an owl, the symbol of Athena. She suggested I get one, too. She was visiting me…
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February 2024

Paris in bad weather
The last time I was in Paris, it rained. When it didn’t rain, it threatened to. This was in October, so leaves were starting to fall from trees, and…
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Parlez-vous provençal?
I lived for a year in Sanary-sur-Mer, a fishing/tourist town on the Mediterranean coast of France, about 35 miles east of Marseille. It’s a pretty town…
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Rescued by a book
As a writer, I’ve had my share of dreams and fantasies. I’ve long since abandoned many of them—Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Award and various other honors…
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