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Thanksgiving 1987

September 16, 2026 KJ

It was November. I was an American living in Paris. So, naturally, the patriotic thing to do was to prepare…

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Finding Shelter

September 17, 2026 KJ Leave a comment

I was starting to build a life in Paris. My French was slowly improving. The ever-adorable Thierry took me out…

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Legal

September 18, 2026 KJ Leave a comment

My life was improving, but I was still in survival mode. I would not give up the battle to obtain…

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December

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It was now December and I prepared myself to spend my first Christmas away from home. Since I had moved…

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Hiram and Floris

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Thierry took me to the airport to catch my flight home. “I wonder if you will come back,” he said.…

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Alphabet

September 20, 2026 KJ Leave a comment

Bedis and I walked out of our class at the Sorbonne for the last time. In two days, we would…

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Family

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I never returned to my classes at the Sorbonne, even though I had actually passed the final exam. Bedis and…

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