Undercover reporter seeks bedbugs in Paris

Undercover reporter seeks bedbugs in Paris

Until the latest news flash, newspapers and television had been creeping along with the usual suspects: Donald, Kevin, Nancy, and yet another billion-dollar Powerball jackpot. But now come les punaises de lit. Bedbugs. In Paris. Bedbugs. In Paris. Could it be? But of...
Stuck at Home? Brush Up Your French

Stuck at Home? Brush Up Your French

By Patricia Tennison So, here we are, not in Paris. Not walking along the Seine. Not sitting thisclose to the next table in a little cafe. Not flicking away the crumbs from a morning croissant. Not speaking French. I miss it all. This coronavirus era keeps me grounded...
Noir is the New Black. Kinda.

Noir is the New Black. Kinda.

By Patricia Tennison It started this July when Joe came back from one of his wanderings here in Paris with a black baguette under his arm. Black. A black baguette. A black baguette, and a smile It wasn’t a mistake. It was a perfectly fine baguette, perhaps made...
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore Shines in New Location

The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore Shines in New Location

The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore Shines in New Location February 6, 2019 By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com If there’s anything better than an independent bookstore, it’s watching such a store sadly disappear—then spring back into life.  That’s what has...
Paris Is the Next Inspiration for This Young Writer

Paris Is the Next Inspiration for This Young Writer

Paris Is the Next Inspiration for This Young Writer December 4, 2018 By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com This is my favorite newsletter of the year, the one where I introduce this year’s scholarship winner, the student who next summer will join us to write...
Mark your calendar for Paris in 2019

Mark your calendar for Paris in 2019

Mark your calendar for Paris in 2019 October 14, 2018 By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com It’s been a while since I’ve used a paper calendar—remember those?—but when I did I favored the back-to-school variety, the ones that started in September and October....
Marijuana “light” rolls onto a Paris restaurant menu

Marijuana “light” rolls onto a Paris restaurant menu

Marijuana “light” rolls onto a Paris restaurant menu By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com “And how would you like your cheeseburger, madame? Medium, rare—with or without the … supplement?” C’est vrai. Just when you think you’ve conquered the...
Sketches of Pickpockets in Spain, Part II: The Comments

Sketches of Pickpockets in Spain, Part II: The Comments

Sketches of Pickpockets in Spain, Part II: The Comments By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com Well, we seemed to have hit a nerve with the previous Paris Cafe Writing newsletter on pickpockets. We were warned about the skill level of pickpockets in Barcelona,...
The pickpocket? We never saw it coming

The pickpocket? We never saw it coming

The pickpocket? We never saw it coming   By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com   They are soooo good. When I told friends that I was leaving Paris for a few days to visit Barcelona, everyone had a pickpocket tale: “They make Paris thieves look like...