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...