POETRY October 2013, augmented May 2017 It is quite some time now that the haiku has made its way across the Pacific, and many an American, adult and school child, has tried their hand at imitating the form and… Read More ›
New York
L’inspecteur et sa femme à New York
A little break from the political news. For the English version, just click. Le célèbre inspecteur de police et sa femme visitaient New York, où ils logeaient dans un immeuble, désuet mais confortable, déniché sur airbnb. Un soir, rentrant… Read More ›
“It was fun!” (Je me suis bien amusée !)
I drafted this essay in French and then translated it into English, exploring a few nuances in the process. The results appear below in a bilingual format. Pdfs uniquement en français or just in English are available for the clicking. The images,… Read More ›
On Starting Over
1 Driving a friend’s car, turn on the radio, NPR, I think. An actress is talking up a play she is in. Once a big name in Hollywood, now she is doing Brecht at a regional theater. She’s knows the… Read More ›
Une A Petite Short Histoire Story
FRANGLAIS 17 Septembre 2013 One point of this short bilingual story is to open the French wing of Montaigbakhtinian.com. Via the category label “L’aile française” readers may find a few and perhaps growing number of texts in French or in… Read More ›
Story of New York
FROM SEQUENCE 2013 September 2013 [click for pdf] Thanksgiving Day several years ago, my son and I had been ice skating at the rink in Central Park and were now walking to Lincoln Center to see a performance of… Read More ›
Hurricane Sandy
FROM SEQUENCE 2012 November 2012 A prolific writer in the sense of words per day, I am used to quickly finding details that speak to me, stories I want to tell, points I want to make: meanings of experiences. I… Read More ›
