Tag Archives: France

Dumb questions asked in a Dutch smart shop last Easter

Posted on March 24, 2017 by pinklightsabre

The day after I got back from Amsterdam the sun came out and my mom and I took the dog for a walk in the woods in the nearby town Bietigheim, while the kids went to a circus. All the … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, travel, writing | Tagged Amsterdam, Anthonys Navel, creative nonfiction, France, humor, Kevin Brennan writer, Memoir, postaday, William Pearse writer | 1 Comment

Southern State Tapestry

Posted on March 30, 2016 by pinklightsabre

Dawn got back from two weeks in Italy with her mom, I returned from Amsterdam, our French friends came down with two of their kids, more French friends came and left theirs at home — and with Eberhard, Benny, and … Continue reading →

Posted in musings, travel | Tagged Brussels attack, creative non-fiction, Easter Bunny, Felt the band, France, humor, Memoir, parenting, Psychology, south of France, southern France, southern Germany, travel | 15 Comments

The French series

Posted on August 2, 2015 by pinklightsabre

COLLIOURE, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON LES BATTERIES 25TH VII 1998 Finally got rid of Sean and Seamus. Sean, my bartender friend from Six Arms but Seamus, some angry Canadian/Irish guy he picked up somewhere along the way in Europe, wears baseball caps with … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | Tagged Carlos Castaneda, Catalan, Cathars, Cloud Atlas, Collioure, France, French culture, French history, humor, Memoir, mysticism, numerology, Paella, south of France, travel | 6 Comments

Man-kissing in Spain

Posted on April 30, 2013 by pinklightsabre

We drove several hours down the east coast of Spain to a three-day music festival in Benicàssim. I didn’t plan well, and realized once we got there they didn’t have cash machines. I assumed I could get some using my debit … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged Benicàssim, Björk, DPchallenge, France, gay, gay rights, Memoir, Mogwai, postaday, Spain, travel, Yo La Tengo | 2 Comments

Invocation

Posted on February 25, 2013 by pinklightsabre

I gave up looking for Emmett’s body and made my way back up the hillside, to the house. The dog had escaped the Invisible Fence, through the snow, without a trace of his footprints, just vanished. It was January, 1998: … Continue reading →

| Tagged Barcelona, DPchallenge, France, inspiration, Invocation, Memoir, postaday, stream-of-consciousness, travel, writing | 1 Comment

Six Arms

Posted on February 18, 2013 by pinklightsabre

My first bar in Seattle was Six Arms. Glen was a skinny guy who worked there and drove a silver 280-Z. He was sick with HIV, and they had a jar to collect donations for his treatments, but he died … Continue reading →

| Tagged DPchallenge, France, Liverpool, McMenamins, Memoir, Oregon, Pennsylvania, postaday, Seattle, Six Arms | 1 Comment

Temp Work

Posted on February 2, 2013 by pinklightsabre

They reassigned me from the chemical sales group to a new one, in a different building, the main office where the CEO resided. Here in the lobby was a gallery celebrating the company’s history, through oil paintings of all the … Continue reading →

Posted in humor | Tagged DPchallenge, France, Memoir, postaday | 2 Comments