Four adults enjoying drinks outdoors with scenic countryside views.
29 Jun

Friends

Deception
Anonymous Authors Friends, dear friends,  Berlin friends Friends visited Patrice and I in France last week (June 18-22, 2025). I had met Alexandra, Jill, and Garrit in 1972 (thereabout) when...
Portrait of a serious middle-aged man in a black jacket and white shirt indoors.
06 Jul

False Friends

France
Fabienne, A neighbor and health food fanatic, had invited Patrice and me, and some three dozens of her (mostly) French friends to a soiree. Thus, the evening’s language was French....
Book cover: Spirit Falls by Robert E. Townsend.
15 Jul

Spirit Falls by Robert Townsend

Deception
It is 1953. The Korean War rages. A young girl in overalls walks into the one-room Spirit Falls Graded School on Michigan's isolated Upper Peninsula. Little did she know, this...
Black and white photo of a young man standing outdoors in casual clothes.
26 Sep

The Fragility of Truth

Cold War Reflections
In the shadow of a global stand-off, the official narrative of a nation often clashed with the memories of its people. Ideology dictated what was true, and the line between...