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An elderly woman with an owl on her shoulder, wearing a bonnet and ruffled collar.

07 Mar

The Netherlands, 2-12 February 2024

Publishing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avenue_at_Middelharnis The Avenue at Middelharnis is a Dutch Golden Age...

Ancient stone tablet with engraved text mounted on a weathered wall.

31 Oct

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

The Long War

Gribovac, Plitvice Lakes, and a novel During the week 18-24...

Two men sitting together, smiling warmly.

30 Oct

The Robert Olen Butler with Clara Herrera Visit Semur-en-Auxios

ROBERT TOWNSEND

Bernard Loiseau restaurant, Saulieu, France and Clara Robert Olen, long-time...

25 Dec

War in Ukraine observed from United Kingdom

Denial and Deception / The Long War

Patrice and I are spending Christmas with Michelle and Nigel...

15 Dec

Collegiale de Notre Dame

Family / ROBERT TOWNSEND

Semur-en-Auxios, France The weather in France has turned cold, between...

15 Nov

Writing in France

Publishing

My part of Burgundy(Côte-d'Or) is a landscape of ‘manicured’ rolling...

18 Oct

The war in Ukraine as observed from Marseille

The Long War

On 6 October, I met my daughter Marci, and grandson, Joshua, ...

Book cover with a large red X over a black and white photo of three people.

15 Mar

Kippenheim

Family / ROBERT TOWNSEND

20 September (2022), Rachel Lavin (friend) and Francine Pease (sister),...

31 Dec

Bonne année

ROBERT TOWNSEND

Happy New Year's Eve at 0700 from the Bar...

Elderly man in wheelchair talking to a woman in patterned clothing.

09 Nov

Uncle Kurt and Holocaust

Family / The Long War

On 16-17 October, 2019. The United States Holocaust Museum...

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