In Paris, there’s a bakery on every corner offering buttery croissants, but residents are still slim enough to fit into elevators the size of coffins. What do the French know? This is the second of several posts on food and … Read more

In Paris, there’s a bakery on every corner offering buttery croissants, but residents are still slim enough to fit into elevators the size of coffins. What do the French know? This is the first of several posts on food and … Read more

Random surprises about life in Paris (all somewhat related to water):

(1) The brand new French washing machine in our apartment takes (literally) hours to wash a very small load of laundry. The load I do every night takes 2 … Read more

After my recent blog post on losing a day in Paris, someone innocently inquired as to how I managed to *accidentally* make 10 gallons of soup. This is also for Sarah, who wanted to know about the tiny chickens.

It’s … Read more

In case anyone was wondering, Sugar Mama is spending the year while we’re in Paris with her foster mother, Jenny. Here’s the note she sent us.

Late-night writing isn’t the same without Sugar, but I’m managing. And she’s basking in … Read more

We got up Friday morning resolved to figure out our plans for Saturday and Sunday, since September 17-18 are Journées du Patrimoine — Heritage Days — in France. This holiday means that many museums are free and everybody gets special … Read more

Moving to Paris for the year might not seem like the most logical way to connect with the characters in my new novel, which (like the first 2) is set in Texas–although this time in 1930s East Texas. But I’ve … Read more

It’s official: the Pérez family is going to Paris for the year! We just received our visas, and we fly out on Sunday.

Here’s the scoop: I’ll be teaching English at Université Paris Ouest (La Défénse) a couple of days … Read more