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From the Belly


By Nathalie Bibeau, July 26th, 2006
The other day, Lionel and I had the biggest fight we’ve had since we got here. It was over the best place to store bottles of wine in the car while driving. You see, if you put them on the floor in the back (my idea), they clink and roll forward, slamming into the metal pieces under the seat…especially with the excuse for shocks Polly has on her. If you put them in the front, on the floor at your feet...read more

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She’s Got A Way


By Lionel Mann, July 26th, 2006
Apparently, it’s hotter in the late afternoon because the sun is closer to the earth. As the sun sets, it sinks closer and closer, reducing our distance from it, thus making the temperature rise. This was Nat’s pearl of wisdom explained to me on the way, yet again, to see Yvan Jean-Jean, our mechanic. I don’t know if having problems...read more

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She said


By Nathalie Bibeau, July 16th, 2006
Lionel is hovering as I begin this. The deal was no hovering, no vetting. We’re only allowed one little veto each once the writing is done and we’re ready to post. But he’s hovering. So, I’m forced to type with one hand and swat him away with the other…which, actually, isn’t as unfortunate as it sounds because it has rescued me from the fat, blinking white man, and I have my first paragraph...read more

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By Lionel Mann, July 16th, 2006
I’m nervous but confident. Nat has left to explore France’s backcountry roads in our “new” old 1987 Peugeot. I’m nervous because she has just recently learned to drive manual shift. She’s getting better at it, but she still has the tendency to pull her foot off the clutch too early while slamming down on the accelerator pedal. The result is the squealing of tires and the flying of dust while our bodies lose the battle with g-forces and sink into their seats as the car peels away...read more

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