Mary M. Payne

Postcards from an American in France: People, Places, Art, Food and goings on....

Friday, July 1, 2022

The Player...by Mary Payne

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  The Player, Nice Standing on rue Bavastro I spy a perfect carving of a sea bird poised on the roof of a car as if a giant hood ornament ha...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

My Father's Goose

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My Father with his Goose, circa 1985   Gus “See he just bought the one and put it under a bulb and when it hatched it was a  head taller t...
Friday, October 1, 2021

Poet's Club

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My photo image showing that you can't quite capture the periwinkle sky I Nice with pixels,  Poet’s Club by Mary Payne Having just read...
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Libération

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    Photo by Agence Istra, quartier Libération Libération     In the queue at the tax office I bandy French with the others…  joking and...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Medium Rare

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 Image by Frenchentree.com   Medium Rare When I was still in high school I got invited by a boy to go on a real date.  These were few as m...
Thursday, September 16, 2021

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 Storm Alex, Oct 8, 2020, Nice France, Image by Sky News                             Septuagenarian out along the sea,  5am, Nice France S...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Can a Rose be...by Mary Payne

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  Can a Rose be…  To gaze upon a life of dreams fulfilled to count among the years, but common strife, to be seen guileless but illusio...
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Little stories from an old girl from California ( Woodland Hills, Carmel, San FRancisco) spending time in France. This is my chance to weigh in and muse about life abroad and offer what I've discovered. Now during Covid, I am writing more than before: poetry and memoirs. Please join in with your comments.
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