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The Heart is a Lonely Runner
After what happened at Boston last week , I’ve been obsessed with getting back to running. Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for awhile know that I’m a big runner, and have been since the mid-1990s. Boston terrified, horrified and also inspired me, and while I don’t know if I could ever get [...]
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And Now is the Spring of My Joy
See? As I mentioned yesterday in my whine-filled post, I knew that today I would feel much, much better, once I’d had a good night’s sleep, a nutritious dinner, and wouldn’t you know it, even a good, albeit somewhat nauseating run. (Long story!) Special thanks to Marsi and Ann for their sweet and knock-me-upside-the-head-rational comments [...]
Now ‘Tis the Spring of My Discontent
Well, it’s been a bizarre couple of weeks. One of the first things people notice about me is my smile. And no, I’m not going to be humble about it — it’s taken me 41 years to finally be proud of something about me that I had very little to do with, and that’s my [...]
My Inner French Girl Radio Interview: Author Jamie Cat Callan
If you missed my interview with author Hilary Reyl (Lessons in French: A Novel) last Friday, never fear! The archived podcast of the entire show is now available for download or streaming audio 24/7 on the show page by clicking here. You definitely want to hear this one. Hilary is such a lovely, articulate and thoughtful [...]
Book Reviews
My Inner French Girl Radio Interview: Author Jamie Cat Callan
If you missed my interview with author Hilary Reyl (Lessons in French: A Novel) last Friday, never fear! The archived podcast of the entire show is now available for download or streaming audio 24/7 on the show page by clicking here. You definitely want to hear this one. Hilary is such a lovely, articulate and thoughtful [...]
Monday Inspirations: Always Make Time for Tea
Bonjour, and happy Monday! I just had to share this wonderful find I nabbed at our local bookstore last weekend. As a longtime tea drinker, I’ve always preferred quaffing tea over coffee, not just because of the antioxidants and all the other good stuff that comes with the holy brew, but also simply because there’s [...]
My Inner French Girl Radio Relaunches Featuring Hilary Reyl!
Longtime readers of My Inner French Girl will remember that I had a radio show about a year and a half ago that featured interviews with (mostly) women and men in the arts, literature, culture, and even digital media. The one thing they all had in common was that they had something to do with [...]
Film Reviews
MIFG Interview: Mariane Pearl
I am so proud — you can’t even imagine how proud — of presenting this, the very first podcast on My Inner French Girl. Not just because of all the work that went into the project, but really mostly because of the interview subject. Many of you remember Mariane Pearl, the widow of the slain [...]
Film Review: Mon Meilleur Ami (2006)
In college I had a good set of friends. Not a huge crowd, mind you, but enough to keep me and them busy with “dates,” get-togethers, dinners, and movies. We kept in touch by telephone (what you young ‘uns call landlines nowadays), and when I moved to Japan shortly after graduation to take a job [...]
Film Review: Julie & Julia (2009)
Julia: I’m going to be a writer! Eric: You are a writer. Julie & Julia is about many things, but surprisingly, one thing that it is not about is cooking. As anyone who hasn’t been living in Antarctica the last six months probably knows, Meryl Streep headlines this wonderful film about two parallel lives occupying [...]