TODAY’S WORD: tout doux : gently; easy now; softly PRONUNCIATION: [too doo] TOUT DOUX, LE LOUP by Jacqueline Espinasse I wanted to follow up on my two-week “cette fois-ci, c’est la bonne” challenge. Well… c’était pas trop la bonne. The Great Gatsby wasn’t so great after two chapters. So, while walking through Prospect Park, I called my mom—my guru, and the only person I trust … Continue reading Tout Doux: How to be Gentle to Others and Oneself
HOMMAGE On Friday, near midnight, Frédéric Chollet passed away after a long illness. I learned the news in a message sent from South Africa: “Fred est parti.” Fred… he was the one who picked me up at the Marseille airport when I moved to France. I’ll never forget stepping off the plane in my cowboy boots, fresh from the Arizona desert—a sharp contrast to Fred’s … Continue reading Goodbye Fred: On Love, Chocolate, and Immortality
TODAY’S WORD: cette fois-ci, c’est la bonne : this time it will work; this time’s the one PRONUNCIATION: set fwah see say la bun CETTE FOIS-CI, C’EST LA BONNE by Jacqueline Espinasse Here is a French saying you use when you’re convinced it will work this time—even if you’re a little delusional. Let me give you some examples. • You are trying to score at … Continue reading Doomscrolling in French & New and Better Habits
