My fellow ballet historian Georgia and I were taking the first of our many trips to research the …
Farmers on a Plane
They sat behind me on the small jet, and were bona fide farmers: identically dressed in …
SEVILLE
The great Spanish cathedral rings its bells at 9 a.m. There is very little noise before then; people …
Looking for a Lost Russian
Everyone told him not to do it, not to swim out so far, not to go near the rocks submerged in the …
Mr. Kansas and the Gigolo
Georgia and I are in Cannes to meet the owner of our rented Paris apartment, taking a break from our …
Sitting on a Baby in the Paris Metro
I was carefree in Paris on that summer day, in the charming Haussmann-era apartment I was renting …
