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Richard Goodman

Astoria

I spent the last four days in Astoria. It’s part of New York City, specifically, of Queens. Do you know anything about it? Have you ever…

Mar 28

Astoria

Mar 28

Weary of the tough dad

I’m tired of the tough dad.

Mar 18

Weary of the tough dad

Mar 18

In love in Paris

When you are young and in love and you travel to Paris, you may, as we did, have a book that becomes a part of your stay as much as any…

Mar 8

In love in Paris

Mar 8

Rain

It’s been raining for hours here in south Louisiana. It rained all night, and it’s still raining. Our front lawn is half flooded, with…

Mar 1

Rain

Mar 1

A kayak ride in Maine

At 6:30 a.m. on a July morning, I pull the heavy, sleek kayak across the grass toward the water. The grass is damp, and the kayak glides…

Feb 24

A kayak ride in Maine

Feb 24

The bird’s heart

We have two bird feeders in our yard. We put black sunflower seeds in both. We’ve experimented, like a new restaurant, with different…

Feb 11

The bird’s heart

Feb 11

Not the way I want to go

I’m an early riser. 5:00AM, generally. I have my clothes ready on a small table near the bed. Underpants, undershirt, pants, shirt, socks…

Jan 26

Not the way I want to go

Jan 26

The last pointu

They said he was perhaps the last builder of pointus in France. He was 83 years old and lived in Saint-Aygulf, a small town on the…

Jan 18

The last pointu

Jan 18

Our dog

Her name is Manon. It’s a French name. She’s a Louisiana dog, a rescue, and because we live in Acadiana, in south Louisiana, and my wife…

Jan 10

Our dog

Jan 10

Judy Hartline Elbring

Reading the New York Times’ Bestseller list recently, I saw Kristin Hannah’s novel, The Women, about nurses in Vietnam, near the top. It…

Jan 4

Judy Hartline Elbring

Jan 4

Richard Goodman

Richard Goodman

Author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France, A New York Memoir and co-editor of The Gulf South: An Anthology of Environmental Writing.

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