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At the Petite Musée de Montmartre

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Peter Selgin

I left the petite Musée de Montmartre, forgetting my plastic bag, the one in which I carried my notebook, my glasses, my pen box, the one the museum receptionist made me check, eliciting a muttered remark from me to the effect … Continue reading →

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As I sit in My Dockside Chair

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Peter Selgin

I sit in my dockside chair and watch the water and the sky and the reflections that ripple in the waves as the fishing boats go by, and hear the birds and smell the air and feel the cold breeze … Continue reading →

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To a Friend on his 60th Birthday

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Peter Selgin

On the occasion of my friend Michael’s 60th birthday, his daughter asked people to share their reminiscences. My brother George wrote something beautiful. An excerpt: First, a confession: when asked to write to you reminiscing about old times, I was at something of a … Continue reading →

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The Tiresomeness of the Hedgehog: Some Books on Tape

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Peter Selgin

Lately I find I can’t read anything, or maybe I can’t find anything worth reading, I’m not sure. I get halfway through a book, or less than halfway, a third of the way, a quarter, a chapter, three pages, two … Continue reading →

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