Feeling Like the Whole World Is Mine

Feeling Like the Whole World Is Mine

I recently had a feeling of freedom like I haven’t had since I was a student. Back then, at the end of my session, I used to wish the day would never end, that the feeling that the world was mine would linger, like Paris was for Rastignac in Balzac’s Pere...
What a Beautiful Day Today!

What a Beautiful Day Today!

“What a beautiful day today!” That’s what my mother said to me after I spent a couple of hours in her yard on Sunday. Sure enough, she made some food for me, as she does every weekend when I go out there. But what she loved was that we spent most of...
To Write or Not to Write

To Write or Not to Write

“Being someone I know is not my main concern. I aim at something better: at liking myself, which is more difficult”, wrote Flaubert, in Voyage en Bretagne. It’s the kind of message I would give to people who ask why I write, why I want to stand out,...