“When in the presence of a child, get on the floor.” – Zadie Smith
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Posts by Yara Zgheib
On a terrace in Capri
On the loveliest day of the summer, the year, the decade, on a terrace.
Read MoreOn Oranges, Lemons, Tangerines
lemons as sweet as plums and as large as bell peppers; grapefruits the size of birthday balloons…
Read MoreOn a plaque
“Here, Oscar Wilde spent a night.”
Read MoreOn such mornings
It is a fact that pizza tastes better in the morning.
Read MoreOn rue d’Alésia
La Chaine du Passé. Marc Aulès. 1939. The plot thickens…
Read MoreOn a tiny patch of yellow
There is no reason for artists to paint, birds to sing,
Read MoreOn something, sparkling, else
It meant something hot berry pink, lemon yellow, on a thin white stick, shaped like a raindrop.
Read MoreOn a boat
A little seaside town; white beaches dotted with little fishermen’s boats. Green nets, straw baskets. Little houses, little lives.
Read MoreOn a camping trip
I promise every page in the atlas, every window seat. I promise one day we’ll build tents by rivers, under pine trees.
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