Author Archives: len

My Bennington poet friend, Steve Gregoris, is in love. Patrizia Pedrazzina grew up in Piacenza, Italy, and speaks Italian and British-accented English. He is 46; she is 41. Each has been married and involved before. They know the drill. So … Continue reading →

Darlene just before the start of the Course Pedestere du Boulevard Carnot, noticing that most of the other entrants seem to be seasoned runners, as compared with the more casual field in a U.S. race. Tweet

When we drove the route yesterday, Darlene didn’t realize she would be running it twice. She would pass our apartment four times. Tweet

At the toughest uphill part of the course, Darlene was amazed and delighted to see two familiar faces cheering her on from the sidewalk, Andre and Jacqueline Letullier, Francoise’s cousins. “We’ve just got to go and support her,” Jacqueline had … Continue reading →

The end of a successful race in France! Tweet

On the public beach in front of the Cannes Film Festival Palace, men wearing towels as skirts are usually about to remove their wet swimsuits and switch to something more comfortable for the walk home. It?s a moon-risking maneuver that … Continue reading →

On this warm, breezy afternoon the Mediterranean is the clearest it’s been yet, so I can see more sand, rocks, and fish during my half-hour of Australian crawl. I enjoy slapping through the choppy water like a small boat. When … Continue reading →

Eros Leotta in the male version of a Mona Lisa smile after lunch today at Ristorante Hanbury in Ventimiglia, Italy. Tweet

Today we drove to Italy and back. The occasion was the arrival of Valerie Ellis, a Bennington classmate of mine, and her husband, Eros Leotta, who is on a temporary medical assignment in Monte Carlo. Eros lived in Italy until … Continue reading →

Two guys not obsessed with fashion visit on the Croisette in Cannes. Tweet