by Marguerite | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
As you know already, I am a teacher–French and Spanish. Yet, I LOVE history. It is in my genes, so I desire to share, to converse, to write, to read, to experience historical events and ideas. Since I write historical fiction, different groups ask me to speak...
by Marguerite | Oct 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Below: My characters and me with our mouths closed, hiding a secret. Have you ever wanted to talk about something when you didn’t have all the details? Or have you held a secret that begged to be told? The secret has a life of its own in a separate fantasy...
by Marguerite | Oct 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
On an average day I speak to and listen to over a hundred individuals. I’m a teacher who has 90 students. During the workday, I’m never alone. There is always noise–I need my classes to be that way since I teach Spanish. Communication is the goal! It...
by Marguerite | Oct 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Just me. Alone. With my research box, my computer, books, pens, and a great view. I am on fall break from teaching. I asked my husband for a getaway, and he couldn’t leave work. So, here I am in a comfy room with a view of a huge lake and nothing to do except...
by Marguerite | Sep 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
As I contemplate writing about the awesome cigales (cicadas) of Provence, I’m concentrating on the sounds around me that I hear consistently every day or in a particular season. Since I live in a small town, the noises surrounding me are different from the ones...
