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Luisa Perkins
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Novelist living in France. Novice mandolin player. Author of SUMMERSONG, DISPIRITED, PRAYERS IN BATH, and COMFORTABLY YUM. she/her
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BREAKING: Two men have been arrested in connection with the heist of France's crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Pulp Fictions’s John Travolta and Samuel Jackson wearing suits and pointing pistols off screen.
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Best gelato in Venice~
A scoop of gianduia gelato on a cone, with the Gallonetto price list in the background. Two euros for a small! A scoop of cioccolato fondente gelato on a cone topped with a scoop of caffe. 3,50 euros for two scoops! The awning at Gallonetto Gelato in Venice
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Happy Apocalypse from Venice!
A medieval painting, one of a series illustrating the Book of Revelation, with a gold background. God sits on a throne in the sky holding the Word. Beneath him, skeletons read books and talk to each other—some on the right, with green grass, others on the left, surrounded by fire.
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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I’ve been wanting to visit Venice for approximately 56 years, ever since I first read Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World. I’m finally here.
A family of anthropomorphic pigs eats watermelon while sitting in a gondola in Venice’s San Marco Canal.
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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This is not acceptable.
I woke up early this morning to find a giant house spider on my bedroom wall, mere inches from where I lay my head to rest. I'm not sure how that will ever happen again. "Giant house spider" is the literal common name of this thing, prevalent in France, it appears. Their leg span can be up to 5 inches; this one is probably half that, which is already far too large. They only show up in September and October (and I first encountered them in the fall of last year, to my eternal horror); apparently that's when the males come out to mate. Come out from where???? is what I want to know. Yes, they're harmless. Yes, they have their place in the ecosystem. My arachnophobia, confirmed since childhood, is not rational.
October 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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A capital letter T from a medieval illuminated manuscript on a parchment background.
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Just mailed it.
A piece of mail announcing the 11/04/2025 CA statewide special election with a red, white, and blue sticker stating “I voted.”
October 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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I love my baby.
A red and white corgi dog sits on a beige couch and looks into the distance.
October 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Mood:
A medieval marble statue of a crowned woman grasping the neck of a small dragon and pulling it out of a toy-sized castle, found in the cathédrale Saint-Gatien in Tours, France.
October 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Joan of Arc stopped to pray in Auxerre’s cathedral on her way to Chinon to meet the dauphin.
A statue of Joan of Arc kneeling and praying in St-Etienne cathedral in Auxerre.
October 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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I’m on a ten-day tour following in the footsteps of Joan of Arc. This is one of several gorgeous murals in the Basilique du Bois Chenu just outside Domrémy, the town where Joan was born.
Joan of Arc kneels in a field surrounded by sheep as the archangel Michael and Saints Catherine and Margaret visit her.
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Hey, guys, the Rapture’s pretty cool so far, right?
A blue sky above a sea of clouds—the view from the Aiguille du Midi at 3842 meters
September 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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My son’s friend made this image of my granddoggy Mulder, and I’m obsessed.
A black and white chihuahua dog stares blankly at the camera with big black eyes and a partly open mouth that displays his prominent underbite. He wears a camouflage flak helmet with « War Is Hell » scrawled on the side, soldiers fight in a tropical background, and the whole image is tinged khaki green.
September 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Blep.
A corgi dog sits on a living room couch with bookshelves in the background. She looks at the camera blankly with her tongue sticking out.
September 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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My baby girls~
A teenage girl with short brown hair kneels on a footstool on a green carpet and hugs a corgi dog, who is looking up at the girl’s face.
September 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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His painting in the little church in Nouans-les-Fontaines is extraordinary.
À Pietà by Jean Fouquet, which hangs in a little church in the village of Nouans-les-Fontaines, France. The grief-stricken Mary looks on with hands folded in prayer as two men take Jesus down from the cross. Two nuns and a priest kneel in worship as well. The composition and color saturation make the 15th-century look years ahead of its time. Gorgeous.
September 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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One month from today, two friends and I are taking a ten-day tour from Domrémy to Rouen, following in the footsteps of Joan of Arc. To prepare, we’ve read biographies and historical novels and listened to sacred and secular music Joan might have heard during her short, eventful life. #LifeInFrance
A marble statue of Joan of Arc, found in Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, standing in front of a white stone wall. Dressed in armor, Joan stands looking up to heaven with her palms pressed together in prayer position.
August 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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It's our last #FirstDayOfSchool -- our daughter's 13th and, counting the pre-K year of our oldest (who turns 32 in November), my 28th. I'm feeling all the feelings. #LaRentrée #LifeInFrance
Our 17-year-old daughter stands on our front patio with our front yard and a pink and gold-tinged sunrise in the background. She's wearing jeans, a black top, and a white and red varsity jacket. She has short brown hair and a big smile.
August 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Penny wishes you a happy National Dog Day.
A red and white Pembroke Welsh Corgi dog standing on a wood floor looks at the camera and smiles.
August 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Good night from Paris!
The view from the bedroom window of our borrowed Paris flat. A cobalt sky, honey-colored stone buildings, and lit colonnades.
August 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Greetings from one of Aberdeen’s Green Men.
The sculpted face of Jack in the Green, a pagan figure found in churches and elsewhere throughout Britain. This one is on the corner of a mortared stone manor house in downtown Aberdeen, Scotland.
August 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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I’ll tell you what’s genius. #LifeInFrance
A tube of Thomy brand mayonnaise on a brown tablecloth.
August 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Apparently it's World Breastfeeding Week. :)
A thirteenth-century painting depicting a golden-haloed Baby Jesus smiling at the audience while holding the Virgin Mary's bare breast in both hands. The Virgin is serene.
August 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Times are tough and a lot of people deserve your generosity, so if you feel like throwing a couple of bucks my daughter’s way, that would be lovely.
Several photos of my adult daughter on a pink background with the text « Get Ao to Cuba » and her Venmo and Cashapp info: Venmo: @Aolani-Dunlap Cashapp: $AolaniDunlap Cuba Hi, my name is Aolani Dunlap-Speed. Friends call me « Ao. » I’ve been given an incredible opportunity to travel to Havana, Cuba as part of an educational and professional architecture program organized by the Architectural Heritage Museum. Alongside a team of aspiring and practicing architects, I’ll be exploring Cuba’s rich architectural legacy—learning the time-honored techniques, engaging with local architects, and immersing myself in rhetorical cultural stories told through design. This hands-on experience is more than just a reip—its A vital step in shaping my career and expanding my portfolio on a global scale. I’m reaching out to ask your support in covering the final expenses to make this dream a reality. Every contribution, big or small, brings me closer to this life-changing journey and helps me lay a stronger foundation dation for a future in international architecture. Thank you so much for believing in me and investing in my growth. With gratitude, Ao Several photos of my adult daughter smiling at the camera, some with flowers, on a pink background with the text « Get Ao to Cuba »
August 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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I assume #noaa tools like this will soon no longer be available. #tsunami
A screenshot of the NOAA’s wave monitoring tool in Hawaii, showing the first tsunami waves hitting Nawiliwili, Hawaii after the 8.8 earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
July 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM