by Alma | Jul 21, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
Last summer I decided to spend my holidays in Tuscany, Italy, with my old friend Janet. We both had our personal reasons for this vacation. I was burnt out from work, and Janet was freshly divorced after a long and nasty separation that had left her exhausted and...
by Alma | Jun 23, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
My sister died after suffering for several months from breast cancer, and her daughter Christine heard about her hopeless situation only when she was already sedated with morphine. My sister’s situation deteriorated very quickly, and it all ended about a year ago....
by Alma | Jun 4, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
A few days ago I got a phone call from an editor of a prestigious magazine. “Hey Alma, I’ve got a new assignment for you: An article on Michel Montaigne. A thousand words.” “You mean Montaigne the Renaissance philosopher? What do I know about philosophy?” “A true...
by Alma | May 17, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
Being locked down at home during the Covid-19 epidemic, I had a lot of time to clean forgotten corners of my house. One afternoon I found myself sitting on the basement floor and going through old photos, immersed in memories. I halted at a picture of my ex-boyfriend...
by Alma | May 10, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
It happened a few months ago while I was on one of my business trips and had to kill time at the airport in Rome. I walked into a bookstore and browsed through some books here and there, when I found myself immersed in a book of the philosopher Gabriel Marcel. I am...
by Alma | Apr 28, 2020 | Alma stories, Posts English
I knew your husband would die sooner than later, being a hopeless smoker all his life, having had already a heart attack, in addition to other health problems. You knew it as well, and so did he. He seemed to be more worried about leaving you behind than about his own...
