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The Bel Esprit Project, co. est. 2020
"Either you had Bel Esprit or you did not have it."
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
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NOVEMBER 2025
ISSUE 61
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The Time Machine - The 1900s to the Early-1930s
(Read full series here) Welcome to the third installment of The Time Machine! This month, we’re going to take a deep dive into the early...


The Party at the Pond
Observations and photos from Laurelhurst Park, meant to be read aloud Everyday at just past dusk I bundle up to peek the ducks. The days...


Are You Happy?
The Inspiration: In America, when we meet people for the first time or when we gather with friends, we tend to ask questions like: What...


The Boy on the Road
I should’ve ignored the phone call at 3 a.m. from a childhood acquaintance. I didn’t. Groggy and curious, I answered. He was on I-95 – 15...


Plane Crash Monologue
'China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 crashes en route to Guangzhou' - March 21, 2022 We married during the finale, in a screaming church...


Kyiv
How can the stars be so bright and constant when the earth is covered by smoke and uncertainty? One side of the world wakes to sirens and...


Danuta (Donna) Strzalkowski
Alter ego/ Stage name: ~ Sorrow Astrasa ~ Born: February 8, (never told us) Died: March 21, 2022 In 1990, my parents were young and...


The Time Machine - Through the 1800s
(Read full series here) Part II Welcome back to The Time Machine! In last month’s segment, we talked about the origins of the science...


Signs in the Sand
By Trish Roberts Two believers, Spiritual wanders, drifting in the sand embracing spring’s source of serenity. Listening, watching,...
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