Jul 167 min readLatest WritingsOne of My Lifetime Best StoriesIt starts in India in 1965, I was in the Peace Corps, continues in Bali, and finishes up in Paris. The main character is a French woman.
Jul 217 min readTrue Life StoriesSettling Estates in FranceTwo of my distant French cousins died and I ended up being the heir of one estate and settling the other in the absence of a will...
Feb 203 min readTrue Life StoriesWhat Happened to Our Sense of Community?There is very little sense of community in my new residence. Does it matter? Is it related to the creation of the internet?
Nov 10, 20233 min readLatest WritingsApologizing for My AbsenceNo new posts for more than two months because of my crazy life of travel and writing. I’m working on some topics of above-average interest.
Jul 25, 20232 min readTrue Life StoriesJimmy Brown and the ToothpickHere is a favorite story from my youth. I told it to a friend in a conversation last week and he urged me to write it up and post it.
Feb 1, 20232 min readLatest WritingsYes. My Great-Grandfather Was Sultan Hamid II’s DoctorDuring my one-week visit to Istanbul, I met two Turkish history professors who are experts on the Ottoman Empire. I have hard evidence now.
Jan 4, 20232 min readLatest WritingsMy Great-Grandfather, Doctor to the Sultan of Turkey?The father of my paternal grandfather, Alexis SORLIN-D’ORIGNY, lived in Constantinople and died there in 1884. But what was he doing there?