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Rick Morton

Rick Morton

08 Nov 2024 — 9 min read

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Her Name Was Toula

Her Name Was Toula

At the book launch in the Oberkampf district of Paris last Tuesday night I met an incredibly beautiful dog named Toula who was adopted as a rescue from the Greek Island of Santorini by a couple who live in Switzerland, all three of whom had just that afternoon arrived by

By Rick Morton 25 Jun 2025
And So, To Paris

And So, To Paris

There was a moment, as my flight landed at Charles De Gaulle airport in the very early hours of Tuesday morning local time, when I believed fully that I had made a mistake. I was going to have to speak to some French people and my low-energy, three year stint

By Rick Morton 16 Jun 2025
Seven Books on a Billboard Outside Paris

Seven Books on a Billboard Outside Paris

The seven books I take with me for a year living overseas may not be the same as the bundle chosen for a year in solitary confinement. If I was stranded on a deserted island for a few months and needed hunting weapons I would not, for instance, want with

By Rick Morton 12 Jun 2025
A Short Violent Evening

A Short Violent Evening

The kinds of grievous injuries for which I might be covered under my travel insurance policy are oddly combinatorial, I noted with some grim amusement from the couch while I read. A lousy $25,000 for the loss of both feet or the loss of both hands. Similarly, the loss

By Rick Morton 26 May 2025
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