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A Novel Set in Paris ~ Chapter 2

Read Chapter 1 here ~ https://medium.com/@lavigne-dr/a-novel-set-in-paris-chapter-1-3869c661cd78

9 min readDec 19, 2023

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A Novel Set in Paris ~ Chapter 2

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Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Negotiation with the World

Karl Ove Knausgaard definitely looks the part of a Scandinavian writer: ruggedly handsome with tousled hair, pale eyes that rest beneath a…

7 min readDec 22, 2022

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Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Negotiation with the World

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Another Conversation with Writer & Critic Ryan Ruby On the Ideal Conditions for Writing

Had the pleasure of interviewing writer and literary critic, Ryan Ruby, last summer and we found a few hours this year to have another…

6 min readDec 6, 2022

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Another Conversation with Writer & Critic Ryan Ruby On the Ideal Conditions for Writing

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In Conversation with Thomas Lynch

I was thrilled when I got a message from poet and essayist Thomas Lynch in answer to my request for an interview. It said, Maybe you could…

6 min readOct 14, 2021

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In Conversation with Thomas Lynch

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In Conversation with Author Alina Ștefănescu

Kudos to Twitter for opening the world to me during the pandemic, and in particular, that little corner of the Twitterverse that is…

8 min readJun 24, 2021

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In Conversation with Author Alina Ștefănescu

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Michelle LaVigne PhD

A NOVEL SET IN PARIS ~ Chapter 1

I try to remember my first impression of him, but it’s hard to go back ~ like a dream that recedes the more awake I am. We met on the train…

7 min readDec 1, 2023

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A NOVEL SET IN PARIS ~ Chapter 1

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Michelle LaVigne PhD

In Conversation with Writer Ryan Ruby

When I mention I’m working on an interview with an author living in Berlin, I describe him as an über hyphenate: a writer ~ philosopher ~…

12 min readJul 6, 2021

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In Conversation with Writer Ryan Ruby

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Michelle LaVigne PhD

How to Stop Stalking the Muse

The Subtle Art of Not Writing

2 min readFeb 20, 2020

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How to Stop Stalking the Muse

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Wake Me

An Ode to Thomas Lynch

3 min readDec 25, 2019

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Wake Me

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Dead Writer Talking

I am fascinated by the why and the how of writing. I want to understand the sense of urgency that accompanies the ideas and images and…

7 min readAug 16, 2017

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Dead Writer Talking

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Michelle LaVigne PhD

Michelle LaVigne PhD

WRITER ~ PhD University of Wales • Occasional Actress & Sometime Professor • Novel: Time and Chance on Amazon • Twitter @Lavigne_PhD

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