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bestselling blaxpat author Delorys Welch-Tyson

Gay Pride In Gay Paree

June 26, 2011
Gay Pride Day, Paris, 2011, Place de la Bastille
Rolling with the passing of the Gay Marriage Law in the State of New York!

You know...I can understand the origins of Gay Pride Day in Anglo Saxon coutries, but I don't understand the need or origins of a celebration of this kind in a city like Paris or a country of lifestyle  Read More 
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Woody Allen's Lost Generations

June 13, 2011
Tags: Woody Allen, expat artists, writers in france, the lost generation
Woody Allen and Cast Members
While in New York we decided to see “ The Woodster’s “ latest movie, Midnight in Paris at the Lincoln Square Cinema, on the Upper West Side. The devastatingly gorgeous opening scenes of Paris actually seem to reveal that his love for the physical beauty of Paris equals his love of the physical attributes of  Read More 
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Filling the Void

June 6, 2011
Tags: void, creativity, writing, american authors in france, ladyfingers: a novel
Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.
~ Thomas Berger
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Paying Up On A Karmic Debt

May 23, 2011
Tags: abuse of power, interracial sex, colonialism, sex with maids, arnold schwartzenegger, dominique strauss-kahn
"Mishie" Dominique Strauss Kahn's "maid"
The most plebeian issues are dominating the news these days.

Why are journalists discussing the fact that successful, elderly European men are choosing to destroy their careers and families for the sexual favors of colored maids?


Perhaps the seeds of these men's despair are hidden in their surnames: schwartzenegger....strauss-kahn


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Blind Critism

May 4, 2011
French Drivers' License
J’en ai marre !!!!!



The tourist season has officially begun here on the French Riviera. What always arrives with the hordes is the inevitable and harsh criticism of French driving habits.



I’d like to intercept a bit with this blog before the Anglophones really start getting flagrant down here!



Everyone knows that anyone’ Read More 
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Advice to Editors

April 28, 2011
Tags: writing, wrting quote, writing in france, delorys welch tyso, life in france
"It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check."
~Erle Stanley Gardner
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A Bright Light During Stressful TImes

April 27, 2011
Tags: Pascale Digeaux, black expats, the Prince of Monaco, Charlene Wittstock, Cecile deMassy, The Ladies Lunch Monaco, charitable organizationss in france, delorys welch-tyson
(Baroness Cecile DeMassy founder of Ladies Lunch Association d’Aide à l’Enfance et à l’Adolescence, Monaco, accompanied by ,left to right) Charlene Wittstock, future Pricess of Monaco, Prince Albert of Monaco, Baroness Cecile DeMassy, Mme. Celina deLafuente de Lavotha) Photo by: Pascale Digeaux

an interview by Delorys Welch-Tyson with Baroness Cecile DeMassy, Founder of Ladies Lunch Monaco



“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt


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Transference Is the Reason

April 19, 2011
Tags: marilyn davenport, racist politicians, mental illness, racism in america, simias images of the president
Why is something like this circulating? It’s not as if I’m lacking in a sense of humor; it’s just that I don’t understand the basis of this joke.

During my University years, I had a number of Caucasian roommates who never ceased to be amazed and ultimately expressed various forms  Read More 
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The Secret to Good Writing

April 13, 2011
Tags: writing tips; delorys welchtyson, Edward Albee, american authors in New York, black expat authors in france
"You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are."
~Edward Albee, playwrite
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The Chic of French Women?!?

April 9, 2011
Tags: frech chic, Fashion, haute couture, fashions statements, aging gracefully
Ask any French Woman and she will most likely tell you that of all the world’s women, Italian (ie: Sophia Loren) and Black American (ie: Tina Turner) women are the most chic and age the most gracefully. I can attest to this having lived in France for over a decade.

In my personal  Read More 
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