Gun love, the story of a Corsican man
by Mike Philippe said, “This is a dream, realized.” He was referring to his life. There were five things: “Hunting, guns, motorcycles, cheese, goats.” That was his dream, and he achieved it without...
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by Mike Philippe’s grandfather was found dead in the Maquis with his back against a tree and his rifle across his lap. Philippe sat in the position to show us as he retold the story, holding his arms...
View ArticleReading Winter Sunshine
2001 The night I returned home from three months in Paris I had a dream: I was arriving back in Paris and I said, “I’m back, I’m finally back.” That winter I woke up in the evening, my roommates were...
View ArticleA Jungle of Force
The poor old rich days… by Mike There is a mysterious person in traditional Corsican towns, a man or woman kept at the periphery of society because they play a supernatural role in death. At night,...
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