Walk on the Wild Side: My Naughty Stopover in Bourg-en-Bresse

Swipe the mag card. Door buzzes in the dingy motel off the highway near Bourg-en-Bresse. My stopover crash pad for this temp teaching gig. Room’s a shithole: wobbly bar with compact hi-fi, sagging sofa, pirate chest, cardboard coffee table. Faded wallpaper under lame posters. Window overlooks dim city lights and distant woods. Anonymity hits hard—nobody […]

Naughty Paris Stopover: Bent Over the Restaurant Table

My roller suitcase rattles over Paris cobblestones. Jet-lagged from the morning flight, I’m killing time before my evening train south. This restaurant meeting’s my excuse for a city pitstop. Anonymity hits hard—no one knows me here. Knock on the glass door. A fit guy in chef whites opens up. Stéphane, the owner. Firm handshake, easy […]