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 Stopover: A Fiery Panache Encounter at CDG
Wheels of my roller suitcase rumble across the polished lobby floor. Charles de Gaulle Airport Hotel, 2 AM check-in. Keycard swipes green at reception. Bleary-eyed from the red-eye flight. Tomorrow’s connection to New York. Anonymity hits hard—no one knows me here. Elevator dings open. Empty, except him. Tall Frenchman, late 30s, tousled dark hair, notebook […]