French Connections

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A living archive from France on how people arrange themselves around one another.

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  • Selected open lettersโ€”Social Reflections & Field Notesโ€”plus previews of Paid and Blusher pieces.

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  • Take part in the reader conversation around the full pieces.

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About Anna

I write from France about what passes between people and goes unnamed: an hour, a door left open. What stays here is what I judge worth keeping.

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