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Hunkering Down

French Quarantine Journal - the Homecoming

5/5/2020

 
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Photo by Fran Boloni.

After two months in French lockdown, FQJ's managing editor finds herself experiencing culture shock on her return to the states. 

- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson


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All the Snow Has Turned to Water

4/13/2020

 
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John Prine performing in Yellowstone, 2016.

Mourning John Prine in France, where our managing editor's extended stay turned into an indefinite lock-down.  

- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson


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Shortened Playlist

3/30/2020

 
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Part of the form people in France are required to fill out and take along if they leave their home for any reason. There's a 100 EUR fine for non-compliance.

An on-the-ground report from France, where our managing editor's extended stay turned into an indefinite lock-down.
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- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson


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Staying Put

3/22/2020

 
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A park in the Charente, closed to public access.

​COVID-19 caught FQJ's managing editor and her husband during an extended stay in France, leaving them with a difficult decision to make.  

- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
- photographs by Rheta Grimsley Johnson



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House Arrest in France

3/17/2020

 
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Even in the picturesque village of Verteuil-sur-Charente, residents - and visitors - may leave home only for emergencies. Even then, fines are issued if one doesn't have the correct paperwork.

​Confined to a cottage in a countryside village, our FQJ editor gives an on-the-ground report of drastic changes in a timeless place.

- story and photos by Rheta Grimsley Johnson


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