Kim Batchelor

Writer of magical realism and other imaginative fiction

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Thinker in the Gates of Hell, Rodin Museum, Paris.  Don't read too much in this.
Thinker in the Gates of Hell, Rodin Museum, Paris.
Don’t read too much into this.

Everyone writes about Paris, so I couldn’t resist putting together my own set of stories, inspired by an anniversary trip gone slightly awry. We took off from Boston, ready for a few days in the city of lights when our plane was diverted to Gander, Newfoundland because of mechanical problems. We were to arrive at 7:30am; we climbed into bed in our hotel room at 1:30am the next morning. The chatty young woman is drawn from the experience, but that’s where the true story ends and the made-up story of Madolyn and her unfortunate love affair begins.

Go to Paris Diaries.

I characterize the rest as “Odd and Unusual,” in that I enjoy writing about the unexpected–from “Aunt Agnes” based on a friend’s experience with her relative (slightly embellished) to “In the Early Days” when everything, literally, falls apart.

Go to Odd and Unusual Stories.

And if you are the parent or grandparent of a child, or like reading children’s fiction, please check out my books, published and planned.

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A New Story of Peter and Wendy

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