La vie en prose

Coup de foudre (n)  [pronounced
 kooduh foo-druh]
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French for lightning bolt; often used to describe an intense, sudden feeling of love; love at first sight.

I'm a recovering academic, current performer, writer, and translator. I live in DC, via NYC, via Berlin, via Paris. I'm not French. I just play one in front of students sometimes. My birthday involves many ones. I experience many coups de foudre. I make no attempt at objectivity here.

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