James GrahamTime Suspended in the Darkest DaysIt was the darkest days of winter when the dice players set up their table in the street. They didn’t care who walked by. Breaking the…3 min read·Jan 1, 2024----
James GrahamParis For The LivingWhen not lurching around the web looking for sites interested in European life and poli-sci, I publish at Continental Riffs on Substack…9 min read·Dec 10, 2023----
James GrahamWeekend Walk After Sunset, Deep In The CountryWhat the hell are you doing at a crossroads deep in the countryside, almost sunset in winter ? How did you get there ? You escaped Paris…7 min read·Dec 7, 2023----
James GrahamEternal Mysteries of the On-line LifeMedium is a great medium — there I said it. But for whatever reason, I have 17 readers here and over a thousand on Substack. (Continental…1 min read·Nov 5, 2022----
James GrahamBuried Treasure In Your Face(When not publishing elsewhere, my home base is continentalriffs.substack.com Most of my pieces are there. They range from daily life in…4 min read·Nov 4, 2022----
James GrahamA Very French Garden of Forking PathsYet again we plunge into electoral politics à la française. The Presidential is only a month away.9 min read·Mar 15, 2022----
James GrahamChronicle of an Election ForetoldFor more French poli-sci, culture and general arsing around, see Continental Riffs on Substack.8 min read·Dec 19, 2021----