Previously published stories

(2)-The End of the Edwin Drood Mystery

Everyone is free to imagine the ending of the novel. Here is mine.
This ending respects Dickens's penchant for hidden identities (Oliver Twist, Great Expectations) and his interest in moral redemption.

Published on 13 février 2026

(1)-The Mystery of Edwin Drood (summary)

In 1870, Charles Dickens began the serial publication of what was to be his last novel: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He wrote six of the twelve planned installments, or about half of the novel, before dying suddenly of a stroke.

Published on 12 février 2026

The twilight of a lost era

The tensions between individual passions and social constraints, inscribed in the rigid context of the pre-revolutionary French aristocracy, with its codes of honor, arranged marriages and the impossibility of divorce.

Published on 08 février 2026

The Truth about the Trojan War

Behind the legend of Helen of Troy lies a truth no one dares to sing: the most famous war of Antiquity was never waged for the love of a woman, but for control of the tin that flows through the Dardanelles. Troy strangles Greek trade routes, starving the forges and threatening Greece's very survival. But men need beauty to die for, myths to bear horror, poetry to sublimate economics. For no one wants to sing of tin. They prefer to sing of Helen and her beauty.

Published on 04 février 2026

The Colors of Fury

Sixth-century Constantinople (Byzantium) was a city torn apart by hatred. People violently attacked one another in the streets and even in churches. The distinction between colors was not between black and white, but between blue and green, the colors of the two main chariot racing teams.

Published on 01 février 2026

Published on 21 janvier 2026

Julie d'Aubigny known as La Maupin

Julie d'Aubigny, known as Mademoiselle Maupin (c. 1670–1707), lived during the reign of Louis XIV, a time when social conventions weighed heavily on women of all classes. Sources about her life come primarily from the dramatic anecdotes of Abbé de Choisy, the Mercure galant, and various contemporary memoirs. While some episodes may have been embellished by legend, the main facts—her duels, her operatic career, and her public scandals—are attested to by archival documents.

Published on 10 janvier 2026

Saint-Cyprien

Before 1940, Roma and Gypsy populations, including the Manouche, were already marginalized in France.

After the defeat, the Vichy authorities implemented repressive measures (census, internment, deportation, forced labor) against these populations. One of these concentration camps was in Saint-Cyprien.

In memory of my grandmother,
whose suffering went unrecognized during her lifetime,
and who bore a shame that was not hers.

Published on 06 janvier 2026

The Shadows of the Secretary of Memory

The silent refusal to minimize, simplify, or "properly classify" suffering was undoubtedly shared by hundreds of people in the corridors of Nuremberg, Berlin, Vienna… Secretaries, translators, nurses, archivists. People without titles, but with a keen awareness of what risked slipping through the cracks of the trial: not the crimes, but the human fabric of the victims.

Published on 11 décembre 2025