Claire Polders

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  • A Whale in Paris

    Super-Delicious Salmon Quiche

    During WWII, Nazi forces occupy the French capital and steal crops to feed the soldiers. Parisians invent new ways to find food and fill their stomachs. The characters of A Whale in Paris fish for salmon in the Seine at…

  • Mindfulness for the Busy Writer
    On Life,  On Writing

    Mindfulness for the Busy Writer

    I'm a happy busy writer. But mindfulness is more than an emergency exit. It deserves my commitment, even when I seem to need it less.

  • Woman of the Hour
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    Fractured Lit

    I am grateful to the editors of Fractured Lit for publishing my story "Woman of the Hour."

  • Frida Kahlo Museum
    Wander, Wonder, Write

    The Frida Kahlo Museum

    Mexico City is known for its art museums and in the month I was there, I visited many. My favorite was the Frida Kahlo Museum housed in La Casa Azul.

  • wigleaf
    On Writing,  Publications

    Wigleaf & Past Ten

    I'm proud to present two new publications this month: a flash fiction in Wigleaf and an essay in Past Ten.

  • Mazunte
    Wander, Wonder, Write

    Mazunte, Mexico

    Crashing waves, frangipani, crabs, ceviches, mosquitos, sunsets, scorpions, mangoes, black volcanic sand, full moons, iguanas, hammocks, and cyclones: Mazunte has it all.

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About Me

  • ‣ Born in: Gouda, the Netherlands
  • ‣ Currently in: Vietnam
  • ‣ Arrived from: Malaysia
  • ‣ Next destination: Unknown
  • ‣ Writing online since: 2005
  • ‣ Novels Published: 5
  • ‣ Current projects: a memoir on elder abuse, a multi-generational novel about the dark Dutch colonial past, and two short prose collections

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