Martin Kleinman's "When Paris Beckons"
Martin Kleinman is a New York City storyteller. He has told his tales of real New Yorkers in his short fiction collection, Home Front , (Sock Monkey Press 2013), in fiction anthologies and literary publications, in www.thisisthebronX.info, and on his blog www.therealnewyorkers.com, as well as in the Huffington Post , and in venues all around New York City – from KGB Bar to Union Hall. A native New Yorker, Marty has written two books on workplace innovation trends, and his new collection of short stories is A Shoebox Full of Money . “When Paris Beckons” is his latest work. For more information, visit www.martykleinman.com . When Paris Beckons Paris ignored Nash. His man-child ensemble – tee-shirt, cargo shorts, sneakers, and fanny pack – was considered an American abomination. Everyone, even les flics , dismissed him on sight, with a knowing eyebrow elevation and rueful cluck of the tongue. Nash knew better. But persistent pandemic lockdo...