Xine Segalas
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"This is my art - and it's dangerous!" Okay, maybe not so dangerous, but it could be - if - when I am in a mood.
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Singing My Way to Spanish Fluency Through Music
Have you ever tried learning a new language, only to feel like your brain is tangled in a mess of words—even in your own native tongue? That’s exactly where I find myself after 178 days of learning Spanish (along with Portuguese and refreshing my French) on Duolingo. Some days, I feel like I’m making real progress; other days, my pronunciation trips me up, and my confidence wavers. My husband jokes that all this language learning has even muddled my English—which, considering my family history, might not be too far off the mark.
By Xine Segalas11 months ago in Beat
Cooking Keftedes, Sharing Tradition. Runner-Up in A Taste of Home Challenge.
Hi sweetie, Greek Easter is April 20th this year—yes, 4-20—LOL! I thought you might want to celebrate the day with your friends, and since you have been looking for family recipes recently, I thought this would be a great one to share with you.
By Xine Segalas11 months ago in Feast
A Bitter Pour
Miss Jacqueline Malone didn’t wait for service. Service waited for her. She strolled into the first bar of the evening—The Sparrow, a neighborhood staple—like she owned it, tossing her designer bag onto the counter and snapping her fingers for attention. The staff recognized her immediately. How could they not? She had once given The Sparrow glowing reviews, boosting their status in the local scene to 4 stars. But tonight was different. Tonight, she wasn’t in a generous mood. Her follower numbers weren’t trending as high as they used to, and she knew there was always another fresher, prettier influencer waiting to take her place. She needed engagement, and what got more clicks than a takedown?
By Xine Segalas11 months ago in Fiction
The Flying Machine, AI, and the Fear of Progress
This article is the first part of what I can see being an ongoing series possibly of discussions with AI - in this case ChatGPT. Ai is the new technology that has everyone a quiver and instead of listening to other people tell me I should be afraid of it - that it's bad - it produces a lot of garbage...I decided to find out for myself and explore it.
By Xine Segalas11 months ago in BookClub
Remembering You Through the Language We Shared. Top Story - February 2025.
The phone rang – it was you, “Christine, do you remember your French? You were in the hospital. You were scared. Tu avais peur. I don’t remember now what you said next exactly, except that you felt “they” were hurting you. Ils me font du mal. My heart tightens and nose tickles with the memory. Mon cœur se serre et mon nez chatouille au souvenir.
By Xine Segalas11 months ago in Families
Tethered Between Grief and Gratitude
No one escapes death. At one point or another, we all have to deal with it. 1 year, 10 months, and 20 days, that's all the time it took between the deaths of my mother, the father of my children (my ex), and my father - a trifecta of death
By Xine Segalas12 months ago in Families
