About guns, about hunting, it's safe to say I know nothing. The last gun I fired was a musket at Boy Scout camp. Rosecrans Baldwin boycampfire Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, we didn't eat in restaurants much, but a good report card meant my sister or I could choose anyplace in town for a dinner out, and I always picked Benny's, a dive bar near the train station, because they had the best nachos around. Rosecrans Baldwin anyplacebarbenny share on social
My first novel, 'You Lost Me There,' has been described as a beach read. Tough bracket, beach reads. There's not much room for mistakes when you're competing against the sun for a person's attention. Rosecrans Baldwin attentionbeachbracket Change image and share on social
Rosecrans is a family name - it used to be a last name in our family. Rosecrans Baldwin familyrosecrans Change image and share on social
Tintin comics evoke Bermuda, where my parents doled out comics for good behavior and my grandmother taught me how to shuffle cards. Rosecrans Baldwin behaviorbermudacard Change image and share on social
Thanksgiving, our eminent moral holiday, doesn't have much for children. At its heart are conversation, food, drink, and fellowship - all perks of adulthood. Rosecrans Baldwin adulthoodchildconversation Change image and share on social
I think one of my favorite things about Paris is the ever-present, nonstop beauty of the city. So I would just walk as much as possible. Rosecrans Baldwin beautycityfavorite Change image and share on social
Machismo requires Latin blood. I'd say I never experienced machismo up close until I worked in a French office; the typical Wall Street gunner has the soul of a coffee filter in comparison. Rosecrans Baldwin bloodclosecoffee Change image and share on social
Paris's neighborhoods, the arrondissements, are organized like a twist. They spiral from the river like toilet water flushing in reverse and erupting out of the bowl - a corkscrew or what have you, a flattened pig's tail, a whorling braid notched one to 20. Rosecrans Baldwin arrondissementbowlbraid share on social
My ambition was to be cosmopolitan. I grew up in the suburbs. I went to college in Maine. I had a dream in my head that if you wanted to be the most urbane, living-life-to-the-fullest kind of person, Paris was the place to be. Rosecrans Baldwin ambitioncollegecosmopolitan share on social
