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William Widmaier

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William Widmaier was a marketing and design executive by profession. His somewhat secret other life is that of a writer. He’s moonlighted as a magazine columnist, editor of The Memoirs Project (working with the French Consulate to capture stories of veterans who fought in France in WWII), a short story writer, and he is a produced feature film screenwriter.

In 2010 he released his critically acclaimed first novel A Feast at the Beach. It is an evocative autobiographical Franco-American coming of age tale that takes place in the renown coastal town of Saint Tropez, France, where he spent significant parts of his childhood.

William retired from working full time in the corporate world at the end of 2020 and bought a 265-year-old estate in sou
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“Let me tell you, Luck is a small god who would as soon dance on your enemy's grave as on your own. You must be careful. Really William, you must be very careful.”

He flipped the menu over and back, as if a new page would magically appear.

“So, you believe in small gods?”

He sniffed and shrugged his shoulders, refusing to look up at me.

“I try not to. The more you believe in them the more they play with you. Best to pretend they don't exist.”
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“Luck is like a sensuous woman who sits on your lap when you are unconscious, and leaves as soon as you wake up.”
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“When I awoke, it was late afternoon, the crickets were singing outside, the sun shined golden, and the hushed murmurs of voices could be heard downstairs. I dressed feeling strangely at Home, and descended to meet our hostess. Home with a capital H is not a place or a thing, but rather an aesthetic. We each have our own version of Home that lives close to the soul. Many little details, nuances, and wisps of dreams go into defining it. You can make a Home for yourself by creating a place that has enough bits of art and magic to approximate your ideal, or sometimes, on those rare occasions, you step into a place that parallels enough of your own sense of beauty and divine livingness that it’s felt down deep.”
William Widmaier, A Feast at the Beach

“The art of life requires pigments from distant lands.”
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“You can't go wrong if you start by simply simmering onions in olive oil. After that the possibilities are endless.”
William Widmaier, The Laughter of Small Gods: A book of short stories, poetry, mumblings, and whispers.

“Paris is always a good idea.”
Audrey Hepburn

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
Ernest Hemingway

“The art of life requires pigments from distant lands.”
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“When I awoke, it was late afternoon, the crickets were singing outside, the sun shined golden, and the hushed murmurs of voices could be heard downstairs. I dressed feeling strangely at Home, and descended to meet our hostess. Home with a capital H is not a place or a thing, but rather an aesthetic. We each have our own version of Home that lives close to the soul. Many little details, nuances, and wisps of dreams go into defining it. You can make a Home for yourself by creating a place that has enough bits of art and magic to approximate your ideal, or sometimes, on those rare occasions, you step into a place that parallels enough of your own sense of beauty and divine livingness that it’s felt down deep.”
William Widmaier, A Feast at the Beach

“Luck is like a sensuous woman who sits on your lap when you are unconscious, and leaves as soon as you wake up.”
William Widmaier, The Laughter of Small Gods: A book of short stories, poetry, mumblings, and whispers.

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