Dominique Margolis

Dominique Margolis grew up in the Auvergne region of France. Her grandparents and parents spoke Auvergnat, Catalan, and French. Her stories are published in English and in French, and her most recent work can be found on her author’s website, dominiquemargolis.com. She also posts on X @dominique_1234.

On the Edge of My Mother Tongue

There is space on the edge of language where it is quiet but far from empty. It is the space where life is at it should be. I happened upon it by chance one summer between my first and second year of legal existence while scratching at the wall next to my crib on the first floor of the Au Style Modern’ tailoring shop in the village of Tauves in the Auvergne region of France.

Creative Nonfiction

Issue 85, July 2024

Dominique Margolis

Dominique Margolis grew up in the Auvergne region of France. Her grandparents and parents spoke Auvergnat, Catalan, and French. Her stories are published in English and in French, and her most recent work can be found on her author’s website, dominiquemargolis.com. She also posts on X @dominique_1234.

On the Edge of My Mother Tongue

There is space on the edge of language where it is quiet but far from empty. It is the space where life is at it should be. I happened upon it by chance one summer between my first and second year of legal existence while scratching at the wall next to my crib on the first floor of the Au Style Modern’ tailoring shop in the village of Tauves in the Auvergne region of France.

Creative Nonfiction

Issue 85, July 2024

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