26. May these words echo through the expanse between us … thank you — Vittoria
Maria Grazia’s sister in law writes to thank her for her colic cure and to tell of Bartolomeo’s wedding to Costanza di Corrado d’Antiochia
Writing
In bocca al lupo (In the mouth of the wolf)
“In bocca al lupo!” this phase was regularly shouted by my Mother to me as I walked out the door …
25. I bid you well wishes — Romeo Abbandonato, soon to be Montecchi
10 February 1287 The Venerable Lord Interminelli of Lucca, I write to inform you of my progress in the matter …
Life & Death at Ground Zero: Part 2
October, 2001 Dearest Luca, The following is the story of what happened on a day in September 2001, right before …
Life & Death in Ground Zero, Part 1
Lower Manhattan, New York City 2001 I live in the area that we have come to know as “Ground Zero”. …
Life & Death at Ground Zero: Part 3
Continued from Part 2 I descended into the subway. I waited for a long time; at least at the time …
a tasteful life 