The Patient Nightmare
The Patient Nightmare There are two words with the same meaning, the English un-ex-pect-ed-ly and in-as-pet-ta-ta-men-te in Italian, that I can’t say light-heartedly. I need to pause. I need awareness and concentration so my mouth can perform all the required...
Thank you, Emilie Wapnick!
Thank you, Emilie Wapnick! If only you were not so young. I have nothing against young people. The problem is that Emilie was born too late. Too late for me. Too late to make the significant change she would have made in my life if only I could have met her...
Italy is Out
Italy is Out Time to change perspective "What I need is perspective. The illusion of depth, created by a frame, the arrangement of shapes on a flat surface. Perspective is necessary. Otherwise there are only two dimensions. Otherwise you live with your face...
The Big Other
The Big Other It was last August, an uncomfortably warm afternoon with nothing else to do but wait for the sun to go down so I could go out a bit. There I was with my red pencil and my notebook, ready to spoil the movie by Jan Schomburg The Big Other, with Callum...
Abigail Speaker
(…continues from: read the previous post clicking HERE Abigail Speaker path breaker I always have goosebumps when I receive a parcel from Brooklyn, New York, with a book in it. I've never been to New York, but the city that is a myth to many worldwide is so part of my...
“Beati coloro che hanno un paese dove tornare…”(Anonimo)*
“Beati sono coloro che hanno un paese a cui tornare…” (Anonimo) “Happy are those who have a village to return to…” (Unknown) "Filignano has its origins before the year 1,000 of the Christian age; we find its name in a document of 962 as registered in "Cronica...
From Manchester to Filignano to Rome
my triangle At the end of the school year we spent in Molise, we went back to Manchester, England. But, before school started, I was sent back to Rome to live with an aunt that I believe I had seen only once in my life. I was an anchor cast to secure that one...
In memory of Louise DeSalvo
On 31 October 2018, Louise DeSalvo prematurely died. She was a writer, a Virginia Woolf Scholar and much more. I know her only through her books, but I think of her as a dear friend. She has been inspiring me for many years now and has a special place in my heart. As...
Being Italian
It’s not easy Lazy, crazy, unruly wise guys? Believe me, being Italian is not an easy thing. Every time, I look at the life we live in this “blessed with everything Country” I start singing Luca Carboni’s song “Ci vuole un fisico bestiale (You need a feral...
