Cast of a Thousand
My older sister Elizabeth said she would come to my Christmas Eve dinner – if I…
Darlene Madott
Francesca’s First Confession
Francesca’s first confession, after years of abstinence from the Catholic Church, had…
Cooking Sicilian with Concetta and the Prince, in a Time of Pandemic
“I want revenge,” Franceschina says to Concetta. “Bastardo,” Concetta…
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More than the greatest love the world has known This is the love that I give to you alone…
Premio Italia nel Mondo 2018
Life and passionate pursuits deserve celebrating. The Premio all’eccellenza del…
Touching Calabria (A Short Story in Little Time)
“I’m firing the architect,” I said, “I wouldn’t set foot in my Church.”…
Cycling in Sardegna
“Time is not a measure of distance,” Francesca’s son, Marco, says to her when she…
Horses
My father, John Madott, served for five years in the Sault St. Marie and Sudbury Regiment…
Making Her Garden Grow
Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle…
Afternoon in a Garden of the Palazzo Barberini
“È chiuso.” This is how Francesca learns there is no such thing as…