The Son She Never Had
Luca inhaled deeply and then parked his cigarette in the ashtray. He turned to me,…
Traditions
Sauce Making in Covid Times
So many of my ancient order have passed on, not from the Covid, but from the life. I have…
La fioca luce di questo Natale
Read in English Se dovessi definire il periodo natalizio in una parola sarebbe: luce.…
A Gift from Cod
He calls me il vagabondo because he never knows when I will show up to visit. I have…
Clemente’s Errand
I am sent by my wife to retrieve the veal – 11 sweet, 7 hot, a small container of…
A Tribute to Our Moms!
They sailed across the Atlantic in multiple waves via chain migration. They cultivated…
Gingerbread: A Sicilian-Canadian Tradition
In December 2015 I sent out a celebratory email about the gingerbread houses I’d made…
Preserving Summer’s Latecomers
Forlorn, hopelessly hanging on, budding too late to reach their full glory, tarty green…
Pass the Jug
“That’ll be €1.50 a litre”. We weren’t talking about the latest hike in gas…
The Long Way to Rome
All roads lead to Rome, as they say, but none compares with the experience of walking the…