Antonietta’s Garden
During this extraordinary and unsettling time, I have found my mind wandering to the…
Nonfiction
Clump
There is more drama in plant life than meets the eye. For as long as I can remember, the…
Letting Go of the People in My Head
When I was completing the sixth volume of a series I set in a fictional village in…
Mio Men
In kinder, gentler times, there was a man who came around on his truck to deliver what I…
All a Whirlwind
It is all a whirlwind; a life constructed in little vignettes, little parables that pass…
Italy in Lockdown
I walked the beach where Mario Ruoppolo recorded metaphors for Neruda. I put my feet in…
Being or Becoming: Who Am I, Really?
As I sit to write this piece, I am hit by a cosmic, albeit familiar, question: Who am I,…
Where One Hears a Noise Like This
When nonno Carmine Fortunato’s family stopped hearing from him, they thought what…
Hello to Our Friends, If There Are Any Left
The following account is a creative nonfiction short story inspired by an old box that…
Uprising on the Nile
Inspired by the popular uprising which began in Tunisia in December 2010, the people of…