An Italian-Style Field Trip
After our hilarious Sunday service, we arrived home just as the phone rang. It was Mom…
Writings
Severed
The floor is cold. We lie on gray cement, eroded by a decade or more of kids playing mini…
Mara
Some days the sea was all brute force. A throaty, roaring blast. It slammed its weight…
Feeling God’s Presence: A Review of Mary Melfi’s Welcome to Hard Times
Mary Melfi has written over a dozen books, including fiction, non-fiction, memoires and…
Flash Fiction at Accenti Festival Considers Italy in the World
The inaugural Accenti Magazine International Festival of the Arts, held at the University…
That Day on the Terrace
The commuter train was running a few minutes late. I texted Claudia to let her know. I…
Cast of a Thousand
My older sister Elizabeth said she would come to my Christmas Eve dinner – if I…
The Move
“Mom, the woman will be here at 11:30. Are you ready?” “What’s her name?” the…
Queen City
The 1960s continued to see increasing numbers of Italians immigrating to Canada.…
In Search of an Altered Identity in Bruna Martini’s Roots-Radici
Roots, Radici. (BeccoGiallo, 2022) is Bruna Martini’s new installment in her graphic…