Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Review -- "Only in Naples"

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I don't think I have ever reviewed a book on my blog. But I've done quite a few things in the last four years that I have never do...
Wednesday, July 06, 2016

Montreal Journal

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As I'm about to publish this excerpt of my  Montreal  journal, I realize I've included almost nothing about where we walked or w...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Bennington journal - June 2016 - #2

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Back in big sky country (Vermont edition). Walking in the wild-flower filled fields this morning, I think about the lessons I’ve learne...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Bennington journal (June 2016 edition)

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My beloved classmates – those who are graduating with me – are giving their lectures as we prepare to complete our MFAs in Creative Writi...
Thursday, June 09, 2016

MILESTONE

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My thesis! For Bennington! “He” looks at the massive pile of printed pages that is my thesis and he says, “That looks like a book.” ...
Monday, June 06, 2016

Italian Books by Women We Want To See in Eng.

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I've written a piece  for the Website Literary Hub called "10 Italian Books by Women We'd like To See in English." That...
Wednesday, June 01, 2016

How I re-decorate

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I print some new quality photos, I put them in frames, and I enjoy. That's how I re-decorate the house. My zillions of mementos have...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

'Bits' journal (March-April excerpt)

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As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm obsessed with what poet and FSU professor David Kirby calls the 'bits' journal. The lit...
Friday, May 27, 2016

My quick-hit guide to Florence

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The wonderful, exciting, taking-over-the-world writer Alexander Chee put out a call on Facebook for tips on Florence . I was happy to obli...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

What Donna Leon gets right about Italian men

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I've been urged to read one of Donna Leon 's detective series books. And maybe I will. But in the meantime, I've picked up a boo...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

A Girl's Gotta Eat (Tutto)

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(I'm re-posting entries from May of 2015, when I went back to my Italy.) Is it wrong to say I didn't eat everything I wanted to e...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Re-posting -- Why We All Love Italy

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I'm re-posting entries from May of 2015, when I went back to my beloved Italy. It rarely fails. Tell someone I used to live in Ital...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

The Nostalgia Package Tour (Florence edition)

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I'm re-posting entries from May of 2015, when I went back to my beloved Italy. You can retrace the steps of Dante when you visit Flo...
Friday, May 13, 2016

Re-posting -- Returning to Italy a year ago

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I'm re-posting entries from May of 2015, when I went back to my beloved Italy after a hiatus of eight years. It’s noon on May 13, ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The journal I keep in my car

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I glance at my car diary and am entranced by the snippets of thoughts I find there. The gushing emotion. If I’ve bothered to record a tho...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Bookshelf fetish

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Very excited that I could actually snap this picture and use it for a story I wrote for HLN (a division of CNN ). I just look at the pictu...